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

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

Participants followed a calorie restricted plan made up almost entirely of oatmeal for 48 hours.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

And, of course, the extra food they needed for the winter—rice, noodles, oatmeal, beans.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis