I totally agree, Backwoodsman. Porridge is the bomb! I add a bit of fruity flavour, but nothing really sweet. Prunes are nice, or some low-sugar cranberries. I also add a bit of extra fibre, e.g. psyllium.

A few years ago I was on a day trip for work, being driven by a manager to Sydney and back. He didn't ask us whether we wanted to stop at Macca's (that's McDonald's for you non-Aussies) - he just took us on a detour. It was a long day, it was late afternoon, I didn't want coffee, but I looked at the menu and decided that iced coffee might be ok.

Little did I know that it wasn't just coffee and milk. There must have been at least 4 teaspoons of sugar in it. I took one sip and threw it out. Poison is absolutely right! My mistake was that I make iced coffee at home with a nice big teaspoon of tasty Moccona (instant but with a lovely big coffee flavour) and a glass of low fat milk. Shake it up with a bit of ice. Yum! No sugar. I wrongly assumed that if I wanted sugar in my iced coffee at Macca's I'd put it in myself. Nope. It was probably made with coffee syrup.

It's probably obvious from my story that I don't frequent Macca's and in fact I can tell you that I can literally count on one hand the number of times I have been there, and not once by my own choice.