Serving Size for Oatmeal or Oats

The typical serving size for oatmeal uses 1 cup of water. This is true for rolled oats (like Quaker brand rolled oats) or for steel cut oats (such as McCann's brand).

• For example, 3 cups of water feeds 3 people
• Use ONE CUP of WATER for every 1/2 CUP of dry, rolled oatmeal
• But for steel cut oats, that's one cup of water for every 1/4 cup of steel cut oats

For rolled oats, like Quaker brand or others, the serving size is 1/2 cup of uncooked oatmeal (rolled oats). That's:

• 1/2 CUP of DRY, rolled oats for every serving
• ONE CUP of cooked oatmeal per serving
• 1/2 cup of DRY, rolled oats is cooked with 1 cup of water

For steel cut oats, such as McCann's brand, the one serving is 1/4 cup of uncooked, steel cut oats.

• That's 1/4 CUP of STEEL CUT OATMEAL for every cup of water.
• The oats cook much longer, and expand and soak up the water. If you serve 3 people, use 3/4 cup of steel cut oats, and 3 cups of water.

I follow the "heart healthy" suggestion on the Quaker Box – mostly because it fills me up in the morning. This is 1.5 cups of water. To that I add 3/4 cup of dry rolled oats, or 4.5 tablespoons (one and one-half "quarter cup scoops") of steel cut oats.

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