On 2021-03-19 1:07 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/19/2021 12:27 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-19 11:54 a.m., jmcquown wrote:

>>> I'm not sure I've ever heard of "pre-sweetened" oatmeal.Â* Is this one
>>> of Bruce's random ramblings about how much sugar Americans consume?
>>>
>>
>>
>> I had to check and make sure, but those packages of flavoured instant
>> oatmeal do have sugar. 8-10 grams per serving, depending on the
>> flavour. In the list of ingredients it is the third item.
>
> Thanks for looking that up.Â* I've never bought any "flavoured instant
> oatmeal".Â* It's Bruce again pushing his belief everyone in North America
> consumes massive amounts of sugar.

I had to look it up because I never buy that kind of stuff. I am North
American not US American, and I never buy any sweetened cereal, though I
will confess that years ago I occasionally enjoyed a bowl of Frosted
Flakes. I am disappointed to go through the cold cereal aisle and see
how many of them are sweetened.

I never buy quick cooking oats because they taste like paste and the
instant stuff is even worse. It is large flake or steel ground for me.



>On the rare occasions I eat oatmeal
> I add a bit of brown sugar to it but not to the point it could really be
> called "sweet".Â* I actually like the taste of oats.
>

I love the taste of oats.

Horses love oats too. I used to love feeding it to my friends horses
because they got so excited over it.