Food · grain & staple

Oats porridge (with toned milk)

One serving of Oats porridge (with toned milk) — 1 bowl (40 g oats + 200 ml milk) — comes to 252 kcal, 11.3 g protein, 32.4 g carbs and 8.6 g fat. Scaled to 100 g it works out to 105 kcal and 4.7 g protein, which makes it not a meaningful protein source on its own for a grain & staple item. That single serving is about 16.8% of a 1,500 kcal day and 12.6% of a 2,000 kcal day, so it's more of a filler than a target-hitter on protein without much extra planning.

Walking off Oats porridge (with toned milk) takes roughly 6,300 steps, using the rough approximation of 0.04 kcal burned per step (a population-average estimate for a moderate walking pace, not a personalised number). At ₹15 a serving it costs about ₹26.5 for every 20 g of protein it delivers, which is a mid-to-high price for protein compared with dal, eggs or soya chunks. It fits nearly every Indian diet type, including vegetarian, Jain, eggetarian. It's typically eaten at breakfast. It's a genuinely high-protein choice for its calories.

If you want variety without changing the macros much, the closest swaps in the grain & staple category are Appam, Bajra roti (pearl millet), Brown / whole wheat bread, White bread — each keeps a similar role on the plate while shifting the exact protein-to-carb balance a little.

252kcal / serving
  • 11.3protein g
  • ₹15cost
  • 6,300steps to burn

Per portion vs per 100 g

AmountkcalProtein gCarbs gFat g
1 serving (1 bowl (40 g oats + 200 ml milk))25211.332.48.6
2 servings50422.664.817.2
Per 100 g1054.713.53.6

In a day's calorie budget

Daily targetShare of the day₹ per 20 g protein
1,500 kcal16.8%26.5
2,000 kcal12.6%

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Questions people ask

How many calories are in Oats porridge (with toned milk)?
One serving (1 bowl (40 g oats + 200 ml milk)) has 252 kcal, 11.3 g protein, 32.4 g carbs and 8.6 g fat. Per 100 g that's 105 kcal and 4.7 g protein.
Is Oats porridge (with toned milk) good for weight loss?
On its own, no single food determines fat loss or gain — your total daily calories do. A serving of Oats porridge (with toned milk) is about 16.8% of a 1,500 kcal day, so it fits a fat-loss plan as long as the rest of the day is accounted for.
How much walking burns off Oats porridge (with toned milk)?
Roughly 6,300 steps, using the approximation of about 0.04 kcal burned per step at a moderate walking pace — a rough population-average estimate, not personalised to your body weight or pace.