Banana Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats

If you’re over 40 and mornings feel rushed — or your hunger feels unpredictable — this is the kind of breakfast that works with your body instead of against it.

These Banana Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats are balanced, satisfying, and just sweet enough to feel like a treat. Made with fiber-rich oats, natural sweetness from banana, and a touch of chocolate, they help support steady energy and blood sugar balance — both essential for midlife fat loss.

Because in perimenopause and menopause, skipping breakfast or grabbing something carb-heavy usually backfires by mid-afternoon.

This make-ahead option keeps things simple, realistic, and sustainable — no dieting required.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 C plain Greek yogurt

• 1/2 C rolled oats

• 2/3 C unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or milk of choice)

• 1 Tbsp. chia seeds or ground flax meal

• 1 tsp. creamy peanut butter

• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

• 1 tsp. honey or maple syrup

• 1/2 ripe banana, chopped or mashed

• 2 Tbsp. chocolate chips

Directions:

1. In a small mason jar, Tupperware or glass container, stir together all ingredients except the banana.

2. Cover the oatmeal mixture and place in the refrigerator overnight.

3. The following day, remove oatmeal from the refrigerator and fold in chopped banana.

4. Eat it right out of the jar or spoon into a fun glass or mug for serving.

Eat and Enjoy!

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