Totally agreed, but I was also surprised not to see raisins on your list! They're great cooked right along with the oats: they'll soak up a little water (or milk if you do it that way) and plump back up a bit, and they make for delicious bites. I also usually make steel-cut oats in a rice cooker – they don't come out quite as delicious with quick oats because they don't get as much opportunity to suck up water, but they're still good.