I feel like the packaging is a bit misleading with the “Make in 60 seconds” in bold font, but you have to read the back to learn that it is made in 60 seconds plus 14,400 seconds of refrigerator time.
@jandrese They’re misleading about other things (see below if you’re interested in gluten issues—and I don’t blame you if you’re not ). So I’d say it’s on-brand.
@jandrese It would certainly be much clearer (and hopefully less misleading) to label it as “Prepare in 60 seconds.”
But I’m also hoping that people who haven’t heard of ‘overnight oats’ before will look into it a bit before jumping onboard. (that in no way excuses misleading advertising, though)
I worked at a place that served Overnights Oats. We would doctor up the mixture by putting in Himalayan Salt and Maple Syrup with Elmhurst milk.
Then Strawberries, Bananas, Honey, Almond Butter, and Almond Nut crumbles are put on top.
Don’t ask me what that tasted like, I never ate it.
@AaronLeeJohnson they are quite popular here as a meal prep for hot weather especially or for on the go. Lots of coffee houses and local markets sell them ready made, usually MUSH brand.
I personally usually make them with milk of choice, Greek yogurt, fruit usually berries, chia, sometimes protein powder, sometimes sweetener of choice (think honey or maple syrup). add a dash of your spice of choice think ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, or add in vanilla
When my sweet tooth is kicking up, i might add a bit of mini marshmallows and crushed chocolate covered graham crackers.
Stupid easy to make up 3 or 4 at a time and put them in the frig and just eat on the go if you need them.
Best oatmeal to use is the toasted oats from TJ. Or you can toast your own. add nuts or pbutter too if you like.
I was not an early adopter. I was looking for something that i could meal prep on the weekend that was not all just sweet white flour muffuns and decided i liked this.
@digerifoo2 I think you’re paying for the convenience, novelty, and glass jars here. Honestly, for this kind of thing, I think its a great price.
I buy my oatmeal in those big cylinders, which cost under $5 and last me months, but for those who want the convenience, if this saves them getting breakfast from YuckDonalds on the way to work, it probably saves those people money.
It’s a little suspect for Proper Good (at their site) to say that it has “gluten-free ingredients”, since oats, as a rule, are heavily cross-contaminated, unless they’ve been specifically and carefully grown and processed to be gluten-free.
It’s difficult to believe that if they did bother to assure gluten-free oats that they wouldn’t go the extra steps to further manage sourcing, keep production lines clean and attain certification. It would have also made sense to state that the oats are themselves certified gluten-free if that were the case.
I appreciate y’all’s not extrapolating from their shiftiness.
If you follow a gluten-free diet the good news is that oats are gluten-free! Oats have so many other benefits too, including being a great source of magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, and calcium. The oats will also keep you feeling full throughout the day, decreasing the need for snacking and aiding weight loss!
If you suffer from celiac disease, double check with the manufacturer about their facility to ensure that there are no trace gluten ingredients that could be on the equipment due to making other products that do contain gluten at the same facility.
Which is true but only part of the truth. Oats are typically contaminated in the field and in transit, before they even make it to production. Moreover they address facilities and processing issues here, but then fail to clarify the pertinent facts about how and where their products are manufactured.
I realize that this is a niche issue, but the extent of misinformation—and disinformation—is gross, and it’s implausible that they don’t know what they’re doing.
No shade on meh (y’all did nothing wrong), but fuck Proper Good.
@joelmw Added for clarity: Oats in the USA are usually grown as a cover crop on wheat fields, so they are heavily contaminated with wheat when they are harvested. Unless they are specially grown and certified gluten-free, oats are not safe for celiacs or those with a wheat allergy. Other countries/the EU have their own standards for testing oats for cross-contamination, so they may or may not be safe. I will only buy oats or oat products in the USA that have a GF certification.
And: I checked the new packaging on their Walmart listing. The “Gluten-free Ingredients” statement has been replaced with: “All Natural Ingredients” - which was likely why the whole “repackaging” thing was done.
Ratings are all 5/5 (though most seem to come from the company’s own web site).
Though raised on HOT oatmeal cereal, many times it was cold by the time i had dawdled over it, so guess i could handle this. Might even finish it the same night i make it. (During the next Mehrathon???)
@phendrick Be aware that overnight oats are not just oatmeal that’s gotten cold — the oats themselves will be softened by soaking up the liquid, but they won’t be as mushy as cooked oatmeal.
Although I suppose the comparison depends a lot on how you normally cook your oatmeal.
@Verkato This geezer knows what overnight oats are. I make oatmeal in the middle of the night when I have to get up for the fourth time to use the bathroom. I usually check out the TickTok and the Twitter while I’m eating them.
Who was paying the $6 MSRP for a small jar of overnight oats?!? Even with this deal, you’re getting about $7 of rolled oats + cinnamon and a dozen large baby food jars for $30, which I’ll pass on.
While reading @alexpope’s comment, I realized that a lot of the offering is relying on each jar being a “kit” and promising a whole lesson plan that walks you through your first time making this. I could image some demand: roughly 10000 people in the U.S. are trying out making their first breakfasts of their lives each day.
Of course, that implies the second through twelfth kits don’t offer anything close to the same value. Doesn’t seem like the typical (for Meh) half-ish-off bulk pricing reflects that.
IDK about this, I really wanted to like it but I just can’t get my head around COLD oatmeal! Or soggy oatmeal, not cooking it just doesn’t seem American…
@Lynnerizer I don’t cook mine in the traditional sense. When I make my morning tea, I boil extra water in my electric kettle and pour that over the oats. They’re hot, but nice and chewy. If I ever want to try overnight oats, I’ll just use the ones from my big container of old fashioned oats.
@Lynnerizer According to one recipe I found on line, you can microwave it for a minute or so if you like it hot. This was especially recommended if using steel cut oats, which the author said would take her 10 -015 minutes to cook from scratch.
A basic recipe is equal pats old fashioned (NOT instant or quick) oats and liquid (water or milk) plus half a part of yogurt, creme fraiche, or sour cream. I think I have oats on hand, if so I’ll give it a try - it only needs about 4 hours (overnight is a convenience); time enough to still order.
@rpstrong
Interesting! I’m curious to hear what you think. Being middle eastern and my grandmother making her own fresh plain yogurt, I eat (plain) yogurt on a lot of things! Chinese pork fried rice, chicken rice which is really a syrian stuffing, stuffed squash that actually has a tomato base and many other dishes that some even my mom can’t imagine having yogurt on, but I just can’t wrap my head around yogurt on oatmeal! Go figure…
Alright, I make & eat my own overnight oats nearly every day. This product is a good start, but you can make it easily just by buying “rolled” a.k.a. “old-fashioned” oats (at like 15¢ each half-cup serving) and adding any milk (or I guess you could use water, but I’ve never tried) in a 1:1 ratio and letting that sit in the fridge overnight in a mason jar. That’s it.
It tastes like a cross between cold cereal and oatmeal. It’s fine plain, but I add syrup on top as I eat it, and often add frozen fruit when storing it overnight. You can add anything you want, like yogurt, fruit, protein powder, seeds, granola, honey, maple syrup, vanilla, salt, etc. Just add the ingredients you want to remain crunchy and/or not soggy (e.g. granola) after you take it out of the fridge.
Some people apparently prefer a creamier/less viscous preparation; you can experiment and add more liquid, either at the time of prep or as you take it out to eat. I usually prepare two servings (so a cup each of oats and milk) and eat half each day over two days. You can also mix it and freeze it, and while it comes out perfectly when thawed, it can take a couple of days to thaw in the fridge, so either take that into consideration or figure out how long you need to let it sit at room temperature to accelerate the thawing process. Finally, from what I’ve read it stays good in the fridge for 4-5 days.
So I strongly recommend everyone try out overnight oats, they’re easy and cheap and taste great.
@Atomizer I second your exhortation for folks to at least try it (for all the reasons you cited).
I’ve been making overnight oats for a couple decades now and it’s almost silly how easy (and customizable) it is. FWIW, I make my “base” with rolled oats, steel-cut oats, and buckwheat groats. (Curious if buckwheat is less cross-contaminated for folks who are gluten sensitive?)
@andymand@Atomizer interesting, never known anyone to like using steel cut oats for overnight. It really would impact texture.
I’ve only been doing it a few years, but have you tried toasting your oats before making it. it adds a bit more chew to it if you are not adding hardier grains.
What other grains have you tried adding and then said ‘meh’
@Atomizer I am utterly baffled at the notion that people are paying $6 for a single-serving kit, though. $6 is the price for several pounds of oatmeal, not 2.33oz, and that’s the expensive certified organic certified gluten free froofy bob’s red mill oatmeal.
Convenience costs, sure, but there’s a reason oatmeal used to be considered horse feed and unsuitable for human consumption - it’s too cheap!
@gdorn Yeah I actually saw one of those ads for premade “oats overnight” and investigated, then started to make my own when I realized: how cheap it is, and how overpriced the “kits” are. A one-month supply canister of the oats is like $3-4, and that’s great, because I can seriously eat it every day!
I can’t find it anywhere on their website nor Walmart.
(Well, they call it “the perfect size” but that’s only helpful if they ever told us what size jar you need.)
I can’t decide from the pictures if they’re a regular pint jar or if they’re smaller. If they’re only asking for ⅓ cup of milk, I’m having a hard time imagining a pint jar looking that full.
What about the lids?
They look rubbery to me (like silicone), but they surely aren’t.
But what size are they? Do they fit on wide mouth or narrow mouth mason jars, or nothing at all? (I can’t imagine why they would choose to incur the cost of non-standard sizes, but some people do weird things.)
For me?
I’m no stranger to overnight oats, but paying for single-serving, pre-packaged overnight oats seems weird. (I get the appeal, but it’s still weird.) Single-serving ruins it as a “replacement” for the family-size batches my family does, but I could excuse it for me to make my own with different flavors or something.
But I can do that on my own. Especially now that I’ve been given the idea of making it in a jar…
So then it’s the question of whether $2.50/jar is a worthwhile price, which can only make sense if they’re interchangeable with our existing mason jars.
@xobzoo I tried them once from a different company. In that case they were ‘bagged’ with flavoring and stuff added. (I actually won a trial case) and didn’t care for most of them. the oats, in that case were powdered and it was mushier than regular overnight oats.
I usually make mine in those older ziplock screw top plastic containers. I got rid of all my mason jars two moves ago because of the weight of moving them.
When i am lazy i just add the oats and non fragile stuff to the container, put on the lid and shake shake shake, lol
@IAMIS In my experience, the protein powder makes the texture weird and gross when you microwave it – but I’m sure that’s a personal preference thing so you could certainly give it a try.
I’m a tad concerned about whether or not it’s gf buuuuut I want these jars. I do ‘overnight’ oats and all other sorts of breakfasts in small jars as it is.
/buy
I love overnight oats but you gotta have chia seeds in them for the correct texture in my opinion. When I make them at home it’s old-fashioned oats, Greek yogurt, milk, fruit, and chia seeds. It’s so good, easy to put together, and even my autistic teen with food sensory issues loves them.
These kits look like basically just oatmeal with protein powder added, which I can make myself for much cheaper. But I do see that they could be great for someone who isn’t used to making themselves breakfast.
@mamajoan Agreed, I make my own with ground seed mix including chia and some other goodies. If they were selling 3 or even 6 packs I might consider it just for the jars but I don’t need 12.
Amazed at all the people who have never heard of overnight oats. Hopefully they won’t try it with instant oats instead of rolled oats as they will probably be in for a bad morning.
Let’s not forget that you can get a free “Happy Spoon” as well! Use the QR code on the back of the package shot. (It takes you to a survey which I didn’t take.)
this is a pretty good deal. less than $3 each. The regular packets without the jar are about $3 each. Here you have the added benefit of 12 jars to collect your feces in. Outstanding.
$30 for less than 2lbs of oats and a dozen $0.75 non-mason jars to clog my already dangerously overflowing cabinets? Meh… Maybe for $24, but $19.99 seems like the right target.
@caffeineguy That would probably be the price if these were more short-dated, but we pay more for stuff 8+ months out and so we have to price it higher.
@troy 498 sold-- how many were in the Semi-truck you bought Maybe we’ll see you in 6-8 months and we can give out cold oatmeal jars for next Halloween!
