breakfast alternative to porridge that doesn't contain milk

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Is there anything warm I could replace it with?

By the time I seem to have sorted out my daughter (12 weeks!) in the morning I am not getting downstairs for breakfast till about 10.30ish and I'm starving. Porridge seems to fill me up ready for the day in a way that toast doesn't. I want to see if cutting out milk will reduce my daughter's vomiting, so need some ideas for a substantial breakfast that will set me up for the day without the milk. Would prefer warm now that the weather is feeling colder.

Any ideas? The only easy thing I can think off is to have lunch type food like soup but that doesn't appeal much for my first meal of the day...

You can make porridge with water

In fact I do by preference

You could make porridge with water, soya milk, almond milk etc

You can make porridge with water, rather than milk - worth a try?

Or, you could try bircher muesli, where you soak the oats overnight - try in apple juice; then the next day you'd normally add fruits, nuts, seeds etc and yogurt to the mix, but it'd still be lonely with no yoghurt added.

(slow cross post. And the muesli would be lovely not lonely )

Another vote for porridge with water, much nicer (less cloying and gluey).

I was just going to say you can make porridge with water, it's not quite as creamy but not its not awful.

I stopped eating porridge a while ago as it left me hungry and was trying to give up milk. I do now eat things like soup or leftovers (and try to see it as Meal 1 rather than breakfast) and am amazed at how much energy I have/much less inclined to snack.

My favourite is this paleopot.com/2012/02/hungry-man-sweet-potato-casserole/
I make it on a Sunday night and it does me the whole week

DH eats cereal with juice - muesli with hot apple juice would be nice.

make it with water, or use oat/almond milk

Make porridge with water! I used to be a die-hard lacto-porridgista but have now converted. Top it with a blob of peanut or almond butter and some fruit. Yummeth.

ooh - I didn't realise that it could be done with water!!! will try that tomorrow.
Thanks for the other ideas - never thought of hot apple juice with muesli, or using an almond milk.
Maybe I should try a soup as a breakfast anyway...

Oh yes, miso soup! Oddly good. Sort of borderline revolting

Clearspring do a good brown rice miso paste.

I started making my porridge with oatly oat milk when I gave up dairy after I had DS. I prefer it now, can't bear the smell of porridge made with cows milk now!

I make porridge with oat milk as I really dislike cows milk. I also add dried fruit, desiccated coconut, seeds and berries. I generally shovel this down while making packed lunches and fielding DS1&2s continuous bloody arguments Fills me up for ages

I really like porridge made with almond milk, so buy it for that even though I can have cow milk

What about pearl barley? If you have a slow cooker you can get it ready the night before. Google 'pearl barley breakfast recipes' - there are a few that don't use milk.

I should make it clear that I haven't tried any of these recipes myself (as my slow cooker is knackered and I'm not organised enough to do it the old fashioned way!) but I think it would be quite filling in a similar way to porridge.

Porridge with water is like wallpaper paste! Don't do it!

Decent breakfasts that are quick n fill you up?

Beans on toast
Omelette
Poached/scrambled eggs on toast
Mackerel on toast
Breakfast quesadillas
Grilled bacon butty
Grilled sausage butty
Or if you still want porridge make it with rice milk/soya/almond milk etc

Some good suggestions I'd like to add quinoa with sliced banana is quite nice.

Another vote for porridge with water.

Kwgeree - batch make and freeze in small pots - throw one in the microwave.

Ham, bread and boiled egg (boil the night before) tomatoes etc - like may European countries do.

omelet / scrambled eggs

fresh fruit and nuts

beans on toast (microwave the beans in a jug)

Egg in a basket

Can you tell I come from a family with a few lactose intolerant people?

I have 2 eggs scrambled, and a slice of either salmon, bacon, ham, or feta. Then I have as all handful of almonds and a peppermint tea. 2 glasses of water.

I know you said no to toast but how about 2 bits of granary with some ham sandwiched in the middle. A favourite in my house. The protein in the ham should help you stay fuller longer.

Granola muffins or granola bars are great.

Thanks for the extra ideas...

Well just finishing my porridge with water - its ok but am not very keen for it every day like i do now, but I have some other nice ideas to try.. will see if my local co-op has almond milk. Like the idea of beans on toast, hot apple juice with granola/muesli or maybe on days where I have a bit of time I can cook myself some eggs...