But first we must cover lunch. 🙂
Tuesday Lunch
Today’s mid-day meal included a big ol’ salad, composed of:
- Butter lettuce
- Celery
- Tomatoes
- Carrots
- Leftover sausage
- Balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Gettin' Mah Veggies!
A cup of plain Greek yogurt with a scoop of grape jelly rounded out my meal.
Before moving onto the giveaway, I just wanted to let you know that the Fashion page was updated this afternoon. 🙂
Chia Seeds Giveaway
Though I only recently discovered the beauty that is chia seeds, once I tried the nutritous little seeds, I fell in love.
Chia!
I fell hard and I fell fast thanks to their amazing nutritional profile (omega3s + fiber + protein + antioxidants and more!). Their fantastic crunch and ability to thicken overnight oats like nobody’s business just sealed the deal for me! Plus, they make a great addition to smoothies, cereal, granola bars, baked goods, salads, oatmeal and more!
And here’s the good news! Now you can win a two-pound bag of chia seeds from ChiaSeedsDirect.com. ChiaSeedsDirect.com is a company that solely sells chia seeds, offering high-quality chia seeds at low prices with free shipping to U.S residents!
Bag of Seeds!
I received a bag of their seeds and have really enjoyed using them in my overnight oats…
Overnight Oats
Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Bagelwich
And coconut granola!
Coconut Granola
They’re pretty darn great.
To enter this giveaway, simply comment below, telling me one way you would like to enjoy chia seeds!
This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and I will randomly select a winner tomorrow afternoon.
Good luck!
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I really want to try them with oatmeal (overnight oats or hot oats!). Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to try chia seeds in overnight oats! I’ve never had either one, but I’m anxious to try them together.
I’ve been dying to try chia seeds! Everyone I know raves about them!
I would love to try them in my oatmeal and morning cereal/yogurt bowls. 🙂
I have yet to try chia seeds bc I can’t ever seem to find them :-/ I’d love to add them to some overnight oats or a yummy breakfast cookie! 😀
The bagelwiches you make look AMAZING! I’d love to make those soon with some Chia seeds sprinkled on top!
Btw, I recently started reading your blog and it was interesting to find out you’re originally from Palatine! I live here currently and dread the weather. Florida weather seems 100x better! 🙂
I want to try them in a strawberry-mango smoothie
Hey julie! I am an 18 year old college student .. I read your blog religiously. Seriously… I check for updates every 4 hours. baha. What really drew me to your blog was the name and your LOVE for peanut butter! I am insanely obsessed with peanut butter.. if I don’t eat it at least once a day, I freak out.
Also, we seem crazy alike… I started dating my current boyfriend this semester (my second semester in college) I am also a sorority girl! 🙂
Anyways, I love the things you post and I can NOT wait until I go home this summer so I can use my parents money.. hehe.. to buy ingredients for your recipes.
Your dedication to exercise is inspiring. YOU KEEP ME MOTIVATED!!
so, Thank you 🙂
sorry for all the blabbing… back to the point…
I would use the CHIA SEEDS to make every single one of your recipes that you’ve published… seriously. YUM!
🙂
I have been dying to try chia seeds! I would use them on my various breakfasts; oatmeal, bagels, smoothies, etc.
Thanks for hosting this!! 🙂
Definitely oatmeal! I love thick oatmeal. 🙂
I think I would try to grow my own Chia pet. A smoothie shaped chia pet! And then I would probably eat the chia pet.
But seriously… I love chia seeds in my smoothies! They are giving the flax seeds a run for their omega-3s.
I just tried chia seeds in my morning smoothie for the first time last week. Loved it! I want to try it in my oatmeal next! You rave about it so much, I’m sure it will be delicious!
I love using them to make chia pan bread (from chiaseedrecipes.com). Love them, though I mourn the loss of a chia pet each time. 😉
I’ve recently been trying to change to a much healthier diet. My immune system has been awful, I’ve had tonsillitis 4 times in the past two years! Your blog is amazing.. and I’d love to try all different types of morning smoothies.
I keep wanting to try them in a sandwich!
I LOVE chia seeds!! I use them in overnight smoothies – 1 tbsp chia, 1 c vanilla almond milk, cinnamon and 1 scoop vanilla protein powder. Then in the morning blend with a frozen banana and VOILA!
i’ve always wanted to try them in overnight oats–i’m a newbie!
I’ve always wanted to use them… definitely on my morning bowl of oatmeal!
I like to mash up a banana and put a tbsp of peanut butter and a tbsp (or like 3…) of chia seeds and mix it all together. It’s a tasty snack! Is that weird?
I want to try chia seeds with sesame noodles and stir-fried broccoli, as well as overnight oats. yours always look so good. I have overnight oats envy.
I’ve been wanting to try chia seeds forEVER and have never gotten around to buying them. I think they would be delicious in my trail mix!
I want to try chia seeds on my bagelwiches and morning oats that i have been dying to make ever since you introduced the recipe
I have just recently purchased a small bag and have only tried them in smoothies, I’m very excited to try them in new recipes!!
It would have to be the CHIA PUDDING! I mean, how delicious does that look!!
love your page! great work out info on it! Also for the chia seeds i love putting them in my peanut butter banana nut breads i make for my husbands soldiers in his unit when they are deployed! sooo yummy!!
I love chia seeds in oatmeal, yogurt, granola, cookies…. they have magical power… 😉
I love them in oats, but I want to try them in a smoothie as soon as I get a new blender!
On muffins 🙂
Because I would love to try out your Chia chocolate pudding recipe!! 🙂
I’ve never tried chia seeds so here is my chance!
Mmmm! I love chia seeds in my oats and smoothies! Would love to try chia pudding! Thanks for the great giveaway!
I would definitely want to try it in some vanilla banana soft serve as my ice cream replacement.
I would use them in my yogurt bowls every morning!
I’d probably try them in yogurt or some oatmeal 🙂
I would try them on a pizza-wich! Yummmm…..is it lunch tiime yet? ; )
I love chia seeds…they ARE a nutritional powerhouse and I like to sprinkle them over fresh fruit and in yogurt 🙂
Drinking them in water is nice.
I’ve been DYING to try Chia seeds and i woudl totally put them in my daily yogurt:)
I would most definitely try this in the coconut granola!
I’d love to try your recipe for chocolate PB overnight oats…unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find chia seeds at any store & have been waiting (impatiently) to get my hands on some!
I’ve never tried chia seeds, but I’d like to try baking with them. They sound super nutritious!
I love chia seeds mixed in with my Greek yogurt!
I have been wanting to try chia seeds ever since you have been talking about them! I am ready to mix them in to everything:)
I want to try chia seeds in overnight oats! I use almond milk and no yogurt in mine so I’d love to try something that would make them thicker!
I want to experience the love of cooking with chia seeds like you have shown all of us! Thanks for such a fun, yet informative blog 🙂
Chia seeds in smoothies are the best – give a little extra crunch
I LOVE chia sees on my ezekiel english muffins with almond butter, bananas and cinnamon. YUMM! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to make overnight oats with them! I haven’t been able to find chia seeds in my grocery store, so this would be amazing!
I have never tried chia seeds and would love to put them in some overnight oats!
I am so fascinated by everyone’s love for chia seeds! I am hopping on the bandwagon and would love to try them in my morning smoothie! Thanks!