New Product Review:

Ocean Spray Oatmeal

Reviewed by Kellie D. on 9/11/2009

This oatmeal is great if you're looking for a change from the standard 3 flavors you usually find in the supermarket. I tried the Cranberry Orange Muffin flavor first - hoping it would truly taste like one of those orange glazed muffins you might find at Starbucks. That wasn't the case - and in fact the orange flavor is really muted in this. I would have liked to taste just a bit more of a citrus punch in this oatmeal. On the other hand, though, the cranberries were excellent. Rather than being the tart, chewy, dried cranberries I expected, I was surprised to find that they seemed more like freeze-dried fresh cranberries. They plumped up in the oatmeal very well, and added a great fresh flavor. Not too tart, not too sweet - and not reminiscent of any standard "holiday" cranberry flavor - this is a great oatmeal to add into your instant oatmeal rotation!

Next I tried the Cranberry Pomegranate. This is really the clear winner. I recommend both flavors, but the Cranberry Pomegranate has a really amazing, rich taste. If I had my eyes closed and didn't know it was pomegranate, I would have sworn there were fresh blueberries chopped up in it. As far a fresh, real flavors go - this is the most impressive I've found in any breakfast product in a while.

Great work Ocean Spray! We love these!




A Note From Mr Breakfast

First, a huge thanks to Kellie D. of Hollywood, CA for sending me the review above. Great work Kellie!

I completely agree with Kellie's assessment of these varieties of Ocean Spray Oatmeal. These are essentially cranberry oatmeals with the lightest touch of additional flavors. The orange and pomegranate flavors make more of an impact as an fun idea on the box than it makes as a flavor in your mouth.

This is a true story: I tried the same varieties as Kellie. I made a bowl of each and sat at the table with the boxes propped up behind of each bowl. Only one problem... I wasn't sure which oatmeal was in which bowl. I gave each oatmeal a taste and I still didn't know which was which. It wasn't until the third bite that I sensed an orange flavor in the orange variety. If it wasn't for Kellie's mention that the pomegranate variety tasted more like blueberry, I would have never identified it as pomegranate.

That might sound like a complaint, but it really isn't. Even if the additional flavors aren't too striking, the cranberries in these oatmeals are delightful... tangy, sweet and a perfect complement to the oatmeal. Plus, I'm always excited about anything that excites people about oatmeal. It is one of the healthiest breakfast options available to modern man.

I second Kellie's summary, "Great work Ocean Spray! We love these!"

The price we paid: $2.99