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I love oatmeal and eat loads of it, but we really need to avoid telling poorly-informed people that the path to cheap nutrition is to eat bland goo. You might think about it as a rhetorical example, but you need to remember that people won't remember what you say, only how you make them feel. The salient imagery in your post is living on unflavored oatmeal, and that's not appealing to anyone.

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that's a good point. I didn't realize people thought of oatmeal like that. I really enjoy oatmeal. I put some bananas on it or some pumpkin seeds, or strawberries or a little bit of honey and the whole thing tastes absolutely delicious.

This cheap food tastes really great when you put expensive food on top of it!

Small amounts of expensive food is still cheap.

How are bananas expensive?

I put peanut butter, raisins, and walnuts in it. But before that, it was one of the few foods so bland I couldn't eat it, and I like unsalted vegetables and beets.

Peel and dice an apple and add a bit of brown sugar and cinnamon to your water and simmer before you add the oatmeal.

If that still seems dull add a big spoon full of peanut butter to your serving bowl.

I usually use frozen blueberries and chopped nuts, but apple/PB is good too.

Oatmeal is not bland goo. It’s the black hoodie of breakfast. Gets the job done for a decent price to let you focus on stuff that matters.

Tell somebody who’s staring down a box of fruity loops its not bland goo. I 100% agree with your analogy, though, I used to eat oatmeal every morning cause it’s so easy, cheap, and filling. Nowadays it’s a blueberry muffin instead, making bad life choices over here.

I put it uncooked into the blender and use it as a flour replacement. Works well as a 1:1 replacement. You need to reduce fluids about 20%. It makes great pancakes -- it does stick more and is less binding, so be prepared if you put it in a waffle iron. Probably need to use PAM to avoid a "bad time".

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