Quaker Oats giveaway

November 12, 2008 at 8:19 PM

In all the excitement of this weekend, I forgot that I have four Quaker Oats prize packs to give away! Then I promise I will stop talking about oats and groats and marsey-doats and doesey-dotes. Each prize is a 1 month supply of Quaker's heart healthy breakfast products - including Old Fashioned Quaker Oats, Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Quaker Oatmeal To Go and Quaker Oatmeal Squares.

To enter, leave a haiku about oatmeal in the comments below by 11:59pm on Saturday, November 15th. A haiku is a three line poem in which the first and third lines contain 5 syllables and the second line contains 7 syllables. Four winners will be drawn randomly, not by the quality of their haikus. However, if it is not a true haiku, you will be disqualified. Count your syllables, people!

To inspire you, here's a pic of Roni, Mo and me in the taxi on our way to the Quaker Oats headquarters, are faces beaming with thoughts of oatmeal. Let us be your muses!

Roni, Mo and PastaQueen

Win or lose, you can also click this link to get a coupon for $1.00 off any two packages of Quaker Oatmeal. You must be using Internet Exploder for it to work though.

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s • November 12, 2008 8:41 PM

delicious oat, you
are high in fiber. you
keep me regular.

but, um, that is gross.
so instead i will thank you
for being delish.

s replied to s's comment • November 12, 2008 8:43 PM

@s - oops, i missed a syllable in my firstcommenthaze.

delicious oat, you
are high in fiber and you
keep me regular.

but, um, that is gross.
so instead i will thank you
for being delish.

Catherine • November 12, 2008 8:48 PM

I love you, oatmeal.
Cinnamon is favorite.
So warm and gooey.

Brooks Kancel • November 12, 2008 8:54 PM

Oatmeal is awesome
Tastes like a piece of heaven
Eat it everyday!

Bridget • November 12, 2008 9:03 PM

I eat oats daily
Smothered in creamy goodness
And with sugar too!

Linz • November 12, 2008 9:10 PM

Oatmeal O, Oatmeal
So creamy and delicious
Full tum, happy heart.

runnin4fun • November 12, 2008 9:22 PM

Bananas and oats
the perfect combination
thank you Quaker oats

Shakespeare it's not,but it's all I got!
Oh, and I think the syllables are correct,but was never a math genius either!

Julie • November 12, 2008 9:27 PM

Quakers are for peace
Oats bring me tranquility
Hand me a spoon now!

Stacy • November 12, 2008 9:31 PM

Every morning
Steaming hot, you await me
With berries mixed in

Stacy replied to Stacy's comment • November 12, 2008 9:34 PM

@Stacy -

Ooh, or better --

Eighty pounds now gone
Grateful for daily oatmeal
And a healthy heart

amy • November 12, 2008 9:32 PM

sliced up bananas;
brown sugar and applesauce
make my oatmeal great

cindy • November 12, 2008 9:35 PM

Steel-cut oats are king
I can't imagine any-
thing being better.

Sorry, Quaker Oats. I've been won over and I can't go back ~ you still make great cookies, though, so you are in my pantry (just not as a breakfast food!).

Helen replied to cindy 's comment • November 13, 2008 2:29 PM

@cindy - Quaker makes steel cut oats too! In fact, at my grocery store they are usually less expensive than other brands. they are in the same shape container as the Old Fashioned Rolled Oats.

ally • November 12, 2008 9:36 PM

apple cinnamon
so quick, easy and filling
oh, and delicious.

Shana • November 12, 2008 9:38 PM

Late for work again
Just add hot water and stir
Thank God for instant

Rachel Vaughn • November 12, 2008 9:45 PM

Another Fall day
Perfect for oats on the stove
The warmth is comfort

angie • November 12, 2008 9:50 PM

Want to win oatmeal
For healthy eating habits
And to help lose weight.

Kelly • November 12, 2008 9:51 PM

Slow cooked or instant
And actually good for us
Warm, gooey comfort

Jennifer H • November 12, 2008 9:53 PM

Oatmeal is yummy
Full tummies smiling faces
Good for your heart too

Hollie • November 12, 2008 9:54 PM

Oats in my belly
With flax and milk and honey
Yummy and healthy

Little Warrior's Mom • November 12, 2008 9:55 PM

Warm wholesome goodness
Fills the belly, fills the heart
And shuts up my kids

Byron A • November 12, 2008 9:59 PM

Oatmeal is healthy
Always cholesterol free
Makes my heart happy

Stephanie • November 12, 2008 10:07 PM

Apple Pie Oatmeal
From Roni on Green Lite Bites
My new breakfast treat

Lisa TV • November 12, 2008 10:10 PM

My mom made it best
Sugar sweet and piping hot
Warms in the winter

Deb • November 12, 2008 10:38 PM

steel cut or instant
always a filling breakfast
and a good snack too

gzd • November 12, 2008 10:42 PM

queen of pasta eats
oatmeal? but not a quaker!
food trumps religion.

s replied to gzd's comment • November 13, 2008 9:59 PM

@gzd - haha :)

Morgan • November 12, 2008 10:51 PM

Oatmeal goodness
Fiber helps me to go poo
Every morning

Rachel • November 12, 2008 11:12 PM

I laughed at your post!
it isn't dosey-dotes, duh!
it goes "does eat oats!"

mares may eat oats, but
i eat oats too, every day
at seven thirty.

Maggie • November 12, 2008 11:18 PM

Each morning I see
Oatmeal Man smiling at me
It fills me with calm

fbdave • November 12, 2008 11:18 PM

oatmeal for breakfast
did some quaker just today
was hot and tasty

Teresa • November 12, 2008 11:42 PM

A morning of oats
So delicious and filling
A perfect day break

I don't know how much I like the Simple Harvest oatmeal though- it doesn't seem to absorb water very well.. :(

Brandi • November 12, 2008 11:47 PM

Oh! Tasty oatmeal!
With sugar and raisins, yum!
I will eat you up.

I remember in middle school having to write haiku for a unit on Asia. I am terrible at them. They make me cringe. But I am broke, and will do nearly anything for free food.

steph g. • November 12, 2008 11:54 PM

MMM.

I like to eat oats
with nutmeg and cinnamon
sometimes apple too.

Lydia • November 12, 2008 11:58 PM

Oatmeal is the thing
That makes certain tastebuds sing
I'd like to like it.

sarah • November 13, 2008 12:12 AM

oatmeal is my friend
it starts my day superbly
makes tummy happy

Kristan • November 13, 2008 12:27 AM

Haha..."Internet Exploder". That's a very accurate way to put it, actually. On the rare occasion I use that I wish it would explode.

Sarah • November 13, 2008 12:35 AM

Three ride in a cab
Brought together by oatmeal
Mushy Warm Friendship

Well thank God we're not being chosen by the quality of our haiku, eh? rofl.

And how did you know I tagged you on my blog? I never even told you! You blew my mind when you left a comment.

Karoline • November 13, 2008 12:36 AM

Apple cinnamon,
Golden brown deliciousness,
Oatmeal is breakfast!

emi s • November 13, 2008 12:43 AM

oatmeal is the yum
full of yum and yum and yum
please send me free oats!

Maggie • November 13, 2008 12:47 AM

oh morning oat soup
creamy banana oat mess
get me through the day

Cindi B. • November 13, 2008 1:21 AM

Oat-y goodness... yum
Best with very little fuss
Hot breakfast is best!

Merry • November 13, 2008 2:26 AM

Oatmeal? Quaker food!
Alas, my fate is to lose
Contests, never pounds.

Christie • November 13, 2008 2:34 AM

I love oatmeal so
I like free stuff even more
pick me random thing

Cheryl • November 13, 2008 3:51 AM

Let Me Count The Ways
That Instant Quaker Oats Rocks
When I'm Late For Work!

