20 Best Instant Oatmeal For Weight Loss (2022 Updated)

I got this so I could have oatmeal, but still follow my keto diet. I went all out too and bought 6 boxes. This stuff was absolutely disgusting. Tasted nothing like oatmeal and the consistency was even worse than the taste.

I had to throw it away after one bite! I really should have read the negative reviews instead of stopping at all the wonderful positive reviews gleaming at the top. Now i’m stuck with 6 boxes of this stuff that I have no intention of eating.

Very disappointing.

I haven’t had surgery yet, so my tastes might change. This wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t great, either. It’s expensive and at this point, not worth the price to me – right now. Maybe after I have the surgery I’ll like it better.

The xanthan powder gives it a funny texture. And the flavor is rather chalky. It has a few chunks of oat in it, so it does have a little something to chew. Overall, I’m just not impressed.

I love this oatmeal flavor. It is very natural tasting and not overpowering. It does not make as much oatmeal as the picture. However, I am very satisfied with the amount. Also, I am an oddball; I add extra water and leave it standing to let the oatmeal dissolve.

Then I heat it up some to make it into a hot drink. It is sooooo delicious!.

If you can get over the texture being more on the foamy side the flavor is pretty good. I think you have to tell yourself you are having a poor man’s porridge vs oats and you will be pleased. It’s more of a creamy soup than chunky oats.

Go in with that thought and you will enjoy it.

Plain it isn’t great, but is good and when you look at the protein in it, well worth it for breakfast. I make mine with lactaid milk and add frozen mixed berries. All good stuff for you. Make it in a 16oz Pyrex measuring cup and eat it while driving to work.

the handle on the cup “”hangs”” nicely on my hand while driving. Bad, I know. but when you have to drive 30miles to work, every way to save time so you can snooze a little longer helps :).

It’s brilliant to have a large container of oatmeal. The little packages almost seem wasteful. While this isn’t the kind of oatmeal that we grew up on, because there’s far more protein, it’s a nice alternative.

I like to make mine with extra water so it’s a little bit more drinkable some people might want to make it with a little bit less water so it’s a little bit thicker.

The oatmeal is great! The texture and taste is just like traditional oatmeal. I even meal prep it the night before by mixing it with hot water, chia seeds and a scoop of collagen peptides and quick pop it in the microwave for 2 minutes the next morning.

The texture isn’t as chewy as regular oatmeal but the taste is spot on, in my opinion. Because we need to eat slower after surgery, I found I got full easily on this so it is a good meal. I am 7 mos post op and I really like it so I’ve kept ordering to help me not only stay on track, but to enjoy the benefits of this healthy oatmeal.

I do recommend it if you like and miss oatmeal. Just don’t expect the texture to be the same. I add enough water to make it thick, not runny.

I was surprised by the taste. It’s very delicious. It doesn’t have a heavy chalky taste. It is like regular Apple Cinnamon oatmeal. And i like that it has bits of apple in it also. This is a great breakfast and it does take long to make.

The weather is starting to cool and my cravings have turned towards warm comfort foods. Thankfully, this product is so yummy and satisfying that my eyes light up when I open the cupboard to look for breakfast.

I think “Yay! Gonna have some oatmeal today!” And then with the jar versus the single serve packs, I can adjust the size of my serving to meet my needs for the day. The flavor is nice and the maple is aromatic.

It really hits the spot. If you slowly mix in the hot water, making a paste first then adding more and more liquid until it’s the right texture, you can get a nice smooth oatmeal.

Good flavor. I have only tried it once and I used the microwave method but I think I will use a different method of cooking it to improve the consistency next time which may help

This oatmeal is better tasting than store bought. The fact it is better for you is the added plus.

This oatmeal is amazing! It is not only healthy but it also taste amazing. My go to every morning!

Delicious and satisfying. Love it every morning with a little pad of butter.

I like this product. It is simple to prepare, tastes good, and is nutritious.

