If your family likes instant oatmeal you’re paying a premium for the convenience of those little flavored packets. Buy a container of plain quick oats and add it in when you’re making the packets. You can get the amount of two packets from one when you add some quick oats and still the flavor that you like.
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Love this idea. I have been eating more oatmeal as a balanced meal and am interested in making my diet economic as well as super tasty!! Love it! :)
making your own oatmeal (quick oats, raisins, brown sugar, etc.) vs. using the packets is so much cheaper per serving, even if you ‘coupon’ the packet
Love this idea! And making your own packet is wonderful! I’m gonna start this this weekend!
My family and I LOVE oatmeal. When I find oats on sale, I stock up. We usually don’ t buy the instant but I have found discontinued flavors on the clearance shelf at Safeway so I will buy them all :)
what I do is make my own ‘packets’ – in a sandwich bag I add 1/3 cup of quick oats, a tablespoon of brown sugar and a handful of raisiens. This is my breakfast at work almost every morning. Dump in mug full with water to the top of the oats and microwave for about 45 secs.
That’s a great idea :)