McDonald's Fruit and Maple Oatmeal — I'm Retching!

Mine actually had all the promised ingredients in ample supply. It was a little soupy to start but after I stirred it a bit, it was perfect. Like anything else, it matters who's behind the counter preparing your food....I'd give it a try at a different location- mine is pretty good.

Obviously you had a bad version of this product. Hopefully you've tried it since then...it is almost always excellent! And does have the two different varieties of apples, and red and yellow raisins. (and isn't soupy like your photo).

That's really too bad.  The fruit and oatmeal that I get from McDonald's in a city in Minnesota definitely looks like the picture and tastes great too.  I get all the fruit that it advertizes.  I actually sometimes think that there is too much fruit and I would just like a spoonful of only maple and oatmeal.

first time having it and i thought it was delicious.  then again, mine was not floating in too much water.  try again.

You just had the wrong person make it. It's normally thicker and taste like heaven in your mouth. No joke. Warm, delicious, heaven. Try it again at a different mcdonalds.

here in Texas, I get the apple cinnamon sans walnuts and its GREAT!   the cinnamon seems to be stuck on the bottom, but nothing a good stir cant fix!  butter and sugar added are even better. who CARES about  pesticides, chemicals, and what ever other crap yall are spazing about...............you DO BREATH the air here on EARTH right?   and shower/ swim I will assume .......................... its EVERYWHERE so - unless u have locked yourself in a bubble somewhere u are exposed to it somehow some way - get over it we are all dying. - it started the second you were born, its ok   :)

Wow, my family members and I were talking about how delicious this oatmeal is.  I think it's fantastic that McDonalds is serving something this wonderful and nutritious for customers who have health problems and are more calorie conscious.  This isn't all that low in calories, but it sure is yummy.  Maybe you got a bad order, but in our Aiken, SC restaurants I've rarely been disappointed with my oatmeal.  It's almost like eating dessert for breakfast. 

I eat it five days a week with a non-fat, sugar free vanilla latte.  I love it and it is just fine with me.  Coming off 9 months of Jenny Craig, now introducing back other foods.  This is a solid breakfast--the pictures aren't great, but I like it.

Everytime I've ordered it, it came w the raisins. And it was pretty much as tasty as oatmeal can be. You're stupid.

And for all you dumbasses- you can order it WITHOUT the sugar. It tastes good without it. Just like you can order the 'sweet tea' without sugar.

Yeah, well, I'm in a cold place and we have craisins, raisins, AND apples. With the hardcore workout I do at the gym, I NEED this kind of calorie intake in such a small meal in the morning. It's better then a donut.

I'm an oatmeal hater. It looks like vomit, has the consistency of vomit, not a fan of oatmeal at all. Local McD's was offering this oatmeal for free. Hey it was free, why not try it. I was given a cup with hot oatmeal inside and fruit in little baggies. It had a very watered consistency even after sitting for the 10 minute ride home. But after dumping the fruit in, I kinda liked it. In fact I wanted another. Next morning, I ordered another and this time fruit was inside cup and the consistency was perfect for me - a hater of oatmeal. When I don't have time to fix breakfast, don't have time for a nice relaxed breakfast at a mom & pop cafe, this is the best option on the drive thru board.

I dont care. I love MCdonalds....

That oatmeal was awesome. mine was loaded with apples, cranberries, and raisins. i guess not all McDonalds are the same. but its true you can make the same kinda OATMEAL for less at home. it was a quick breakfast so ya it was good:)

Are you guys serious! I bought their oatmeal a few days ago and mines didn't even taste like it was fully cooked. But then again...oatmeal never turns out right when it's been microwaved for 1 min.

i am actually eating it right now and it is DELICIOUS!! mine looks nothing like the pictures currentcly above. So it might have been the Mcdonalds you went to.

Mine didn't look like that. My oatmeal was just the right consistency. And I'm not a big fan of oatmeal and I loved it!

Here in Vermont, the new Gov got so mad about the false claim of "maple" in the oatmeal, McD's has agreed to buy the real thing and serve it up. Still in all -- why is any kind of news flash that fast food sucks? Cmon -- this couldn't be an easier thing to make at home before you trudge off to work.

I had one this morning in the Los Angeles area... it looked good and tasted good. I was totally suprised. It looked like the picture in the ad, unlike the McRib. It's better than the Starbucks oatmeal. I am giving it a thumbs up.

Mine looked like the advertised McDonalds photo and was delicious....I may try it without the brown sugar to see how it tastes and to keep sugar down....but overall I am glad they have this...I am trying to lower sodium content and this is lower sodium than a cheeseburger or egg mcmuffin.

I agree... the real thing is not what Mickey D's advertise in their pictures....

