Originally Posted by
bitterproffit
Maybe it's more environmental because they had to throw out a lot of the previous oatmeal and now, with packets, there is no waste.
Maybe they were wasting tons of oatmeal a year as many people eschew it for more non-gruel like options, so they decided to switch to packets for those who still wanted oatmeal.
But think of the environmental impact of that plastic lined paper for the packets.