As a connoisseur of oats, I recently sampled the offering of both the deep-fried flour king Dunkin Donuts (that's what donuts are, sorry) and the more health oriented Jamba Juice.
Dunkin $1.99 served in 12 oz foam cup--at least they identify it as instantized because that's what it is.
Very processed, meaning the beta-glucagon is removed, not properly hydrated, looks like that lump that Ralph Kramden served his wife in the episode of The Honeymooners
"Mama loves Mambo"Garnished with some cranberries that tasted sugar laced.
The $1.99 price is in-line...until you consider that their food cost is most likely around 25 cents.
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Jamba Juice's steel-cut oats are an improvement, although that's not saying much. Here the oats are "steel cut", meaning the whole oats, known as "Groats", in their whole form (see my review on http://www.epinons.com/ for Mcann's Oats under my surname "Jewdacrys") are cracked a few times. This maintains more of the beta-glucagon.
jamba offers several fruit toppings. Price: $3.73
Advantage:Jamba Juice by a mile.
but this is far from the most optimal way to consume oats. I don't know whether Jamba cuts their own oats or buys them whole. I'm guessing they buy them cracked, to save on labor
