Saving Money on Oatmeal

By

Nova1942

Thank you Edith. On a tight budget and love oatmeal. Nice to know how to eat oatmeal if I am out of milk! Thank you so much! I keep dry milk around in case. I add cinnamon and yellow raisins after it cooks. And sometimes Almond slivers. I keep the 1/2 cup measure in the oatmeal box and just measure and add 1 cup of water to it and pop in microwave for 3 minutes!

By Ysteb (Guest Post)

I've found that quick oats or regular oatmeal will cook fine with water from the hot water spigot of our office's coffee pot (it's for tea bag drinkers, really.) The water is not boiling so I have to stir a bit more often & let it sit a minute or so longer. But a large box of generic quick or regular oatmeal costs less than $3.00 & will feed me five breakfasts a week for three or four weeks. It's in a spare coffee mug so easy to manage at my PC & desk. Additives are limited only by imagination. Usually I add peanut butter.

By

bailegirl

I like the tip about the Amish store, but you may not have to live in or near "Pennsylvania Dutch Country" to take advantage. I live in rural NC and there is actually an Amish community and an Amish store in a neighboring county (maybe a 20 min. drive away) and they are wonderful! Do a little research, and you may find something near you!

By Lizzy (Guest Post)

For those of you lucky enough to live near the Amish country in Pennsylvania, oatmeal is currently only 44 cents a pound in their bulk food stores. That translates to about $1.15 for 42 oz., the size of a large box of oatmeal, which rarely costs less than $1.99 at the grocery store. We've checked the Amish stores against warehouse clubs - the bulk food items are considerably cheaper at the Amish stores.

By

mommamoody

Using my pricebook (idea from the Tightwad Gazette),
I have found Aldi's to have by far the best price on Oatmeal.
In my area its 1.69 for 35 oz.

By Edith (Guest Post)

Frugal oatmeal is the way I like to make mine and I add 2 Tablespoons of dry milk powder to each bowl. That way if you take it to work you don't need to add milk.