Who doesn’t know the classic fitness breakfast? Porridge or simply the oatmeal is on everyone’s lips. The high content of fiber makes you full for a long time and it can be topped with many different things – depending on your taste. Instead of cow’s milk, you can also use plant-based milk or water to make the porridge vegan. It’s a perfect combination that prompts crossfitter and weightlifter Katharina Isele to fill her bowl with the creamy oatmeal every day after her first session. She only has a shake before her workout. The porridge is her post-workout meal and at the same time her first meal of the day. “Porridge is my absolute favorite dish. It’s super fast and you can vary it very well with different toppings. For me as an athlete, it also has super good nutritional values,” says Katharina Isele.

Get a hankering for a steaming bowl of porridge? Here is the recipe from Katharina Isele:

You don’t like rice milk or blueberries? No problem! You are spoiled for choice when it comes to toppings. Apples, raspberries, or strawberries – oat milk, soy milk, or cow’s milk – there are no limits to your creativity. Enjoy it! Or as Katharina Isele would say: “Oats are life”.

Katharina Isele also likes to vary her porridge from time to time. Here is her recipe for a carrot porridge.