How Many Calories Are There In 5 Heaped Tablespoons Of Dry Porridge Oats?

[sandyRoe]

I'd guess somewhere about 300.

[Tilly2]

How much do they weigh?

[mazie]

100g = 368.0kcal

[sandyRoe]

Tilly, I've no scales, so I don't know. If I can remember I'll see how many days a 2kg packet lasts and divide the number of days into the 2kg to find the weight of each portion.

[Dizmo]

Each heaped teaspoon weights 4grams. Using mazie's calculations of calories that would be; 368 / 5 = 73.6kcal.

[sandyRoe]

It should last 20 days, then.

[Dizmo]

Darn it, teaspoons, I'll go and get the tablespoon. I'd wondered why you would ask a question like that. I should of re-read it.

[sandyRoe]

☺ I was just thinking 5 heaped teaspoons wouldn't feed a mouse breakfast

[Dizmo]

19g but to be honest it neither here nor there. Mazie is right.

[Old_Geezer]

Assume about 30gms / tablespoonful that's 150gms
552kC at a guess ?

Ah but how much milk and sugar ?

[Old_Geezer]

You're not heaping it up enough :-)

[Dizmo]

O_G: Are you using a ladle :D I can't seem to get much more than 19-22grams on a Tablespoon.

[sandyRoe]

No milk or sugar, just Adams ale.

[Old_Geezer]

Just checked a conversions website and hoped oats and flour weren't too different. But if you've actually tried so much the better.

[Dizmo]

Add an extra 80-90kcal for the ale (500ml)

[Dizmo]

O_G: I did and I've now got oats all over my worktop. They'll be going into Wilhelms tea for tonight.

[mazie]

LOL.. Diz..Adam's ale is water :o)

[Dizmo]

Mazie: Not in my book it isn't ;)

[mazie]

:o) x

[sandyRoe]

The writer, Brendan Behan, would go to the west of Ireland to write. He said he breakfasted on oats and porter.

[Tilly2]

I have less porridge but cook it with skimmed milk.I then add half a teaspoon of manuka honey.