What's the difference between oatmeal and porridge?

Oatmeal


Definition:

  • (n.) Meal made of oats.
  • (n.) A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The absorption of zinc from meals based on 60 g of rye, barley, oatmeal, triticale or whole wheat was studied by use of extrinsic labelling with 65Zn and measurement of the whole-body retention of the radionuclide.
  • (2) Seven of eight populations of mice living in premises where alternative food supplies were limited were successfully controlled when medium oatmeal bait containing gophacide at 0.1% was laid directly for 4 days.
  • (3) Four animals were fed a diet of oatmeal and tuna fish that provided only 4% of the vitamin A contained in their control rations (15 vs. 367% of the canine recommended daily intake).
  • (4) The drink is made in the age-old way: sap from the heart of the plant fermented for a week or two, then mixed and muddled with all manner of fruits, vegetables and grains – perhaps guava, celery or oatmeal – in a curado .
  • (5) To provide objective evidence of functional smooth-muscle impairment in Duchenne's dystrophy, we performed gastric-emptying studies in 11 patients and 11 normal controls, using technetium-99m radionuclide scintigraphy in a test meal of oatmeal.
  • (6) While both groups continued to follow the AHA diet, Group 1 was instructed to include 2 oz (56 g, dry wt) of oatmeal, isocalorically substituted for other carbohydrate foods.
  • (7) Serves 8–10 For the sweet pastry 110g butter, softened 135g caster sugar 1 tsp baking powder 225g strong flour, plus extra for dusting A pinch of salt 125ml double cream For the filling 225g golden syrup 50g dark treacle 220ml double cream 75g oatmeal or fresh white breadcrumbs 2 eggs, beaten 1 tbsp lemon juice Extra-thick or clotted cream, to serve 1 For the pastry, cream the butter and sugar together.
  • (8) We studied the role of altered gastric emptying in 50 patients before surgery, 1-4 weeks after surgery, and 2-24 months after surgery using technetium-99m pentetate in water for liquid meals and a Tc-99m styrene divinylbenzene copolymer resin in oatmeal for semisolid meals.
  • (9) Three animal proteins (casein, beef, fish) and 6 vegetable proteins (soy, pea, peanut meal, rapeseed, oatmeal, wheat gluten) were tested.
  • (10) Six groups received either oatmeal or oat bran at doses (dry weight) of 28 g (1 oz), 56 g (2 oz), and 84 g (3 oz).
  • (11) A combination of calciferol (vitamin D(2)) and warfarin, each at 0.025% in medium oatmeal bait, failed to control six of seven house-mouse (Mus musculus L.) populations infesting urban and farm buildings.
  • (12) Six experiments were made in growing pigs to investigate the effects of substituting bran, oatmeal byproduct, pectin and guar gum for barley on gastric emptying rate, pH and dry matter of digesta and on the dry matter content and rate of passage of digesta to the terminal ileum and overall.
  • (13) In laboratory feeding tests, family groups of wild mice maintained in pens and conditioned to feeding on plain foods were offered flupropadine at either 0.10%, 0.15%, 0.18% or 0.20% in pinhead oatmeal bait.
  • (14) The palatability of glycerine and six oils, each included at 5% in pinhead oatmeal, was compared in a similar manner.The most favoured food was found to be whole canary seed (Phalaris canariensis).
  • (15) Meals composed either of raw rolled oats, oatmeal porridge or a mixture of raw rolled oats with raisins were served.
  • (16) The highest yield of proteolytic enzymes was found with the inoculation material obtained on oatmeal flakes with single shaking of the substrate.
  • (17) People brought enchiladas, sandwiches, oatmeal cookies.
  • (18) Nineteen isolates of Ctenomyces serratus including three pairs of tester strains were crossed in all possible combinations on diluted Pablum cereal agar with added salts, oatmeal salts agar-Medium E, and soil and hair medium.
  • (19) (2) An agar-surface cultivation on oatmeal - yeast extract - malt extract (OMYM) medium, containing oatmeal, yeast extract, malt extract, glucose and trace elements, was most suitable for the antibiotic production.
  • (20) Vitamin losses in grinding millet, non-grinding oatmeal and grinding rice were evaluated considering their treatment with methyl bromide and cereal cooking.

Porridge


Definition:

  • (n.) A food made by boiling some leguminous or farinaceous substance, or the meal of it, in water or in milk, making of broth or thin pudding; as, barley porridge, milk porridge, bean porridge, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But she noticed Mohamed getting smaller and sicker, until she eventually brought him to the centre, where the nuns give him F-75 – an enriched formula adapted for malnourished children, fortified porridge, plumpy nut, and soup with meat and fish.
  • (2) Everything was quiet, and there was the jacket on the stand – finished, perfect.” As the business grew, McQueen moved to Amwell Street where the studio was “like a magic porridge pot of creativity”, said Witton-Wallace.
  • (3) During pregnancy, a mother should be encouraged to eat less saturated fat and drink few sugary drinks while eating more brown rice, brown bread and porridge, added Poston.
  • (4) 2 Crumble the blue cheese into the porridge and then cook on a medium heat, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon until it thickens to your liking.
  • (5) The good news for Tigers fans is that they are out of that big hot mess of a ballpark and are back home in the Motor City, where mom makes porridge for breakfast and everybody is nice.
  • (6) He reminded me of Fulton Mackay, who played the fierce jailer in Porridge, though without the actor's humorous twinkle.
  • (7) The antimicrobial effects of the different processes involved in the preparation of fermented maize dough porridge were assessed.
  • (8) Breakfast in the hub is disappointing – with porridge and drinks served in paper cups – and costs an extra £5.
  • (9) Lady Jenkin’s “let them eat porridge” outburst overshadowed the Church of England’s Feeding Britain report launch.
  • (10) Fine in the sense of plain porridge, or a grey day on which it neither rains, blows nor shines.
  • (11) Photograph: AAP In her famous 1913 pamphlet, Round about a pound a week , Maud Pember Reeves wrote contemptuously about “the gospel of porridge” – the idea, still common among the wealthy, that the destitute wouldn’t be so wretched if only they invested their money wisely.
  • (12) I drag myself out of bed about 7.30am, grab some porridge with honey and bananas for breakfast and – if I'm in university that day – walk to campus, which is about two minutes away.
  • (13) Porridge with blue cheese and honey-roasted walnuts Columbiahillen's porridge adapts a Transylvanian recipe, turning the decidedly non-traditional combination of blue cheese, walnuts and honey into a comforting lunch or breakfast.
  • (14) In August, the post-harvest season, rice dominated the food pattern and often replaced the porridge made from maize or cassava.
  • (15) In boiling tests with neutral porridge no migration of aluminium into the test matrix was observed from the pan.
  • (16) I had a large bowl of porridge today, which cost 4p.
  • (17) David Henderson, who lived to 107, gave credit to porridge, prunes, and never going to bed on a full stomach.
  • (18) But it doesn't stop there – shoppers are also stocking up on frozen salmon or cod fillets, ready-made frozen curries, chocolate-chip cookies and porridge oats.
  • (19) We want Squeaky Bum Time all the time - and if we don't get it we're going to sit howling in front of our flat-screen televisions, gorging ourselves on scratch cards, KFC popcorn chicken, superficial friendships, crack, two-minute microwave porridge and Ronseal super-quick-drying wood stain.
  • (20) For eight months we have lived on porridge and bread and smuggled yogurt,” says Nabil, a jovial clerk employed by a pharmaceutical company, who did not want his full name published for security reasons.