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:
INGREDIENTS
For 1 serving
- 50 g oats
- 20 g protein powder (flavor of your choice)
- 1 banana
- 200 ml rice milk
- 100 g blueberries
- 1 tsp peanut butter
- 1 tsp jam (flavor of your choice)
- 20 g crunchy granola
- 10 g pumpkin seeds
- 1 pinch cinnamon
How it works
1. Boil the rice milk in a pot.2. Meanwhile, mash the banana with a fork and add it to the rice milk along with the oats and protein powder.
3. Stir the porridge until it is creamy and of the desired consistency.
4. Put the oatmeal in a bowl and top with the blueberries, peanut butter, jam, crunchy granola, and pumpkin seeds.
5. Finally, a pinch of cinnamon should not be missing, of course.
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”.