Recipe of the Week: Greek Quinoa and Avocado Salad

Quinoa is a delicious protein-rich grain and here it combines with tomato, feta, onions, and avocados for a scrumptious low-cal meal!

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Quinoa, Uncooked
• 1 cup Water
• 186 g Roma Tomato
• 1/2 cup Red Onion (whole)
• 0 oz Lemon Juice, Freshly Squeezed
• 2 tbsp 100% Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Spinach – Fresh
• 2 med Avocado
• 1/4 cup Feta Cheese Traditional

Directions

1. In a 1-1/2-quart saucepan combine quinoa and water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 11 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
2. Transfer quinoa to a medium bowl. Add tomato, spinach, and onion; stir to combine. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, oil, and salt. Add to quinoa mixture; toss to coat.
3. Place spinach leaves on 4 salad plates. Arrange avocado slices on spinach leaves. Spoon quinoa mixture over avocado slices. Sprinkle with some of the feta.

Makes 4 main-dish servings.

Notes: Rinse quinoa thoroughly before cooking to remove a bitter substance called saponin that coats the seeds. Brush avocado slices with additional lemon juice to prevent browning.

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4 servings Calories 332, Total Fat (g) 24, Saturated Fat (g) 5, Cholesterol (mg) 11, Sodium (mg) 457, Carbohydrate (g) 27, Fiber (g) 8, Protein (g) 7, Vitamin A (DV%) 0, Vitamin C (DV%) 37, Calcium (DV%) 11, Iron (DV%) 18, Starch (d.e.) 1.5, Vegetables (d.e.) .5, Fat (d.e.) 4.5, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

RECIPE & IMAGE CREDIT: LIVESTRONG.COM

Win Two VIP Tickets to Atlanta’s Biggest Event!

Sign up for September boot camp for a chance to win two VIP tickets to The Green Concert (a $500+ value!). September’s session starts next Wednesday, September 8th.

The Green Concert has been called Atlanta’s biggest event and it is back in Piedmont Park! This year’s act — the Eagles — has often been hailed as one of the greatest bands of the century through hits such as “Hotel California” and “Lyin Eyes.” They also hold the record for the best-selling album of all time in the U.S. for “Their Greatest Hits 71-75” which has been certified 29 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Join us on Friday, October 15, 2010 in the restored 10th Street Meadow. Gates will open at 5:00pm. This environmentally-themed concert will continue to raise funds to maintain historic Piedmont Park and the new 53-acre expansion, while promoting environmental sustainability.

Don’t delay, The Green Concert is the best in Atlanta entertainment and the event has sold out in the past! Sign up for September boot camp today!

General public tickets for The Green Concert are on sale through Ticketmaster.

Do You Miss Us?

Thanks to everyone that came out for Kathleen’s stretch and strength workout this morning!

As much as we miss seeing you all out in the park this week, remember that it’s important to get some rest and let your body recover. But don’t take it too far! Try to continue to make good food choices and do some exercise on your own. Take a walk, run some intervals, do a push-up pyramid, or recruit some of your boot camp buddies to do your favorite boot camp workout. Rest assured that while you all are sleeping in, we BC4C trainers are testing out a couple new workouts this week.

Temps and humidity are dropping, and September looks to be a fabulous month! See you all in a week!

XOXO, The BC4C Trainers

What are you doing to stay active? What’s the best/worst thing about having a week off from boot camp?

You Showed Us Your Best Side!

Boot campers, kudos to you for “taking it off” and showing us your best side this month!

Great effort EVERYONE with finishing today in less than 20 minutes. This month, it was fun to see the old faces blending with the new, creating new energy, focus, friendships and motivation.

Please tell us about your “best side” this month — including your wins, accomplishments and challenges that were overcome. Leave a comment on this post by clicking the “Comments” link above.

And, be sure to congratulate yourself on a job well done. If others have noticed your better side, let them know how you got there, and what being well and doing good with BC4C is all about.

Have a great week of rest, and we’ll see you September 8th!

XOXO, BC4C

Double Knots are for Suckers

BY LEIGH

Despite giving you an occasional breather during a workout, untied shoe laces can be annoying and occasionally hazardous. This Runner’s World article, delves into the right and wrong way to tie your shoes. They say if you are tying correctly they are less likely to become untied and thus a double knot is unnecessary.

Another option — if you want to be really cool like Tracy — is forgoing laces completely and opting for a set of Yankz.

Just keep in mind we won’t be accepting “my shoes came untied” as an excuse anymore!

IMAGE CREDIT: Runner’s World

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