Oatmeal can be a savory. I've put salt and garlic in a bowl of oats before.
always salt in oatmeal. our son eats it most mornings with salt, a spoon of peanut butter, and a sliced banana.
he doesn't do sugar. at all.
oatmeal is a pretender in that way, like tofu. it'll adapt to taste like what you put in it. which is neat!