oatmeal

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As Boy Scouts, the twins learned to survive in the wilderness, or at least subsist on oatmeal for two days as they did once after running out of other food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Nothing compared to this,” Lanier said, reflecting on the attention to the trial, over oatmeal, toast and a Coke Zero in a downtown Los Angeles hotel the morning after the victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Even oatmeal, where it melts in and makes the whole bowl feel a little more grounded, a little more complete.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

During the intensive phase, participants ate boiled oatmeal three times daily and could only add small amounts of fruit or vegetables.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Some days more than six hundred families stood in line for a handout of rice, oatmeal, potatoes, flour, and coffee, along with a little meat if there was any to be had.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield