If you ever thought it was crazy that you could put a bowl of instant oatmeal in the microwave for a minute and then get a perfect bowl of steamy hot goodness back, that's because it is. It's not healthy - instant oatmeal is full of additives that make this process so amazingly easy and convenient. For so many of us, it's the perfect winter breakfast that never takes too long to prepare. It tastes great and it's also cheap!
But as we've seen here, if it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Instant oatmeal typically contains a harmful ingredient called 4-Mel, which has been shown to increase the rate of tumor growth in rats. We know human bodies don't work in the exact same way as rats, but it's still worrying nonetheless.