Love It!! Great Taste, and Easy to Prepare.

So, I usually get my oatmeal from Trader Joe’s or Sprouts, but I was lazy and decided to shop where I could drive-up. This oatmeal is…just not good to me. I’m forcing myself to eat it so that I don’t waste my money, but I have yet to finish a bowl.

I’m in the middle of force feeding myself as I type this! It reminds me of the oatmeal I ate at daycare when I was a child, but worse. I’ve tried using my usual amount of water, more, and even less. Each time it’s been hard to finish a bowl, a small bowl by the way.

I’m not watching my weight or anything, I just didn’t want Quaker. I see now that I’ll always have to go into a store to get the oatmeal I can enjoy and finish. Again, not horrible, but my taste buds are not messing with this oatmeal at all.

Being that I rely on oatmeal for breakfast (because I don’t like eating so early), this has thrown my week off. If I could donate the remainder of the packs, I would.

I love this oatmeal. I first discovered the maple flavor several years ago and then just recently I tried the cinnamon. (because that’s all that was available ). I think I fell in love with the cinnamon flavor more than the maple.

I’ve tried other brands of lite oatmeal‘s , low-calorie and/or sugar-free and they don’t taste as good as this one ! this is the better brand and I love that you can use the pouch for measuring the water.

I don’t have any problems with the this oatmeal. it really love it! I don’t buy any other cereal now. I just wish the price would go down or give us coupons for reduced price.

I have this brand of oatmeal every morning, and it’s usually great, but I recently got three boxes of this flavor from Target and the packets are not sealed properly. I noticed when using the packet to measure my water, and a thin steam of water escaped from a bottom corner of the packet.

Then I saw that all the rest were the same way – sealed off-center so one bottom corner either had a tiny hole or sprung one once I put water in – and the oats smelled stale. These defective boxes all have a best by date of Feb 23, 2023.

Target, please address this and please carry the Thick n’ Hearty in Maple and Brown Sugar flavor! So much better than the steel cut!.

It’s a little pasty. Added cinnamon gives it a nice flavor. At least it’s not salty like other brands.

It’s hard to believe this is TOTALLY legal to eat after a gastric procedure! I’m convinced there’s a delightfully addicting ingredient in here. I’m okay with that!

An easy breakfast that actually looks and tastes like oatmeal. Easy base for adding flavors, but fantastic on its own. Always in my cart with each order I make.

Myself my family recently got to try Nature’s Path Organic “Gluten Free ” Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal the first thing I’d like to share is that, I was blown away by how delicious it really is! We are all definitely oatmeal lovers around here, but for the last few years, we haven’t had the healthiest breakfasts.

With a growing family busy schedule, its always so hectic before school/work in the mornings, so we always eat something “quick easy” usually not so great for you “health wise” on weekdays. When we have oatmeal, it’s not how my grandma taught me (homemade) It’s individual insant packs of Quaker Oats, Variety Flavored Oatmeal.

While we like the taste, we know it’s not the best for our diet because of the ingredients high sugar levels. So discovering this Brand Flavor has changed our mornings for good! It surprised me that the kids even love it (ages 8 months to 19 years old!) Quakers Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal now tastes absolutely artificial to us and there’s no turning back! This is the closest thing to homemade, got off the stove REAL oatmeal I’ve ever found in an instant! There’s so many benefits in the ingredients when they eat Natures Path, they get fuller for longer and I know it’s much better stuff going into our bodies! This is amazing served hot in the a.

m. (who am I kidding? Afternoons Evenings too lol) on its own, topped with your favor fruits or paired as a side with a bigger breakfast AND this is The best oatmeal I’ve ever used to make Overnight Oats! You can make it with any milk.

youd like, Cow, Soy, Almomd, your favorite yogurt, honey etc. After they chill all night we like to top our overnight oats with bananas, shredded coconut and almonds. But you can make them anyway you’d like.

