Recipes · Montenegrin · Breakfast

Popara (Montenegrin Bread and Milk Breakfast)

One serving has 378 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (52%), cobalamin (43%), selenium (41%), calcium (40%), phosphorus (38%) and thiamin (36%). Ready in 10 minutes.

Popara (Montenegrin Bread and Milk Breakfast)
Photo: Чакаровска, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (241 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 60 g Bread, white
  • 150 g Milk, whole
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 20 g Feta cheese
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Tear or cube the stale bread and place it in a heatproof bowl.
  2. Heat the milk with the butter in a small saucepan until steaming and the butter has melted.
  3. Pour the hot milk over the bread and let it stand for 3-4 minutes to soak in and soften.
  4. Stir gently, crumble the cheese over the top, season with the salt, and serve warm as a simple breakfast.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy378 kcal18%
Carbohydrates37.5 g
Water166 mL
Fiber1.4 g5%
Protein13.3 g28%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.33 g
Isoleucine0.41 g
Leucine0.74 g
Lysine0.65 g
Methionine0.2 g
Cystine0.05 g
Phenylalanine0.38 g
Tyrosine0.38 g
Valine0.53 g
Histidine0.22 g
Fat19.4 g
Monounsaturated4.9 g
Polyunsaturated1.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.43 g
Saturated11 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol54.3 mg
Calcium397 mg40%
Copper0.12 mg13%
Iron2.2 mg12%
Magnesium35.1 mg11%
Manganese0.39 mg22%
Phosphorus264 mg38%
Potassium283 mg6%
Selenium22.6 µg41%
Sodium773 mg
Zinc1.7 mg21%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.4 mg36%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.57 mg52%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.2 mg23%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg22%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.19 mg15%
Folate (vitamin B9)14.2 µg4%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1 µg43%
Choline26.4 mg6%
Vitamin A162 µg23%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)79.7 IU13%
Vitamin E0.37 mg2%
Vitamin K1.5 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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