Oatmeal. A winter staple. A fiber packed meal on a cold morning. Heart healthy, low in calories!

Quick Oats versus Instant?
Who wins the battle of Oatmeal?

You instant Oatmeals are very convenient, they come in many flavors the kids love, and other marketable terms like “Weight Control”, “Women’s Health”..and let’s face it, we are all very busy, so there is no time to hover over the stove stirring up a pot of oatmeal every morning like Florida Evans from Good Times! However, instant is also pretty expensive if you break it down - as much as .50 cents per serving for store brands, very high in sugar and for something that is supposed to be good for you, it has a lot of unpronounceable words in the ingredients.

Your basic tub of Quick Cook Oats looks very boring on the store shelf. However, upon further inspection, it’s a bit cheaper than the instant, and MUCH larger! Wait….I can get THIRTEEN servings out of this canister? Do the math, that’s about 22 cents per serving! (Your girl buys the store brand!) And, actually, 1/2 cup of dry oats cooks up to a pretty good size serving, so I usually only use 1/4 cup, which means I get 26 servings out of a canister! Ingredients? 100% Natural Oats. That’s it. No dextra-whatever, and flabo-whoosy-whatsis. There are microwave directions, so you can cook it in under 2 minutes, just like the instant. The directions are very simple, so a child can do it themselves, as long as they are old enough to use the microwave! (You can premeasure into ziploc bags and make your own “instant” packets!) AND, you can add your own flavorful ingredients to make them taste even better. I like to sprinkle cinnamon & sugar on mine and a splash of milk, you can also put honey on it, chopped nuts, maple syrup, or sliced bananas! You can do the same thing with Quick Oats int he canister as the overpriced instant envelopes - and it will taste so much better!

Quick Cook Oats win by a landslide in my house, for cost AND flavor! How abut your house? Give them a try and see if you feel the same way!