Jane • November 13, 2008 5:51 AM

hot steam rising up
golden syrup dripping down
hunger kept at bay

Sarah • November 13, 2008 6:32 AM

I thought about this:
What would/should I do for oats?
The answer was "post".

lindz • November 13, 2008 7:57 AM

how I start my day
maple and brown sugar oats
with a drop of jam

Bethama • November 13, 2008 8:15 AM

Technically speaking, a "true haiku" should touch on elements of one of the four seasons. No, 'strue! That said:

Winter in Japan.
Meal of rice, not meal of oats?
Ready to go home.

(Actually, there's oatmeal here. It's just too expensive to justify buying, when I can get a huge can at Acme for less than a buck.)

Amy • November 13, 2008 8:18 AM

Those Dinosaur Eggs--
My kiddos love best
Eat them daily in this house!

Rah • November 13, 2008 8:22 AM

Oh, Cholesterol!
Not in My Arteries Now
Oatmeal--Gratitude.

Jill • November 13, 2008 8:35 AM

Elvis oatmeal, yum.
Peanut butter banana
Thankyouverymuch.

Erica • November 13, 2008 8:47 AM

I do love oatmeal
Best in cookies with raisins,
Cookies for breakfast!

Wilma • November 13, 2008 9:10 AM

so early she rose
before her children and spouse
instant oatmeal was

non existant then.
but oatmeal is nutricious
and so delicious

so she would get up
at four a.m. to prepare
the oats for her kids.

ungrateful brats--they
never said thank you, mommy!
instead, eyes bleary

they shovelled it down,
brushed their teeth, put on their clothes
and went to the fields

to begin working.
ah, the farming life! i am
so glad i got out.

but now that i'm grown
i would like to say THANK YOU
mom, for making oats.

Melissa • November 13, 2008 9:11 AM

Oatmeal is tasty
I'm eating some right now, yum
I hope I win some

Brooke • November 13, 2008 9:14 AM

Oh oatmeal so warm
I like you so savory
No like? More for me

Autumn • November 13, 2008 9:20 AM

Oats in my belly
keep me full through the morning
and taste great with fruit!

Nicole W • November 13, 2008 9:25 AM

Mystic lumps of brown
Steamy gooey warm fullness
You help me to poo

o-line • November 13, 2008 9:34 AM

Hey, Wilford Brimley
You used to be the oat man
Now diabetes

Meg • November 13, 2008 9:34 AM

Add too much water
Get a sloshy soup of oats
Still, delectable

Karen • November 13, 2008 9:42 AM

Love oatmeal I do
How about you -- Love it too?
Good for young Jedi

Sharilyn • November 13, 2008 9:54 AM

Love Haiku, so I did 2:

lively breakfast treat
cooked fast in the microwave
good oats hot with milk

wild oats served with love
nurtures body soul and mind
healthy creamy warm

Tina • November 13, 2008 9:59 AM

Sweet and creamy oats
Lower my cholesterol
Quaker is da bomb

Cheryl Delonnay • November 13, 2008 10:00 AM

I love my poodle.
I also love my oatmeal.
Both make me happy.

Tina • November 13, 2008 10:04 AM

Sweet and creamy oats
Lower my cholesterol
Quaker is da bomb

Beth • November 13, 2008 10:10 AM

Oatmeal is yummy.
I could eat it for a month.
I think....maybe not!

Jeanne • November 13, 2008 10:11 AM

hot oatmeal in fall,
creamy, filling, please lower
my cholesterol

Velda LaCoste • November 13, 2008 10:16 AM

I love my oatmeal
With blueberries and warm milk.
Heart says thanks daily.

Janet • November 13, 2008 10:18 AM

Always found it bland
Learning to love oatmeal now
Pumpkin butter helps

EG • November 13, 2008 10:22 AM

I hate poetry
No talent have I to write
But oats are tasty

One time in the poetry unit of english class I was lacking in a topic so I wrote a poem about how much I hate writing poetry. I got a good grade. Hopefully I will have good results this time as well.

