Hi Arwen,

That’s a good question re oats and soluble fibre. Oats have substantially more soluble fibre than other commonly consumed grains which is why they tend to be singled out, but there’s definitely some in Barley too. I will have a read and see if anything new has been published recently.

Kathryn, I’m in a bit of a breakfast rut too. With plenty of early starts it has been a steady rotation of cereal, porridge and toast. I don’t blame you with the hot weather – we have the opposite problem here and so cold yogurt and fruit just doesn’t appeal and I’ve been warming the milk for me cereal.

Elaine, I know exactly what you mean about conference breakfasts. It’s so easy to over indulge with all of those treats and the sheer variety. I hope your conference is an interesting one

Thanks for rounding up all these tasty links & recipes, too. The beans on toast sounds very appealing. Tomorrow I’ll be having a very early breakfast at the conference I’m attending — I’ll keep the research in mind as it can be so tempting to over-indulge at these events. I hope there will be oatmeal and berries — your photo proves how appetizing this combo can be.