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’ve been eating flax seeds for a couple of months and that’s been going great – but I hear chia seeds do the same thing and are easier to digest. Would love to try them!
Like you, I love to put chia seeds in my overnight oats and oatmeal. I really like how they thicken things up.
I haven’t tried chia seeds yet, but I love incorporating other types into my food so I think I’d like these too.
I have never tried them and I want to! I would try them in a smoothie or in oatmeal. Thank Julie!
I have been dying to try chia seeds, but can’t seem to get myself to spend the money on it not knowing whether or not I will like it. The health benefits look amazing!
OMG I need these! One of my goals for the new year is to incorporate more chia seeds and healthy fats in my diet (smoothies, pancakes etc) so I could definitely use a bag!
I’ev tried them before and they were pretty fun. I liked adding them to my peanut butter/banana oatmeal. I just started making your overnight oats and definitely want to add them to that too!
I like chia in overnight oats, hot oatmeal and smoothies 🙂
I’ve been having some challenges with my health since August and recently saw a natural care Dr that put me on loads of natural supplements. I would love to add chia seeds to my diet as another natural supplement to help boost my health.
I eat a lot of flax seed now but have heard the health benefits are greater in chia seeds so I’d love to try them out
my favorite way to use chia seeds is def oatmeal! like you said, it really helps thicken it up and gives it a unique texture!! I was also using them in smoothies a lot in the summer but havent been making them too often lately!
~Jenn
Sprinkled on a toasted English muffin with peanut butter and honey. 🙂
I’ve been dying to try chia seeds! I got a vita mix for Christmas and would love to try them in smoothies! Also I’ve only attempted overnight oats once and definitely could use the thickness of chia seeds! : )
I love putting chia seeds in my oatmeal, they make them so voluminous!
I love them on all sorts of things! Overnight oats and salads are where they make their appearance most often. I’ve even convinced my mom to try them!
I want to try chia seeds in my smoothies!
I have never tried them but I have only heard great things about the seeds! I would love to give them a try!
I would love some Chia seeds to add to my oats!
I’d definitely love to try them on my oatmeal, and my spinach smoothies too!
I have been dying to try them in overnight oats!!
I have been wanting to try Chia seeds for a while and I have had a hard time finding them. I really want to try them in overnight oats!!!
Love love love them in hot oatmeal! Keeps me full in the morning! However l, they are also awesome in granola and cookies! Helps me not eat the entire batch :0)
I love chia seeds in my morning oatmeal. It really thickens things up!
I always add chia seeds to my green smoothies in the morning to get some extra nutrients!!
I have never tried CHIA seeds, but I would love to try them in my oats or green monsters.
i love chia seeds in my overnight oats but i dont know how people can drink them!!! too slimy for me lol:)
I love chocolate chia seed pudding and I’ve never tried chia seeds in overnight oats but I would love to!!!
I haven’t had a chance to try chia seeds yet, but so want to!!! I would put them in my oatmeal or a green smoothie!
Every single chia recipe I have come across looks delish! I haven’t tried yet, but would love to.
Ive never tried them! I always see you talk about them (and some other bloggers) and I really want to try them, especially to thicken up smoothies! 🙂
I’ve tried chia seeds before and didn’t love the texture they gave my oats, but I would definitely give them another shot in your recipes!
I love chia in my oatmeal swirled with pb!!
omg I’ve wanted to try Chia seeds for SOOO long!!! I’ve heard about so many great ways to incorporate them into every day baking/cooking, not to mention their nutritional value is awesome!
I put chia in my oatmeal and on top of my cold cereal. My favorite!
I love them with my greek yogurt and in my oatmeal!
I love chia seeds in overnight oats and chia seed pudding.
I love the little pop of texture they add to my yogurt! I’ve been out for quite a while and would love to have some chia back in my life! 🙂
I like chia in my oatmeal. I haven’t branched out much beyond that and would like to try other ways of using them.
Ooh, it would be fun to try them!
I’d love to win some Chia seeds! My doc has told me that they’d help with some of my Lupus symptoms but I’ve been hesitant to buy them in case I don’t like them but would love to try them in some oats [brrr, it’s getting cold up here] or on top of some brancakes!!!
ive always been curious when i see you add them to food but ive always been too scared/hesitant to buy them!
I want to try chia seeds in baked goods. I’ve only tried it twice so it would be nice to have some on hand!
I just got a blender for Christmas & I have been drinking smoothies non-stop! I used your recommendation of xanthan gum. What are the nutritional benefits of these seeds? Would love to throw a handful in my smoothies!
I. LOVE. CHIA. SEEDS. They are a staple in my diet. I love chia seeds in overnight oats–they make the texture so yummy! I’m actually home from school and since my mom doesn’t understand the beauty of the seed, I’ve been without them. My oatmeal, overnight oats and greek yogurts are very lonely. Convince my mom otherwise and give us some Chia!
like you, I put chia seeds in just about everything! overnight oats, granola, muffins… I’ll have to try eggs next time!
I would like to try chia seeds because I hear they are beyond awesome for runners!
i love chia seeds in my cereal, in my smoothies, in my oatmeal…but im curious about trying them in some savory dishes
I’ve been really wanting to try Chia seeds because you always blog about them but haven’t gone for it yet because they look like sesame seeds which I despise! Plus, I just got a Ninja blender for Christmas so maybe this will be the smoothie add-in that I need!
CHIA PET? I was so confused many months ago when I started hearing of this “chia seeds” that you put on almost all of your breakfasts. I would love to try, especially to my oatmeal!
Thank you!
I’ve never tried chia seeds, but I want to because everyone seems to love them and they make smoothies and oatmeal look thick and delicious.