Regardless, the business model of a new jar per serving seems unsustainable without a just-as-easy ‘refill’ option available (even if ~6 packets for a 1:6 multiplicity of use, or perhaps “now here’s how to reuse this and prepare your own…” instructions). Maybe $5 once in a blue moon for a vegetarian at a convenience store price, or hotel lobby, but even that doesn’t really work well because they need to overnight; Regardless, a dozen new jars seem unnecessary, and what if I (or someone else) actually liked it? I’m not going to buy another 3 dozen like they’re Ramen. Maybe start working on a custom packaging from them where there’s a 6pk sans jars option, or 12pk w/ one jar.
@caffeineguy The intent from the manufacturer was to sell you this kit, and have you buy the oats (without the jar) separately. But as usual in the closeout biz, we don’t get our pick of the litter and have to act on what is up for grabs – in this case, only the kits were available as a result of their packaging change. With this 12-pack, I plan on using all of the kits and starting to make my own overnight oats in batches of 12.
$2.50 each hardly seems an improvement, oats are like the cheapest thing at the supermarket (and the best part is putting things you actualy want to eat in them, not prepackaged whatever fruit/spice. And sugar that kinda kills the whole “healthy breakfast” vibe)
My first time trying this brand and, yeah, it rates as a definite “meh.” The oatmeal was actually fairly flavorless and, combined with it being refrigerator-cold, well, let’s just say it’s not a fan favorite in our house.
The little jars are pretty nice, though, so the purchase wasn’t a total loss.
ETA: There’s a QR code for a free spoon on each package – yay! But you can only redeem it if you bought the oatmeal at Walmart, so it’s worthless – boo!
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Product: 12-Pack: Proper Good Overnight Oats Kit (Apple Cinnamon)
Model: 165189
Condition: New
Nutrition Information
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Price Comparison
$78.85 at Proper Good
$71.64 (for 12) at Walmart
Warranty
90 days
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Friday, Dec 13 - Monday, Dec 16
COLD Oatmeal??
That’s an EZ Hard Pass! 
If anything, I’d let these soak overnight and ZAP IT in the microwave for HOT Steaming Oatmeal!!
@IndifferentDude hell yeah
@IndifferentDude Like revenge, I prefer my oatmeal served cold. (More lumpy that way.
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/giphy cheerful-enriching-hearth
I feel like the packaging is a bit misleading with the “Make in 60 seconds” in bold font, but you have to read the back to learn that it is made in 60 seconds plus 14,400 seconds of refrigerator time.
@jandrese in fairness “overnight” is right there in the name
@jandrese They’re misleading about other things (see below if you’re interested in gluten issues—and I don’t blame you if you’re not
). So I’d say it’s on-brand.
@jandrese It would certainly be much clearer (and hopefully less misleading) to label it as “Prepare in 60 seconds.”
But I’m also hoping that people who haven’t heard of ‘overnight oats’ before will look into it a bit before jumping onboard. (that in no way excuses misleading advertising, though)
So 12 glass jars? And cold oatmeal. I’ll sleep on it.
@braveit1 I think it is only 1 glass jar
@braveit1 I’m correcting myself, I think it is 12 jars! Sorry
I worked at a place that served Overnights Oats. We would doctor up the mixture by putting in Himalayan Salt and Maple Syrup with Elmhurst milk.
Then Strawberries, Bananas, Honey, Almond Butter, and Almond Nut crumbles are put on top.
Don’t ask me what that tasted like, I never ate it.
@AaronLeeJohnson But were they popular or just got mostly ignored? The oats, i.e.
@AaronLeeJohnson
What is an Elmhurst, and how exactly did you go about milking it?
Inquiring minds, etc., etc…
@AaronLeeJohnson they are quite popular here as a meal prep for hot weather especially or for on the go. Lots of coffee houses and local markets sell them ready made, usually MUSH brand.
I personally usually make them with milk of choice, Greek yogurt, fruit usually berries, chia, sometimes protein powder, sometimes sweetener of choice (think honey or maple syrup). add a dash of your spice of choice think ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, or add in vanilla
When my sweet tooth is kicking up, i might add a bit of mini marshmallows and crushed chocolate covered graham crackers.