Dude, you got "SERVED" by someone that was untrained and left out part of the ingredients...Instead of making a post like this and complaining "worldwide" you should have complained to the local management. Just by looking at the sign and comparing it to what you got, you can plainly see you were shorted. It's critics like you who give critics a bad name. signed Mr. Obvious

You can make real oatmeal faster than McDonalds can make you fake oatmeal. Take a little bit of old fashioned oats pour just enough water in it so the oats can soak it up....by the time you grate an apple into to it and maybe add some blueberries and a drizzle of honey it's ready to eat.... you don't even have to cook it....very delicious and makes you feel great. Eat it.......don't eat at Mcdonalds....your helping to kill yourself and the world.

Just tried this fruit and maple. Maybe it is dependent on the location doing the preparation ? Mine was actually loaded with everything pictured...could not taste maple....good consistency and I was pleasantly suprised (Not that a small cup of oatmeal is worth $2 but those who don't have time to prep any healthy breakfast in the a.m. can't be so picky) that there was more fruit than I expected...sorry yours was blah....

I just had it today and it was great! It wasn't watery and there was plenty of fruit. It had apples and two different types of raisins. I will definitely get it again. Yummy!

I just had it today and it was great! It wasn't watery and there was plenty of fruit. It had apples and two different types of raisins. I will definitely get it again. Yummy!

I really like oatmeal for breakfast, but I can't stand anything pre-flavored. It's ALWAYS too salty and too sweet and too artificial tasting. I always just get regular non-flavored oatmeal and then add a little raw sugar and maybe some craisins and it's really delicious and quick, even at my desk at work.

This stuff McD's is hawking is garbage. Disgusting.

PS: McCann's Irish Steel Cut Oats are fantastic and have a nice texture much better than any rolled oats in my opinion.

No research required. Picture is worth a thousand words.

Amazing, guys. I thought that this was an intrinsically Chinese problem, where commenters are paid to haunt blogs and non-kosher topics. In America, we leave that to the McDonald's corporations!

Personal to those being paid: do you get paid by post or are you on a retainer? I'm so curious!

Oatmeal with water?! That's a gruel. Who does oatmeal with water? Milk people milk and stirred on a stove until thick.

I work at Mcdonalds in the UK.

As you can guess i hate my job.

Yours must not have been made properly...maybe the water wasn't hot enough, I don't know but I think it is FANTASTIC!! It is chock full of different fruits and has a great taste and consistency. I hope you don't turn people off to trying it because I am addicted and want it on the menu!

4 months....that how much extra life your going to get for eating tree branches with burlap sack sauce. Winston Churchill smoked 20 cigars a day, drank brandy like it was water, ate like a pig, and lived to be 90. Its genetics and NOTHING ELSE. Google "Jim Fixx running" and see what good health living did for that guy.

I tried mine at the McD's on Water Street, across from South Ferry. It was $2.69, not $1.99, and like Sarah says, it did have cranberries and raisins. A little too sweet for me, and instant? I guess that's the only way to do it. You have to qualify that price with long waits, and surly staff. Around the corner, Au Bon Pain's self-serve oatmeal, to which you can add almonds, raisins, etc is $3.69. And for $4, at Fika, just down the street, you can get an excellent bowl, with lingonberries, in a comfortable space, and served to you in porcelain. But I'll never run-down McD's too much. Often they're the only restroom choice in this City, without having to sit down and order, and for that they provide a great service.

I guess the author was expecting whole oats? Or perhaps, steel cut oats? Oatmeal is dull. It looks the way it looks. I love McDonalds fruit & maple, and the raisins are always included.

I tried the oatmeal today and it was fantastic!

Oatmeal's consistency depends on the amount of water and the time sitting.

what kind of douche goes out to order instant oatmeal

That sucks...for you. I've gotten this before and it was actually quite good. You totally got jipped.

Just looking at the cup, there was too much water added. They also forgot to add the packet of raisins and cranberries. I'd guess they probably forgot the shot of cream that is supposed to go in there too. Looking at the pic, they also stirred it after adding the apples, which is a no no. It's a training issue, maybe just for that single employee, maybe the store in general. Or maybe the employee was just a lazy dumbass who doesn't give a shit. Who knows.

You got a substandard product, which is going to happen from time to time, when you are too cheap to spend more than 2 bucks on breakfast. Think there is a correlation between going to a place that is forced to use employees willing to work for minimum wage, because it's customer base is a largely a bunch of cheapskates, and the biz has to turn 600 checks a day just to break even, and the probability of your breakfast not being perfect?

A one star restaurant is going to get you one star service and product, for a one star price. A four star restaurant is going to get you four star service and product for a four star price. Pretty simple concept.

I don't think the author knows what "sluice" means.

It is really questionable as to whether or not McDonald's actually serves food.

My oatmeal had loads of fruit in it and was really good. You must have had a newbie fix yours. Try again and you'll be pleasantly surprised, I think.