Money saving tips: Oatmeal

My daughter LOVES oatmeal she could eat it everyday for breakfast and 2-3 packs of it. (I use the instant flavored oatmeal) I am not big on giving her to much sugars and junk food so I came up with this and it really works. I take 1 instant packs of oatmeal her favorite is apple cinnamon and add some quick cook oats (the large container you usually use for making cookies) and mix it in. So she only gets one packet of flavor and the rest plain oats. She doesn't even know the flavor is different, it cuts down on the sugars and you save money cause your not using a box every couple of days. It can stretch out for a week or so.