Stupid easy to make up 3 or 4 at a time and put them in the frig and just eat on the go if you need them.
Best oatmeal to use is the toasted oats from TJ. Or you can toast your own. add nuts or pbutter too if you like.
I was not an early adopter. I was looking for something that i could meal prep on the weekend that was not all just sweet white flour muffuns and decided i liked this.
it’s easy to not get bored too
Seriously, someone thought selling 12 servings of opposite of instant oatmeal for 30 was a good idea. May as well sell back out to Amazon again…
@digerifoo2 with glass jars. Challenge: find 'em cheaper!
@digerifoo2 @troy Don’t worry, past history says at least six of the jars will be destroyed in shipping.
@digerifoo2 I think you’re paying for the convenience, novelty, and glass jars here. Honestly, for this kind of thing, I think its a great price.
I buy my oatmeal in those big cylinders, which cost under $5 and last me months, but for those who want the convenience, if this saves them getting breakfast from YuckDonalds on the way to work, it probably saves those people money.
@digerifoo2 @OnionSoup yeah… This isn’t a great price even for glass jars
It’s a little suspect for Proper Good (at their site) to say that it has “gluten-free ingredients”, since oats, as a rule, are heavily cross-contaminated, unless they’ve been specifically and carefully grown and processed to be gluten-free.
It’s difficult to believe that if they did bother to assure gluten-free oats that they wouldn’t go the extra steps to further manage sourcing, keep production lines clean and attain certification. It would have also made sense to state that the oats are themselves certified gluten-free if that were the case.
I appreciate y’all’s not extrapolating from their shiftiness.
/giphy red flags
Their own blog:
Which is true but only part of the truth. Oats are typically contaminated in the field and in transit, before they even make it to production. Moreover they address facilities and processing issues here, but then fail to clarify the pertinent facts about how and where their products are manufactured.
I realize that this is a niche issue, but the extent of misinformation—and disinformation—is gross, and it’s implausible that they don’t know what they’re doing.
No shade on meh (y’all did nothing wrong), but fuck Proper Good.
@joelmw Added for clarity: Oats in the USA are usually grown as a cover crop on wheat fields, so they are heavily contaminated with wheat when they are harvested. Unless they are specially grown and certified gluten-free, oats are not safe for celiacs or those with a wheat allergy. Other countries/the EU have their own standards for testing oats for cross-contamination, so they may or may not be safe. I will only buy oats or oat products in the USA that have a GF certification.
And: I checked the new packaging on their Walmart listing. The “Gluten-free Ingredients” statement has been replaced with: “All Natural Ingredients” - which was likely why the whole “repackaging” thing was done.
@rockblossom I’m with you
Ratings are all 5/5 (though most seem to come from the company’s own web site).
Though raised on HOT oatmeal cereal, many times it was cold by the time i had dawdled over it, so guess i could handle this. Might even finish it the same night i make it. (During the next Mehrathon???)
@phendrick
/image glowing-melodious-loot
/showme glowing-melodious-loot
@mediocrebot i’d buy that for a dollar
@phendrick Be aware that overnight oats are not just oatmeal that’s gotten cold — the oats themselves will be softened by soaking up the liquid, but they won’t be as mushy as cooked oatmeal.
Although I suppose the comparison depends a lot on how you normally cook your oatmeal.
Laughing at the geezers here who don’t know what overnight oats is. It’s more rich and chunkier than hot cereal.
@Verkato So heating it would make it less rich and less chunky?
Guess i’m too old to check that out on TikTok. Would you do that for me?
@Verkato This geezer knows what overnight oats are. I make oatmeal in the middle of the night when I have to get up for the fourth time to use the bathroom. I usually check out the TickTok and the Twitter while I’m eating them.
@ItalianScallion @Verkato name checks out. Only a geezer would use a word like “scallion.”
@mehvid1 I thought it sounded better than “Italian Green Onion.”
@ItalianScallion I sense you’re a clever person who’s maybe seen a Rocky movie once or twice.
@mehvid1 You put my overnight oats in little bags on Skid Row?
