What do you put on your porridge? I want to cut the sugar.

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Started eating porridge but with a sprinkle of sugar like when I was a kid.

Delicious but am trying to lose weight.

Any alternative suggestions to make it tasty but healthier?

I like malt extract but it's still 50% sugar so I doubt it would be the solution you are looking for.

I have mine with strawberries, blueberries and a few and chia seeds. Doesn’t need sweetening and more filling.

This is lovely -

www.justspices.co.uk/cocoa-banana-porridge-spice.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAwc-dBhA7EiwAxPRylJhSdu3Q8VLYaBJxsDKJKH79Bx17ZgghXNVNU9E-oowLvCNvUmzvUBoCnRMQAvD_BwE

Also I’m aware this is more calories but nutritionally better than porridge and just a spoon of sugar! I’d rather have a higher intake of calories which I can burn as I’m active than eat food with little nutrition and energy.

Dark chocolate chips and dried cranberries.

I grate an apple into the oats before I cook them. Then a pinch of cinnamon and sometimes sultanas or seeds stirred in at the end.

If I’ve got a very active day ahead, I stir in a tablespoon of ground almond. The protein and fat keeps me going longer.

Don’t use this! These are sugarlys ingredients. Bulking Agent: Erythritol, Sweeteners: Aspartame (0.25%), Acesulfame-K (0.17%)

WTF are these ingredients?? It’s an ultra processed food full of chemicals no doubt killing off your micro biome.

loads of sensible suggestions, raw honey from a beekeeper (I’m a beekeeper and the stuff you buy for a £1 is not real honey, honey fraud is a huge business). Also true maple syrup is fine, again check the ingredients so it’s nots maple flavoured sugar syrup.

I use whatever fruit I have lying around along with cinnamon and seeds/nuts.

Chopped dates and walnuts.

The dates go really gooey and lovely

Cinnamon and grated apple

Nut butter, flaxseeds and fruit. Don't need any other sweetener. Occasionally will slice some banana and cook it in the porridge as the porridge is cooking.

Bake oats with oat milk , seeds, banana and raspberries and put yoghurt and honey on

This is really nice in porridge, not cheap but you only need a sprinkling

The wee bit of sugar prob has less calories than a 'healthy' alternative.

Nutella or peanut butter and jam

Also sugar and lemon!!

But if you're trying to cut the sugar I'd say peanut butter with raspberries. Put the raspberries in towards the end when you're cooking to soften them up and it does in place of sugary jam.

Stewed apples, raisins (cooked in so they're nice and soft) and cinnamon is also very nice.

Oh wow this sounds amazing. I'd have the mascarpone on porridge with stewed apples or pears and cinnamon!! I'm going to do this

A square of dark chocolate and some pomegranate seeds - yum!

I'm going to be that poster.

I make porridge with water and put on some of whatever seasonal fruit is about. Raspberries at the moment.

Chocolate brownie, try it, you won’t go back

And, raspberries

I have mine with oat milk, frozen fruit (blueberries/raspberries/blackberries), microwave it, frown, say "flipping fruit's still frozen", microwave it for longer, stir it (it goes a very unappetising purple grey colour), add seeds and one tsp of brown sugar. Really, really delicious.

I have a teaspoon of brown sugar and a splash of milk on mine, and don't give a single thought to the measly 20 calories I could be saving by not having sugar on it!

I have accepted that 15g of golden syrup is not the end of the world. I make my porridge half water, half semi skimmed milk and have a protein shake to get my macros. I can't be messing with other versions of sugar when the calorie count is the same.

Half a teaspoon of Stevia sweetener. No calories.

stevia another artificial that tastes awful!

Chopped up date, banana, blueberries, chia seeds, desiccated coconut. Yummssss