Sheryl Pockrose • November 13, 2008 10:25 AM

Start the day with oats,
Your heart will be very glad,
Throw that bacon out!

Elizabeth • November 13, 2008 10:51 AM

Beige, lumpy goo
Does not look appetizing
But hides healthy yum!

I like it thicker
Like spackle, with brown sugar
Makes my tummy smile.

Amy • November 13, 2008 10:52 AM

Healthy and tasty
Creamy delicious goodness!
I love thee oatmeal!

susan • November 13, 2008 10:55 AM

peanut butter, yes!
plus milk and brown sugar too
all in my oatmeal

Elizabeth • November 13, 2008 11:21 AM

Chewy, toothsome, warm.
Makes rising from my slumber
doable. Oatmeal.

Elizabeth • November 13, 2008 11:21 AM

Chewy, toothsome, warm.
Makes rising from my slumber
doable. Oatmeal.

Vicki • November 13, 2008 11:23 AM

Warm and comforting
A great way to start the day
My heart is smiling

Cricket • November 13, 2008 11:36 AM

A cup of oatmeal
Is sprinkled with cinnamon
Sweet and savory

tina • November 13, 2008 11:38 AM

Oatmeal is comfort
Like your favorite sweater
worn on your insides

Sarah • November 13, 2008 11:38 AM

Oatmeal goodness
A delight on cold mornings
Warms from inside out.

Michelle • November 13, 2008 11:42 AM

Morning starts. A big
Bowl awaits. Creamy goodness.
Thank you, Quaker Oats.

Amanda • November 13, 2008 11:45 AM

Nuts, pumpkin, jelly
Throw it in and mix it up.
Oatmeal fun for all!

Angel • November 13, 2008 11:51 AM

Oatmeal salvation
Stop the growling stomach pain
warmth wraps around me

Christina • November 13, 2008 11:56 AM

Weak bite fiber ew
thick bland mouthful of paste
palatable sway

I'm not really a fan, but I want to be convinced...I know its filling and good for you, and I keep seeing all these blog people eating it with tons of crap added, and it almost looks good. I guess I want to give it another try, maybe make my own oatmeal challenge

Rebecca Hoover • November 13, 2008 12:06 PM

Yea for Oats, but how?
Can they claim one packet is
A serving, Crazy!

Penny Broome • November 13, 2008 12:45 PM

Regularity
All the Oatmeal I can eat
Oops, I gotta go.

Anne Marie Knight • November 13, 2008 12:58 PM

Quaker Oatmeal. Yum!
How I ever yearn for thee.
Makes me feel complete.

Miche • November 13, 2008 12:58 PM

Hear ye Queen Jennette!
(Bl)oated appetite is whet
At Chicag"oats" fete!

Owwch...

Lori • November 13, 2008 1:01 PM

I love oatmeal so
I will never let it go
I love free stuff mo

MaryFran • November 13, 2008 1:11 PM

Oatmeal Oh Oatmeal,
Your ooey gooeyness fills
bellies in the morn!

VCK • November 13, 2008 1:33 PM

Steel cut is better
than regular oatmeal, but
cookies taste the best.

Maggie • November 13, 2008 1:45 PM

Warm and Creamy!
Lowering Cholesterol
While losing my fat!

and

Warm and Creamy!
Greeting me at morningtime,
Old-time Breakfast Treat.

Chrissy • November 13, 2008 1:46 PM

My behind is large.
Mmm! Instant oatmeal power!
To the gym, I go.

Mary Bert • November 13, 2008 1:47 PM

Delicious fiber
Eat it morning, noon and night
Oatmeal helps you poo

Rhonda • November 13, 2008 1:50 PM

Oats Big and Oats Small
Lower your cholesterol
Eat them daily ya'll!

5KMom • November 13, 2008 2:00 PM

The thought of oatmeal
Warm, with apple and sugar
Joy in the morning.

