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Summer Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cans black beans
- 2 cans corn
- 2 cucumbers, diced
- 7 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 cup edamame
- 1 small red onion, diced
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 10
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Weekly Menu:
Meal 1: Vegetable fried rice and summer salad
Meal 2: Organic hot dogs made with grass-fed, local beef and summer salad
Meal 3: Korean spicy cold noodles with lots of cucumbers and carrots (my own version of naengmyeon)
Meal 4: Teriyaki glazed salmon and a salad
Jenn from Girl Heroes also plans meals, and her husband created a cool meal planning sheet that I wanted to share with you. I printed out my own copy.
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Click here to read Jenn’s post and to get your own copy. I love that Jenn always reminds us that we all are girl (as well as boy) heroes! How great to have that message on a meal planning sheet!
Exercise:
Tuesday: Barre workout
Wednesday: Long hike
Thursday: Weight workout
Friday: Yoga and HIIT
Questions: What meals are on your menu this week? What’s your favorite summer workout? I’m looking forward to adding some swimming to my workouts.
Be well,
Andrea