I love oatmeal, so I might be bias. When I was a partner, I worked in a busy store, so part of our opening set-up every day was to pre-make the oatmeal, so all we had to do was pour hot water into the cups.
The packets are probably only a quarter of a cup and if I was to make oatmeal at home, I'd probably make a cup or half a cup. I'd need to eat 3 or 4 Starbucks oatmeal packets to feel full.
Anyone else pondering this issue?