Abbotsford's Green Fighter Nicole Bradley created a St. Patrick's Day meal as part of this week's challenge.
The challenge required the Green Fighters to make a meal out of green ingredients, and the most creative meal would be declared the winner.
Bradley's meal included a green curry with green vegetables, and guacamole with spinach chips.
Nicole's recipe for guacamole:
- 1-2 ripe avocados
- 1 roma tomato
- 1 shallot (or 1/2 a yellow onion) chopped
- 3-4 garlic cloves pressed
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- pepper to taste
- chopped jalapeno to taste
1. Mash the avocado in a bowl
2. Slice tomato in 1/2, scoop out seeds and juicy bit, chop remainder
3. Chop onion/shallot and jalapenos
4. Peel and press garlic
5. Juice lime directly into bowl
6. Add pepper
7. Mix all ingredients together and let sit for a minimum of one hour
The 13-week contest kicked off March 1, and encourages competitors to adopt healthier lifestyles while raising money for cancer research.
"I knew I wanted to donate some of my time and volunteer at the (Canadian) Cancer Society because I had turned 22 and my dad had lost his arm to cancer when he was 22."
Bradley – a dispatcher at Terralink Horticulture – also had a New Year's resolution to get healthy and be more involved in the community.
"It kind of fit into both of those goals."
As the competitor for Abbotsford, Bradley is up against 12 other contestants from around the Lower Mainland. Each week, they will take part in a challenge – from creating recipes to making an inspirational video – for a chance to win weekly prizes. The contestant who shows the greatest improvement in health at the end of the 13 weeks will win a cruise.
To follow Bradley's progress, go to the Kin's Green Fighters Facebook page.
To donate to Bradley's fundraising efforts for the Canadian Cancer Society, click here.