Amy • November 13, 2008 2:16 PM

mornings at breakfast
i stir in chocolate chips
guilty oat pleasures

Diana • November 13, 2008 2:26 PM

You sweet oatmeal thang
Warm my innards and rid me
Of cholesterol

Chelsey • November 13, 2008 2:47 PM

I buy one big tub
of not-so-instant oatmeal--
it's cheapest that way.

JEM • November 13, 2008 2:53 PM

Fill my tummy please,
with healthy oats and honey,
better when it's free.

cloudy • November 13, 2008 3:04 PM

High Cholesterol?
Eat Quaker Oats each morning
See your numbers drop!

Jen • November 13, 2008 3:13 PM

Oatmeal is so great
Keeps me full the whole day through
Can't live without you!

Ruth • November 13, 2008 3:17 PM

Oatmeal is yummy
with brown sugar and raisins
A bowl of cookie

Niki • November 13, 2008 3:22 PM

Heart healthy flavor,
Quaker oats' gooey goodness
Warms me to my soul

Amy • November 13, 2008 3:26 PM

Oatmeal: I savor
Your earthy goodness, sating
Me until lunchtime

Stacy • November 13, 2008 3:48 PM

Oatmeal does really rock
Especially the Quaker Oats kind
Winning contests rocks

Ok, best I can come up with!!

melissa • November 13, 2008 3:57 PM

Have never written
a haiku before today
can you believe it

Rebecca • November 13, 2008 4:02 PM

Heart healthy is good
The flavor even better
Eat oats forever

Deb • November 13, 2008 5:08 PM

Oatmeal in a bowl
Smells like wet cardboard to me
What am I doing wrong?

Wish I liked oatmeal
Supposedly good for us
Pilgrim in a hat

Thanks Jennette Fulda
Creativity busts free
Haiku re: oatmeal!

Panda Q • November 13, 2008 5:14 PM

I like the haikus
But I like oatmeal better.
Hallucination.

Christina • November 13, 2008 5:56 PM

oatmeal is tasty
with maple and cinnamon
so hot and creamy

Rina • November 13, 2008 5:59 PM

Ew, Oatmeal. How bland.
I'd rather have some chocolate.
But, alas - the pounds.

Allison C. • November 13, 2008 6:04 PM

Mom served the oatmeal
While dad read the newspaper.
I picked out raisins.

Lisa • November 13, 2008 6:08 PM

Oatmeal, morning food
Keeps me healthy, happy, full
Thank you Quaker Oats!

Jodi • November 13, 2008 6:11 PM

Running in my eyes,
Makes my hair hard and crusty.
I hate chicken pox.

(Remember the oatmeal baths back when kids still got the pox?)

Jodi • November 13, 2008 6:14 PM

I love your brown flakes.
Add one cup of warm water.
Tastes like Christmas morn.

Amy • November 13, 2008 7:19 PM

Oatmeal at my work
It's always kinda lumpy
Has a skin on top

Rachel • November 13, 2008 7:20 PM

Maple syrup and
brown sugar make my oatmeal
oh so delicious.

Karen • November 13, 2008 8:18 PM

Oatmeal in cookies
Oatmeal Fancy, Oatmeal Plain
I like it all ways.

sandy • November 13, 2008 8:45 PM

I eat my oatmeal
It does me good it taste good
My Quaker Oatmeal

Bring A. Torch • November 13, 2008 8:54 PM

When I was very
young, I ate a giant bowl
and barfed. Yuck. (Sorry.)

Years later: I *heart*
the stuff. And their recipe
for cookies? Foolproof.

(Seriously, that "vanishing" oatmeal cookie on the Quaker lid is about the least troublesome drop cookie ever. No guesswork as to when they're done; take 'em out when golden brown.)

