Adventure Boot Camp finds a healthy lunch recipe for campers!

Well, to add to our breakfast recipe from a few days ago, here is healthy, easy to make lunch recipe. The nutritional analysis shows how low in cals and fat the recipe is and because the recipe calls for a whole wheat pita, the carbs are coming from a good source. All in all, these easy tuna pita is a great lunch or dinner for our OC Boot Campers!

Tuna Pita Pockets

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
3/4 cup diced tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell peppers
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup finely chopped broccoli
1/4 cup finely chopped onion2
cans (6 ounces each) low-salt white tuna packed in water, drained
1/2 cup low-fat ranch dressing
3 whole-wheat pita pockets, cut in half

Directions
In a large bowl, add the lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, broccoli and onions. Toss to mix evenly. In a small bowl, add the tuna and ranch dressing. Stir to mix well. Add the tuna mixture to the lettuce mixture and stir to combine. Scoop 3/4 cup of the tuna salad into each pita pocket half and serve immediately.

Nutritional Analysis (per serving)
Serving size: 1 pita half
Calories: 199
Cholesterol: 20 mg
Protein: 15 g
Sodium: 357 mg
Carbohydrate: 23 g
Fiber: 4 g
Total fat: 5 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Monounsaturated fat: 0.5 g
Potassium: 357 mg
Calcium: 3 mg

This recipe comes courtesey of the Mayo Clinic.
Check out our website, www.ocbootcamp.com, for more nutritional information.