I HAVE BEEN ON A HEALTHY KICK MYSELF. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE ORGANIC FOODS. MANY OF THEM TASTE SO MUCH BETTER AND MUCH HEALTHIER FOR US.

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Try CHEERIOS. They are just as healthy as oatmeal.

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Save your money. You can eat Healthier at home and you know who's cooking it and how it's made.

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Oatmeal is great most BUT not for blood type O folks. No grains other than spelt. Whole wheat bread is tyhe biggest no no.

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I featured it in my blog of 9/07/08
http://picadaybyrenee.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Saturday Morning 6:10 a.m. Breakfast at Starbucks


Starbucks calls it 'Perfect Oatmeal.' It's a pretty far cry.
My husband had dried fruit and used words like 'ripoff', 'tasteless' and 'watery.'
Mine was palatable with mixed nuts and brown sugar. I did forget to say 'no foam' in my Skinny Decaf Vanilla Latte,
and got only half a cup o' joe. Now THAT'S a ripoff.

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I love the Starbucks Oatmeal - I had actually heard it is Starbucks most successful food launch ever in the history of the company. I happen to be a fan of Starbucks, they do a ton of good locally, and environmentally, and help their farmers farm in a sustainable manor. I don't get the misdirected anger towards Starbucks, clearly there are much more evil company's.........I think Starbucks uses its influence in very positive ways.

as for the writer of this anything you serve at home is going to cost lest than something prepared in a store....the logic here is shallow and not thought out......you can wash your car for less at home than going to a car wash, you can make tomato sauce for less than you can buy in a jar, you can walk to work for less than it costs to drive.........some of like the healthy choice on the fly. Some of us don't stock our pantries as you seem to, some of us are glad to pay a little extra for convenience.

Now if you want to critique on taste, quality of ingredients etc. go for it........but the starbucks alternative sure beats going to McDonalds or a donut shop from breakfeast

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Starbucks is wasting 6 million (yes, million) gallons of water a day be insisting that their utensils be rinsed under running water all day long at all locations.

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I agree with regazzo... Quit dissin the Starbucks... ok - you don't like the oatmeal .. don't eat it.. I wish I had the option of a farmers market like you seem to have... or a starbucks close by.. both are over 1 hour away... Starbucks do treat their employees well and provide benefits to them... more than many employers.. I wish them well ..

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i think it's a bit silly to expect starbucks to have some amazing oatmeal. i think it's great that there is another healthy option to the top pot apple fritter or cinnamon scone. and honestly, the theory that instant oatmeal is going to drive me to eat pastries and gain weight is silly. eat less. move more. you're going to be healthier if you eat instant oatmeal over coffee cake. it's still whole grains! take it for what it's worth. starbucks is making an effort to offer simple, healthy choices. not gourmet oatmeal.

and in reference to the running water scandal, the alternative to the "dip well" would be a stagnant pool of whip cream, milk, and syrup. i do think starbucks should find a different way of keeping the spoon clean, but lighten up. basken robins uses constant running water too.

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Just plain ole oatmeal, sprinkle on some cinnamon and throw on a handfull of raisins. What you all adding all the extra sugar, brown or otherwise for? Get nuff sweet from the raisins or strawberries, maybe bananas.

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As a barista, I have to say, most people don't come into the store looking to be healthy. When people come in for breakfast, they want something quick. Having oatmeal as an option in the store gives them a simple, quick, and filling meal to start their day. Although it may not be as healthy as the less processed oats, it is still better than grabbing a donut. I have not personally tried the oatmeal, since I'm allergic to oats, I have only heard positive feedback from customers. In fact, while working last night, a lady came in asking for 3 cups of the oatmeal, unprepared, so that she could prepare it for herself and her family the next morning because they liked it so much.
Also, on the comment about the faucet water used to prepare it, all of our water is triple filtered. So, the water has no alteration on the taste of the oatmeal.
So, the thing is, it's oatmeal, you either like it, or you don't. It's all in personal preference. I feel like Starbucks gets criticized for every new release, and it's silly.

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As a Starbucks employee, I agree the oatmeal is a far cry from perfect, but also you are supposed to wait 3 minutes for it to thicken first for better results. About the water, the health code people are constantly at our stores making sure your lattes arent going to make you sick. If you can think of a better way for us to stir your two and a half splendas into a nonfat mocha without getting mocha into the next persons vanilla latte you should suggest it to corportate. We have to keep our utensils clean, check any ice cream parlor they have the same thing. People are always complaining about Starbucks high prices. Starbucks takes care of its growers. Starbucks takes care of its employees with benefits, 401 ks, tuition reimbursement, and lots of other things for part time 20 hour a week employees. I really doubt anyone who complains has an employer that does that. Sure there might be one on every corner, but thats alot of jobs and therefore benefits for many people. So before you call starbucks an evil company, first consider the good they are doing.

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Can you really not manage to make you and your children oatmeal at home? One of the reasons Americans are all obese and unhealthy is because they eat out!

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The oatmeal tasted bad because they used some of their non-stop running faucet water in the preparation :)

Dave Miedema
Chicago area
Another Starbucks? There goes the neighborhood!

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