So it’s 12 not instant oatmeal, plus 12 glass jars for $30…? Perfectly meh, no deal!
Maybe, for say $5.
@robson
good luck.
Anyone else read Pooper Good at first glance of this deal?
@beej25m Not until you said it!
Now I can’t un-see it.
@beej25m Came here to say just that!
/giphy Pooper Good
Actually, yeah, then I wondered why Meh is selling laxatives. I didn’t want to know the answer anyway.
@phonepole Seems to make sense for Meh dealings. Aren’t both laxatives and Mehrathon irks intended to get rid of accumulated shit?
@phendrick @phonepole Such as bidets?
Who was paying the $6 MSRP for a small jar of overnight oats?!? Even with this deal, you’re getting about $7 of rolled oats + cinnamon and a dozen large baby food jars for $30, which I’ll pass on.
@alexpope i’ve got a feeling that if the jars held any more oats, you’d definitely be passing after consuming this deal.
@alexpope, in their defense, the deal includes the protein powder and flavorings, so it’s maybe another dollar per serving.
How timely. An article about overnight oats just appeared in a local article online:
https://www.longislandrestaurants.com/all-about-overnight-oats-what-they-are-where-to-get-them-on-long-island/
While reading @alexpope’s comment, I realized that a lot of the offering is relying on each jar being a “kit” and promising a whole lesson plan that walks you through your first time making this. I could image some demand: roughly 10000 people in the U.S. are trying out making their first breakfasts of their lives each day.
Of course, that implies the second through twelfth kits don’t offer anything close to the same value. Doesn’t seem like the typical (for Meh) half-ish-off bulk pricing reflects that.
@AySz88 they each come with a keepsake glass container
@AySz88 @indiebass that’s a lot of potentially broken glass
IDK about this, I really wanted to like it but I just can’t get my head around COLD oatmeal! Or soggy oatmeal, not cooking it just doesn’t seem American…
@Lynnerizer you can just think of it as marinating overnight and then heat it up in the morning.
@Lynnerizer i know how you feel, i used to feel that way (same with coffee actually, had to be hot a long time)
But it works
@Lynnerizer I don’t cook mine in the traditional sense. When I make my morning tea, I boil extra water in my electric kettle and pour that over the oats. They’re hot, but nice and chewy. If I ever want to try overnight oats, I’ll just use the ones from my big container of old fashioned oats.
@Lynnerizer According to one recipe I found on line, you can microwave it for a minute or so if you like it hot. This was especially recommended if using steel cut oats, which the author said would take her 10 -015 minutes to cook from scratch.
A basic recipe is equal pats old fashioned (NOT instant or quick) oats and liquid (water or milk) plus half a part of yogurt, creme fraiche, or sour cream. I think I have oats on hand, if so I’ll give it a try - it only needs about 4 hours (overnight is a convenience); time enough to still order.
@rpstrong
but I just can’t wrap my head around yogurt on oatmeal! Go figure… 
Interesting! I’m curious to hear what you think. Being middle eastern and my grandmother making her own fresh plain yogurt, I eat (plain) yogurt on a lot of things! Chinese pork fried rice, chicken rice which is really a syrian stuffing, stuffed squash that actually has a tomato base and many other dishes that some even my mom can’t imagine having yogurt on,
Alright, I make & eat my own overnight oats nearly every day. This product is a good start, but you can make it easily just by buying “rolled” a.k.a. “old-fashioned” oats (at like 15¢ each half-cup serving) and adding any milk (or I guess you could use water, but I’ve never tried) in a 1:1 ratio and letting that sit in the fridge overnight in a mason jar. That’s it.
It tastes like a cross between cold cereal and oatmeal. It’s fine plain, but I add syrup on top as I eat it, and often add frozen fruit when storing it overnight. You can add anything you want, like yogurt, fruit, protein powder, seeds, granola, honey, maple syrup, vanilla, salt, etc. Just add the ingredients you want to remain crunchy and/or not soggy (e.g. granola) after you take it out of the fridge.
Some people apparently prefer a creamier/less viscous preparation; you can experiment and add more liquid, either at the time of prep or as you take it out to eat. I usually prepare two servings (so a cup each of oats and milk) and eat half each day over two days. You can also mix it and freeze it, and while it comes out perfectly when thawed, it can take a couple of days to thaw in the fridge, so either take that into consideration or figure out how long you need to let it sit at room temperature to accelerate the thawing process. Finally, from what I’ve read it stays good in the fridge for 4-5 days.
So I strongly recommend everyone try out overnight oats, they’re easy and cheap and taste great.
@Atomizer I second your exhortation for folks to at least try it (for all the reasons you cited).
I’ve been making overnight oats for a couple decades now and it’s almost silly how easy (and customizable) it is. FWIW, I make my “base” with rolled oats, steel-cut oats, and buckwheat groats. (Curious if buckwheat is less cross-contaminated for folks who are gluten sensitive?)
@andymand @Atomizer interesting, never known anyone to like using steel cut oats for overnight. It really would impact texture.
I’ve only been doing it a few years, but have you tried toasting your oats before making it. it adds a bit more chew to it if you are not adding hardier grains.
What other grains have you tried adding and then said ‘meh’
@Atomizer I am utterly baffled at the notion that people are paying $6 for a single-serving kit, though. $6 is the price for several pounds of oatmeal, not 2.33oz, and that’s the expensive certified organic certified gluten free froofy bob’s red mill oatmeal.
Convenience costs, sure, but there’s a reason oatmeal used to be considered horse feed and unsuitable for human consumption - it’s too cheap!
@gdorn Yeah I actually saw one of those ads for premade “oats overnight” and investigated, then started to make my own when I realized: how cheap it is, and how overpriced the “kits” are. A one-month supply canister of the oats is like $3-4, and that’s great, because I can seriously eat it every day!
@Atomizer @gdorn kale cabbage was once just decorative…
Any idea what size the jars are?
I can’t find it anywhere on their website nor Walmart.
(Well, they call it “the perfect size” but that’s only helpful if they ever told us what size jar you need.)
I can’t decide from the pictures if they’re a regular pint jar or if they’re smaller. If they’re only asking for ⅓ cup of milk, I’m having a hard time imagining a pint jar looking that full.
What about the lids?
They look rubbery to me (like silicone), but they surely aren’t.
But what size are they? Do they fit on wide mouth or narrow mouth mason jars, or nothing at all? (I can’t imagine why they would choose to incur the cost of non-standard sizes, but some people do weird things.)
For me?
I’m no stranger to overnight oats, but paying for single-serving, pre-packaged overnight oats seems weird. (I get the appeal, but it’s still weird.) Single-serving ruins it as a “replacement” for the family-size batches my family does, but I could excuse it for me to make my own with different flavors or something.
But I can do that on my own. Especially now that I’ve been given the idea of making it in a jar…
So then it’s the question of whether $2.50/jar is a worthwhile price, which can only make sense if they’re interchangeable with our existing mason jars.
@xobzoo I tried them once from a different company. In that case they were ‘bagged’ with flavoring and stuff added. (I actually won a trial case) and didn’t care for most of them. the oats, in that case were powdered and it was mushier than regular overnight oats.
I usually make mine in those older ziplock screw top plastic containers. I got rid of all my mason jars two moves ago because of the weight of moving them.
When i am lazy i just add the oats and non fragile stuff to the container, put on the lid and shake shake shake, lol
30 five-star reviews on Walmart out of 30 reviews. I’m gonna try it.
Can you just zap it in the microwave in the morning to have it warm?
@IAMIS I wouldn’t zap it with the lid on, but otherwise, why not?
@IAMIS In my experience, the protein powder makes the texture weird and gross when you microwave it – but I’m sure that’s a personal preference thing so you could certainly give it a try.
/giphy toasty-flickering-mantel
The jars appear to be 6oz size, according to this page for a jar, lid, and pouch:
https://eatpropergood.com/products/overnight-oats-jar-with-lid-carry-case
@ArmchairGamer thanks!
@ArmchairGamer I guess I should’ve looked around a little bit more.
In any case, thank you.
A ¾-cup jar doesn’t sound terribly useful to me, so probably I don’t need to collect a dozen of them.
