1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Bowl of oatmeal, couple glasses of water, watching a bird fly, some quiet moments in the bathroom.
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And yet the company’s best-selling products all seem to be beige or brown: old-fashioned oatmeal, cornflakes, bran.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
There are tons of other ways to make your oatmeal more interesting and fiber-full, including mixing in some hearty veggies, sprinkling on some nuts, or topping with frozen berries (or, by checking out #7!).
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 4 Aug. 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Bowl of oatmeal, couple glasses of water, watching a bird fly, some quiet moments in the bathroom.
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
And yet the company’s best-selling products all seem to be beige or brown: old-fashioned oatmeal, cornflakes, bran.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
There are tons of other ways to make your oatmeal more interesting and fiber-full, including mixing in some hearty veggies, sprinkling on some nuts, or topping with frozen berries (or, by checking out #7!).
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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oatmeal
noun
oat·meal
ˈōt-ˌmēl 
ōt-ˈmē(ə)l
1
: oats husked and ground into meal or flattened into flakes
2
: a hot cereal made from oatmeal
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