Quaker oatmeal made with whole oats is the healthiest, in our opinion; steel cut is next best, followed by rolled, quick, and instant oats. Not all Quaker brands are created equal, however. Quaker Oats Oatmeal has a very short ingredient list: it’s rolled oats.
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In 1991, Quaker Oats spun off its Fisher-Price division. In 1982, Quaker Oats purchased US Games, a company that created games for the Atari 2600. It went out of business after one year. That same year, Quaker Oats acquired Florida-based orange juice plant Ardmore Farms, which it would own until selling it to Country Pure Foods in 1998.