Rachael • November 13, 2008 9:34 PM

Oats are so yummy
Chewy raw or gooey cooked
Crunchy granola

Denise • November 13, 2008 9:49 PM

Oh tasty oatmeal
How I love you with apples
and cinnamon spice

Nae • November 13, 2008 10:05 PM

Tasty yummy oats
I like them in my belly
Give them to me please

Kimberly • November 13, 2008 10:29 PM

I love steel-cut oats
They fill my belly
With fiber and yumminess

Nancy • November 13, 2008 10:58 PM

Hot Quaker Oats on a cold

Winter's day remind

Me of my sweet mother's love.

Is that a Haiku?

txdona • November 13, 2008 11:52 PM

oatmeal, oatmeal, yum
oatmeal, oatmeal, oh so fun
hope that I will win me some

Miss Tiffie • November 14, 2008 2:52 AM

creamy yummy oats
you warm me in my belly
and keep me pooping

;]

Jennifer • November 14, 2008 6:23 AM

I love Oatmeal!
So warm and yummy and great,
Gotta run, I'm late...

Sofee • November 14, 2008 7:17 AM

Quakers or Pilgrims
I'm sure they all enjoyed it
Oats on a cold morn

Sandy • November 14, 2008 9:25 AM

Snowing in Larkspur,
Coming down and piling up,
Need oats for winter.

Juice • November 14, 2008 10:25 AM

Magical oatmeal
Good for heart and belly too
A morningtime treat

nolafwug • November 14, 2008 10:40 AM

Don't oft eat oatmeal
But frugality is me
I'll eat it for free!

Laura • November 14, 2008 12:08 PM

Even plain, oatmeal
Warms my tummy and makes me
Deliciously full.

Karen • November 14, 2008 12:31 PM

Please send me the oats
I promise to eat them all
And stay regular

Patience • November 14, 2008 1:58 PM

Preach to the choir
Long time oat convert am I
I just want free food

Eileen • November 14, 2008 5:54 PM

With oatmeal each day
my cholesterol goes down
My weight too, I hope

Leslie • November 14, 2008 8:11 PM

Oatmeal, yum,yum,yum
I eat it every morning
Oatmeal. It's delish

leslie • November 14, 2008 8:13 PM

eggs my boyfriend makes
I cook oatmeal brew coffee
sleepy back to bed.

Mich • November 14, 2008 9:35 PM

Clearly there isn't enough bad poetry in the world, so I'll do my part and add two haikus:

Oatmeal for lunch and
Oatmeal for dinner but not
For breakfast. Too much.

I say "oatmeal" but
My Brit friend calls it "porridge",
So we disagree.

Sydney • November 14, 2008 9:55 PM

Sweet morning oatmeal
fragrant cinnamon sunrise
the cat at my feet

lee • November 14, 2008 10:41 PM

oatmeal in my bowl
with butter sugar salt milk
eaten with a spoon

jen • November 14, 2008 11:14 PM

Oatmeal, I love you
Warming, hearty and tasty
Steaming bowl of health

Misty • November 15, 2008 5:07 AM

Oatmeal--a whole grain,
hearty option. Yum! Breakfast!
So many choices.

Megan • November 15, 2008 8:26 AM

Oatmeal's extra great,
Yummy-in-my-tummy treat.
It's best warm and sweet.

Laurie • November 15, 2008 11:45 AM

Warm, mushy goodness
Healthy for your heart and soul
Down cholesterol!

Christy • November 15, 2008 4:06 PM

Brown Maple sugar
The best smell to wake up to
I love my oatmeal

BC • November 15, 2008 4:26 PM

Hearty contentment
Bowl of steaming cinnamon
Echoing, empty.

joycean • November 15, 2008 10:17 PM

ode to oatmeal (in haiku format)

oh! satisfying oatmeal
you are my one true
breakfasty savior.

Melanie • November 15, 2008 10:52 PM

Oatmeal, oatmeal, oats!
Cholesterol need beware!
Oats, good for your health!

Cheryl in AL • November 15, 2008 11:28 PM

Hearty oatmeal fills
the emply
places within me.

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