This morning started out on a sweet note with a creamy bowl of overnight oats.
After dinner yesterday I threw Coach’s Oats, chia seeds, strawberry banana Greek yogurt, milk and a heaping spoonful of strawberry preserves into a bowl and let it soak overnight.
(I highly recommend adding fruit preserves to overnight oats! It added the perfect punch of sweetness.)
This morning, I stirred everything up and added a bit more milk and a sliced banana to the oats.
I ate the oats out of a new bowl I got from my family for Christmas. I love the fun design and the depth. Perfect for stirring extra ingredients into overnight oats without worrying about overflow.
Whenever I hear back from readers who have unsuccessfully attempted overnight oats, the complaint is almost always that they were too liquidy. For me, the key to thick overnight oats is the inclusion of chia seeds.
So how about a chance to win some chia seeds of your own?
As you may know, I am a FitFluential ambassador and when the company put out a call for ambassadors who were big fans of chia seeds a few weeks ago, I immediately responded saying I looove the nutritious little seeds.
I’ve been eating chia seeds since the beginning of the year when I first tried them and haven’t looked back.
They’re great in cinnamon chia seed granola…
On top of pancakes, bagels, English muffins topped with peanut butter…
Incorporated into smoothies or even in chocolate chia seed pudding…
A couple of weeks ago, I was sent a handful of chia seeds from The Chia Co, an Australian company that specializes in sustainable farming and the development of chia seeds and chia products.
The company boasts that their chia seeds are:
- Gluten Free
- Halal certified
- Kosher certified
- Excellent source of Omega 3
- High Source of Protein
- Rich in Antioxidants
- Excellent source of dietary fiber
- Endorsed by the Coeliac Society Inc (Australia)
- Endorsed by the National Heart Foundation (Australia)
- Grown naturally / GMO Free
And now you can win chia seeds of your own from The Chia Co! (Note: This giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by The Chia Co or Fitfluential and is simply coming from me and the samples they sent to me that I’ve chosen to pass along.)
Two winners will receive two bags of the chia seeds and a chia tank top!
To enter this giveaway, simply comment below telling me why you want to try chia seeds for the first time or tell me about your favorite way to enjoy chia seeds if you’re already a fan.
I will randomly select two winners tomorrow morning.
Good luck!
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I would love to try Chia seeds for the first time – I just have never seen them in a store and haven’t been motivated to look for them online. Maybe this would get me hooked!
They seem so versatile and healthy! I already have ideas of what I could add them to!
I have been dying to try chia seeds! I have seen them pop up all over different health blogs, and I really want to try them in smoothies and oatmeal 🙂 Ch-ch-ch- chia!
I’d love to incorporate chia seeds into my diet!! Maybe in overnight oats or pancakes? Everyone has such great things to say about them, and i’d love the chance to try them!
We love to just throw them in our salads!
I would really like to try chia seeds….I sent my husband on a mission to find them, but he came up empty handed.
I love letting chia seeds sit in juice for a couple hours. The seeds turn into little soft slimmy balls! It’s like an amazing chia drink! I haven’t bought them in quite awhile but I would love to win them because these recipes look fantastic!!
I’ve never tried Chia seeds before but have heard they are amazing! I’ve also never tried to make overnight oats, so look like I need to get some chia seeds and see what I can do!
I’d like to add chia seeds to my gluten-free oatmeal and smoothies too. Love the nutritional benefits!
I’ve never tried chia seeds or even saw them in a store. I discovered them thanks to your awesome blog, and now I’d like to try!
I have a granola recipe that calls for chia, quinoa, oats and tons of other delicious things, that is to die for!!
I would love to add chia seeds to my yogurt bowls. I have heard about their great health effects and really want to try them!
