But oatmeal is a multibillion-dollar market, so most supermarkets sell it in many flavors, brands, and varieties ... tasted mostly like melted protein bar. This was undoubtedly our least favorite ...

Most Coloradans are familiar with the big energy-bar brands — Clif ... as a mother-and-daughter team experimenting with baking oat treats in their home kitchen in 2003 has grown into a 100 ...

At a glance, each of these alternatives look more or less identical to the name brand, all puffy rings of beige toasted oat. But the similarities stop there. To rank these wannabe oats, I tried them ...