Healthy Nutrition Tip-of-the-Month: Vegan Brown Rice Krispie Treats

from our Clinical Nutritionist Michelle
Here is a healthy Halloween Treat that's fun to make and enjoy with the whole family! Vegan Brown Rice Krispie Treats


Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of organic all natural crunchy peanut butter (salted)
• 1/2 cup of brown rice syrup 
• 3 1/2 cups of brown rice krispies cereal
• 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup of vegan chocolate chips (optional)

Makes 9 squares.
Directions

Put peanut butter, rice syrup, and vanilla into a small sauce pan and heat over a low heat for a few minutes until the mixture is liquid.

While the mixture is being heated, spray a large bowl with cooking spray before adding the rice cereal. Pour the peanut butter syrup over the cereal and combine until all of the rice krispies are evenly coated (you may have to work it a little).

Transfer krispies into an 8x8-glass baking dish that has been lightly coated with non-stick cooking spray. Pat them down and make them nice and even, pop in the fridge about an hour or so, then cut em' up and enjoy!

If adding the chocolate:
After you have combined the cereal and syrup, stir in ¼ cup of chocolate chips. Make sure the syrup is not too hot, give it a few minutes to drop in temperature so the chips will stay in tact.

Once the chips are stirred in, place into the baking dish and chill.

If someone is allergic to peanuts, they can use organic all-natural salted almond butter but better if it isn't the raw kind.

 

To book your personal Nutrition Consultation with Michelle, please call us at 818-549-1300

Demystify your fears of Acupuncture & Chiropractic

Dr. Heidi

Happy October! In keeping with the theme of Halloween, I'd like to address some of the common fears associated with Chiropractic care. It is completely understandable that the noise of spinal adjustments and the perceived twisting of the neck is cause for concern for most people.

Innately, we are aware that our cervical spine, brain stem and spinal cord are vital to our health and without proper education even the term "adjustment" can seem "scary". But I'd like to put some perspective on those fears and hopefully alleviate them through education just as I do for new patients on a daily basis in my practice.


Statistics show that only 1 in 5.85 million patients are injured by a Chiropractor. To put this risk into perspective, if you drive more than a mile to get to your chiropractic appointment, you are at greater risk of serious injury from a car accident than from your chiropractic visit. Did you also know that 1 in 3 hospital visits are associated with the use of aspirin or NSAID pain relievers like ibuprofen. So to pop a pain reliever or get one from your doctor for back pain is statistically more scary than the adjustment.