Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Quinoa Salad

Here's what I ate for lunch today!
Ingredients:
Cooked Quinoa topped with sliced avocado, red bell pepper, cucumber and seasoned with salt and pepper. ( black beans and cumin would be great to add as well)  I used homemade veggie chips to scoop and eat the salad with.

Nutritional Value -High
Quinoa is a great source of Protein, B vitamins, Manganese, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, and Fiber
Red Peppers are high in Vitamin C (like 300% daily value), Vitamin A (97% daily value), B6, Folate.
Avocados are high in good calories Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats Omega 6 and 3, High in Vitamins E, K, C, Folate, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese, Copper.
Cucumbers have Vitamin K