"Carol Cohen" > wrote in message
om...
> I'm writing to you because I can't think of better newsgroups to
> answer my question, which is: I have always made oatmeal by the
> recipe on the Quaker Oats box: 1/3 cup oats, 3/4 cup water. But the
> new box reads: 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water. (and of course the
> calories which used to be 110, are now 150). When did the portion
> size change? And why?
>
> C.C.

Did you change the type of oatmeal that you buy--instant/quick/regular? The
proportions for regular oats has always been 2:1 as far as I know, just like
any other grain.
Janet