I’d love to try Chia seeds. My partner is vegetarian and besides cheese(I’m not knocking cheese I know you’re a fan) nuts and seeds are one of the ways I know I can get protein and omega into his belly.These sure look like they pack a punch. Please pick me 🙂
I’ve never tried Chia seeds but what a great addition to healthy eating in the new year! 🙂
I’d love to try them so I can make some of the recipes you posted above!
I would love to try chia seeds – I am making over my diet and would love to add these too my new healthy lifestyle!
I love chia seeds in everything! I love them in oats, pancakes, yogurt messes, and in my tuna sandwich!
your overnight oats look delicious! i would love to try chia seeds for the first time. 🙂
I would love to try chia seeds in my oatmeal! (:
I’ve never tried chia seeds but I know they help hydrate you and I could use all the help I can get!
I would LOVE to win some chia seeds, seeing as I’m a poor university student and can’t afford them 🙁 But on special occasions (ahem, when my mom has too many and I steal them from her) I love putting them in my oatmeal. Yum yum!
Mmmmmm, overnight oatmeal.
I actually would love to try and make some of that Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding. Chia seeds would certainly be something I’d love to add to my lifestyle. I could mix up recipes and let others know how great chia seeds really are!
I love flax seeds and would love to incorporate chia seeds into my smoothies!
I love to add chia seeds to my smoothies!
I like to use chia seeds in my oatmeal
I would like to try using chia seeds in baking or in oatmeal 🙂
What a fun giveaway – that’s very sweet of you to pass on your own samples! I love adding chia seeds to yogurt, fruit, and granola parfaits. They’re such a great texture! I also recently tried Raspberry Chia Kombucha for the first time – lemme tell ya, that stuff is an acquired taste, but I’ve finally grown to love it!!
I have never used them myself, but I have tried them in a few things made by my coworkers and I would love to start incorporating them into my everyday eats!
I have been dieing to try chia seeds ever since I have read about them on your blog! Awesome giveaway
I used chia seeds a lot over the summer in my smoothies! I’d love to try them elsewhere, like in my oatmeal, and I want to make your granola with them!
I would love to try them in my smoothie! Or try your overnight oats 🙂 Yum!
I love chia seeds as a super simple and quick way to thicken up anything that is too liquidy for my taste- usually oats (cooked) or a smoothie!
My sister and I are huge fans of your blog and just went into a whole foods store looking for chai seeds ten minutes ago! We were not able to find them! I would love to try them for the first time for free!!
my favorite way to enjoy chia seeds is definitely in my oatmeal or on top of wheat toast with PB & sliced banana!
I love putting them into a smoothie in the morning!
I love adding chia seeds to overnight oats. They make the oats so thick/creamy!
I have heard so many good things so would love to try for myself.
I’ve wanted to try chia seeds since I first started reading about them online, because they’re so healthy for you, and I know they add a great thickness to smoothies and pudding!!
I love chia seeds in my yogurt or smoothies! So yummy!
I have been wanting to try them for the longest time! Definitely because of their nutritional value, but also because of the great impact they are supposed to have on your running (endurance, vitamins, etc.). Thank you for the great offer!!!
I’ve never tried Chia seeds, but I would love to! I definitely need a little crunch in everything I eat.
I love adding chia seeds to my oatmeal with flaxseed and sliced banana!
I have never tried Chia seeds before, but I have read about them on various blogs. One of my new year’s resolutions for 2012 is to make one better eating decision each week, and I think these little seeds would be the PERFECT start to this goal!
I’ve seen chia seeds in so many blogs and have always been wanting to try them!
I have always wanted to try them ever since you first showed them on Pb fingers! And of course in smoothies, oatmeal, and granola!
I’ve been wanting to try then for awhile now. Several food bloggers write about them.
I love chia seeds and oatmeal together!
I like to put chia seeds on top of my almond butter and banana sandwiches mmm
I’ve been looking for Chia Seeds at my grocery stores – no success.
I LOVE chia seeds mixed into my Greek yogurt. I also like them on top of pancakes. But almost everyday I have a Greek yogurt topped with chia seeds!