The brown sugar flavor gives them an extra rich taste and is the perfect flavor for the recipe i mentioned above. The kids love this oatmeal anyway we have it they enjoy helping with preparing Over Night Oats as well.

If you’re looking for a better but still quick Oatmeal, you HAVE TO GET THESE! Since discovering The Brown Sugar Maple, we buy Blueberry Cinnamon Flax, Apple Cinnamon, Homestyle Variety. These are our go-to instant oatmeal packs I never thought an “instant oatmeal” could beat Quaker.

Boy was I wrong! We recommend it now to all of our family and friends! they’re loving it too! Go get some ASAP!!!!.

I like the instant cereal. Trying to eat healthier and stay away from Quaker Products and Cheerios as they test positive for Glycophosphates. You have to be careful as a consumer. Roundup can cause cancer and the Oats used in Cheerios and Oatmeal I’ve read, have been sprayed with Roundup to make them dry faster.

Very Alarmed so I bought healthier choices for me and my Grandkids. I like that this cereal is mildly sweet, not overly sweet like Quaker Instant Oatmeal. Its Organic and has Flax ground up in it so it has Omega 3’s added.

Love it. Flax seed are tasteless really so the addition is just great extra nutrition!.

I have this brand of oatmeal every morning, and it’s usually great, but I recently got three boxes of this flavor from Target and the packets are not sealed properly. I noticed when using the packet to measure my water, and a thin steam of water escaped from a bottom corner of the packet.

Then I saw that all the rest were the same way – sealed off-center so one bottom corner either had a tiny hole or sprung one once I put water in – and the oats smelled stale. These defective boxes all have a best by date of Feb 23, 2023.

Target, please address this and please carry the Thick n’ Hearty in Maple and Brown Sugar flavor! So much better than the steel cut!.

Got this yesterday after reading the reviews. I loved the texture, not heavy like other brands, had it with water and it really tastes like artificial sweetener, leaving an aftertaste. Will try again with almond milk, but really not sure I’d buy it again.

I always have Stevia in my tea but this. yuck ! Really too bad, like I said the texture is awesome. Also was priced at $2. 99 and at the register I was charged $3. 19. Had to go back to customer service to get that fixed, not great Target !.

Flax seeds seem like a good idea for added health benefits, except for one problem. Sometimes a packet has some seeds that taste too much like seaweed. I actually like seaweed, but that flavor is pretty off-putting in my cinnamon oatmeal in the morning.

Not a fan. I really like the convenience of the packets that also serve as the water measuring device, but I just can’t get past the occasional seaweed taste. I won’t purchase this again unless they drop the flax seeds.

Okay Quaker, what’s it going to take to get the original recipe brought back? Honest to god, please tell me! You can keep the new one, but bring the old back too and advertise it. I promise, you’ll see which sells more.

I see how many other reviewers feel the same way as I do. You have to see it too. So what do I need to do to make this happen? Money?? A petition with X Amount of signatures? Just tell me. I will get it done.

I am 35 years old and the strawberries and cream oatmeal is a piece of my childhood that I buy regularly. Literally I use to buy a box a week. Then “the change” came and after buying 3-4 boxes I finally figured out it was something you guys actually choose to do instead of a bad shipment my local store had.

Since I’ve been on a search to find a “generic” brand that tastes like the original. I’ve tried probably 15 different brands… The closest I’ve come is the Hy-Vee stores generic strawberrries and cream.

It’s pretty close to your original and usually will work to satisfy the craving but of course it’s not your original so it doesn’t satisfy the way you’re always had. And then, to make it worse, about 12 weeks ago I found out I was pregnant.

And with the pregnancy has come two things… 1. ) my craving is now not a want but a desperate need. And 2. ) the heightened senses that so many get when pregnant, including sense of smell and taste. Unfortunately the heightened senses are making it so the knock off oatmeal I’ve been trying to get use to is just not cutting it! So PLEASE tell me what to do.

