While delicious, instant oatmeal is not always the best pick for your health.

“Instant oatmeal packets typically provide 150-200 calories, with some only containing 100 calories.

It’s important to remember that less isn’t always better at breakfast!

quaker maple brown sugar instant oatmeal

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Anything less than 200 calories is more like a snack for most people,” says Woods.

Keeping this in mind, here are nine of the worst instant oatmeals on grocery store shelves.

However, it is loaded with sugar at 13 grams putting it at the top of the list.

trix instant oatmeal

Walmart

bob’s red mill apple cinnamon oatmeal

Walmart

quaker maple and brown sugar instant oatmeal

Quaker

nature’s path organic gluten-free brown sugar maple instant oatmeal

Walmart

KIND dark chocolate almond oatmeal

Target

kodiak protein-packed maple & brown sugar oatmeal

Target

purely elizabeth vanilla pecan oatmeal cup