rice crispy treats

i have always been a fan of rice crispy treats but found there was little to no nutritional value in them… sugar sugar butter and sugar! so today I added two things making it more of a snack bar. PERFECT FOR HIKING ;)

typical rice crispy ingredients:

2T coconut oil
2c mini marshmallows (or 20 lg ones)
2 1/2c rice crispys

PLUS
1/2c craisins, dried blueberries and/or raisins
1/2c chopped nuts of any kind

*2t carob powder, I made two batches one w and one wo.

mix the first three ingredients over med heat until the marshmallows are all melted. I like to mix them together so there is less marshmallows on the pan and more in the treats. add the remaining ingredients and mix again (leave out carob powder for plain batch). place all ingredients into a lightly greased pan and pat down. repeat and add carob powder (healthy chocolate substitute) then add to the other side of the pan. pat and place in refrigerator to cool if pressed for time. leave them on the counter to keep the softness.

ENJOY!

shriek juice

in january my goal was to have more energy throughout the day. to do this I listed things I would need to change and they included: getting to bed earlier, quitting coffee, taking naps, drinking half my weight in water and eating breakfast – next to quitting coffee making time for breakfast is the hardest one to do. breakfast and dinner are the most hectic in our home, especially when my husband leaves for a week once a month. I feed the kids no problem but when it comes to me it slips my mind and the next thing I know its nap time and all I had all day was water. thinking a shake would work but wanting to keep the ingredients simple I came up with this for the am grind. since I have been drinking this I have felt more alive in the am, even when I don’t get to bed early (btw I haven’t taken a nap yet, its just not in the cards for me).

1/2c frozen organic spinach
1/2c frozen pineapple
1 sm banana
1c non-dairy milk (I use coconut milk).

place all ingredients into blender in the order they are listed and blend. start on low working your way up to high. leave it at high until you no longer see specks of spinach. this will give it a smooth texture everyone will love and no one will walk around with spinach in their teeth.

* this is one serving.

breakfast of moms

this is a life saver and super healthy. I found it on Pinterest and it has been a touch of heaven. I put half fruit, some chia, flax, oats or steel cut, a spice, milk and yogurt. seal it and put it in the fridge. my daughter can get it out and bring it to me to open and then go to table to eat as I'm nursing her sister in bed. bomb!

my three year old loves helping me make them too. the flavors we do are blueberry, pineapple coconut, banana cinnamon, apple cinnamon and raspberry. I don't add any sugar and use vanilla organic yogurt... the one I can read all ingredients.