I will do it. Help this pregnant mama get what she is craving!!! I’m begging you. PLEASE.

I remember being a young child, 4 or 5 years old, waking up much too early with my dad when he was getting ready for work. He would always make me a bowl of Quaker Instant Oatmeal – Strawberries and Cream.

I would eat my breakfast, then go back to bed until the rest of the family got up for the day. I’ve loved and enjoyed this breakfast for over 30 years and I absolutely HATE the changes that have been made.

The flavor is borderline disgusting and the look follows suit. I am so incredibly disappointed. I’ve tried several times to get on board with this new “better for me” version. But I literally can’t stomach it.

I never write reviews, but I can’t help it this time. Consider this one more plea (added to the MANY already on this page) to change your formula back to something that is actually appetizing.

I like an easy breakfast some mornings and an instant pack (or two) of oatmeal usually does the trick. The regular variety of Quaker’s oatmeal has quite a bit of sugar, so just as a means to avoid going overboard I myself opted into trying the lower sugar packets – and honestly they taste about the same.

However, there’s one glaring issue that should not go unnoticed. I’m not quite sure *when* this has taken place but this variety pack of flavors has shrunk in size to a whopping 9. 3 oz per packet, whereas its sister product of maple & brown sugar with less sugar has around 11oz of oatmeal inside, and the regular packets with more sugar have around 15oz of oatmeal.

Had these packets shrunk any further you are essentially getting double the amount of oatmeal in one single package, for the same price of the ones with less sugar! Recommended only because it’s still good, but if you can maybe just try the generic brands and get more out of your money (or with any food item lately, because of the wild “shrinkflation” trend that never seems to end).

Somehow, this manages to not taste anything like strawberries, cream, or even oatmeal. The strawberry taste is that cloying candy flavor – way too strong and sugary. It doesn’t taste like actual berries, despite the real pieces, and overpowers any other flavor that might be present.

It also colors the whole bowl bright red – even though the coloring is from plants, it looks incredibly unnatural and unappetizing It used to taste like oatmeal with an occasional bite of strawberry.

I was looking forward to that after being stuck overseas for the pandemic. I bought three boxes in delight; imagine my sorrow when I couldn’t enjoy this taste of home. I can’t even return them due to Covid protocols here, so take my advice and buy literally any other brand.

The old fashioned rolled oats I used to consume on a daily basis changed texture; it wasn’t as creamy as before. So nowadays I take 1/3 cup of the thick cut rolled oats and 2 Tablespoons of this instant oats, and voila! Pleasantly chewy, creamy oatmeal! I also add raisins, but that’s neither here nor there.

Sometimes dried cranberries, sometimes dried tart cherries. Sometimes just bananas! I don’t care for dried fruit with my bananas, the textures clash.

The product is great. The packing you use for shipping is over the top. I understand you need to protect the contents, but the plastic bubble wrap is a bad choice in my opinion. Why not use recycled material? Recycling of plastic is not available where I live and I assume this is the case in many of your customer’s areas.

I offered to ship the bubble wrap back (there was that much of it!) but your customer service rejected this idea.

I use these oats mostly for Oatmeal Choc. Chip cookies, I use the the Quaker recipe for Oatmeal cookies but with organic choc chips & this Oatmeal works out great & my ingredients are all organic. I also have used it for Oatmeal a few times & it works out perfect to.

I was happy to find a low calorie and low carb oatmeal option. The consistency is not like traditional oatmeal but it has a decent flavor. I added some fresh fruit. It’s a nice change for breakfast instead of eggs at this early stage.

I will be trying the other flavors.

Another go too! I eat this all the time. I do and some stevia and just a tad of butter but it is so good! For newbies this is a great product to start with. Filling and rich warms you up and fills you with good protein.

I had my surgery 16 years ago and this is the best oatmeal!.