This Week's Lunch!

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I was reading Women's Health magazine when I came across an article about making a large quinoa salad to last you through the week. I am a total cheapO and I try my best to only eat lunch out once a week.  Eating lunch out in NYC can cost anywhere from $8-$15 bucks! Not only is it expensive, you're more likely to make rash decisions about what is convenient to eat. So this week, I stole the quinoa salad idea and created my own...super easy and delicioso! I also made a refreshing cranberry, orange and lime virgin cocktail...Although it would be amazing with a little added vodka!

Yummy Quinoa Salad

I would say this makes about 3 large servings, could be made into 4.

• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 4 handfuls of baby spinach
• 1 1/2 cups of organic corn (canned or frozen)
• 1 1/2 cups of organic black beans (canned)
• 1/4 cup of sun dried tomatoes
• 1/4 cup of chopped red onion
• 1 avocado
• feta cheese (about 2oz.)
• you could add a boiled egg, chicken or tuna (which I will do for my lunch)
• add vinaigrette when you eat

Cranberry/Orange/Lime Water

One serving.

• 1/2 medium orange- squeeze into glass first
• 1/4 lim- squeeze into glass and leave at bottom
• 5 or 6 ice cubes
• splash of cranberry juice
• fill the rest of the glass with water