I’m a tad concerned about whether or not it’s gf buuuuut I want these jars. I do ‘overnight’ oats and all other sorts of breakfasts in small jars as it is.
/buy
@midstarrynight It worked! Your order number is: shimmering-compassionate-wreath
/showme shimmering compassionate wreath
I love overnight oats but you gotta have chia seeds in them for the correct texture in my opinion. When I make them at home it’s old-fashioned oats, Greek yogurt, milk, fruit, and chia seeds. It’s so good, easy to put together, and even my autistic teen with food sensory issues loves them.
These kits look like basically just oatmeal with protein powder added, which I can make myself for much cheaper. But I do see that they could be great for someone who isn’t used to making themselves breakfast.
@mamajoan Agreed, I make my own with ground seed mix including chia and some other goodies. If they were selling 3 or even 6 packs I might consider it just for the jars but I don’t need 12.
Amazed at all the people who have never heard of overnight oats. Hopefully they won’t try it with instant oats instead of rolled oats as they will probably be in for a bad morning.
The price is $2.98 a pouch on Walmart’s site. No jar but…,
Let’s not forget that you can get a free “Happy Spoon” as well! Use the QR code on the back of the package shot. (It takes you to a survey which I didn’t take.)
@rpstrong I was wondering about that, but hadn’t looked into it.
this is a pretty good deal. less than $3 each. The regular packets without the jar are about $3 each. Here you have the added benefit of 12 jars to collect your feces in. Outstanding.
@TheStas recycling at its best!
Is there a clear shot of the nutrition info somewhere that I missed? Thanks in advance….
@mehvid1 Walmart and Proper Good had this in their image lineup:
(I remembered seeing it, but forgot that it wasn’t in the Meh pictures.)
@xobzoo Danke!
/giphy corny-starlit-gremlin
$30 for less than 2lbs of oats and a dozen $0.75 non-mason jars to clog my already dangerously overflowing cabinets? Meh… Maybe for $24, but $19.99 seems like the right target.
@caffeineguy That would probably be the price if these were more short-dated, but we pay more for stuff 8+ months out and so we have to price it higher.
@troy 498 sold-- how many were in the Semi-truck you bought
Maybe we’ll see you in 6-8 months and we can give out cold oatmeal jars for next Halloween!
Regardless, the business model of a new jar per serving seems unsustainable without a just-as-easy ‘refill’ option available (even if ~6 packets for a 1:6 multiplicity of use, or perhaps “now here’s how to reuse this and prepare your own…” instructions). Maybe $5 once in a blue moon for a vegetarian at a convenience store price, or hotel lobby, but even that doesn’t really work well because they need to overnight; Regardless, a dozen new jars seem unnecessary, and what if I (or someone else) actually liked it? I’m not going to buy another 3 dozen like they’re Ramen. Maybe start working on a custom packaging from them where there’s a 6pk sans jars option, or 12pk w/ one jar.
@caffeineguy The intent from the manufacturer was to sell you this kit, and have you buy the oats (without the jar) separately. But as usual in the closeout biz, we don’t get our pick of the litter and have to act on what is up for grabs – in this case, only the kits were available as a result of their packaging change. With this 12-pack, I plan on using all of the kits and starting to make my own overnight oats in batches of 12.
Concerning is that there seems to be an insistence that it is eaten cold…what happens if heated before serving?!
@kimmgaines
nothing
in fact some people do
but
Imagine paying $5.97 each for these
$2.50 each hardly seems an improvement, oats are like the cheapest thing at the supermarket (and the best part is putting things you actualy want to eat in them, not prepackaged whatever fruit/spice. And sugar that kinda kills the whole “healthy breakfast” vibe)
Containers are kinda nice actually
Will likely replace the junkie old ziplock ones i have used to make oats for awhile.
haven’t tasted yet
My first time trying this brand and, yeah, it rates as a definite “meh.” The oatmeal was actually fairly flavorless and, combined with it being refrigerator-cold, well, let’s just say it’s not a fan favorite in our house.
The little jars are pretty nice, though, so the purchase wasn’t a total loss.
ETA: There’s a QR code for a free spoon on each package – yay! But you can only redeem it if you bought the oatmeal at Walmart, so it’s worthless – boo!