Is oatmeal the food equivalent of a cockroach . Will it remain long after humans have left the earth.
I was brought up on enough oatmeal that I do not voluntarily eat it except for when I am backpacking, Its a good warm morning fuel and pretty foolproof to prepare so I tolerate it whne camping. I backpack far less these days but the trade off owning a house without a spouse is sometimes stuff gets stashed away and may not get opened for years. On occasion I run into stashes of left over instant oatmeal packs and I usually just throw it in a Ziploc and use it on the next trip. I dont really taste any off odors and it pretty much seems to comes down that unless I decide to throw it away as I dont like the flavor or if it gets wet or gnawed on that its good to good.