Oatmeal's a product of ground oat groats (for example oat-, cf. cornmeal, peasemeal, etc.) or a porridge made from this product (also called oatmeal cereal or stirabout, in Ireland). The term, 'oatmeal' can refer also to other products made from oat groats, such as cut oats, crushed oats, and rolled oats. Use The groats are coarsely ground to make oatmeal, or cut into small pieces to make steel-cut oats, or are first steamed, then flattened to make rolled oats. The quick-cooking rolled oats ("q… (More on Oatmeal)