I should have read the box size before I purchased. However, that being said, I have never seen an oatmeal cylinder this small in the store. It MIGHT have enough for 4 bowls. I assumed that it must be the same item I have purchased before because it was a similar price that I pay at my local wal-store. So I bought two. The 2 combined don't equal one average cylinder. So my overall grippe is that it is WAY over priced. I fell for the suckers bet, don't make the same mistake.