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The Midwest may not be known for tacos, but this Ohio native certainly knows his way around tortillas and toppings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love tacos,\u201d says Jarod, 20, a math and secondary education major now in his junior year at Bluffton University. \u201cGrowing up, my family had regular taco nights where we\u2019d mix it up with the fixings. Everyone I know knows my favourite food is a taco.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Jarod and his friends spotted the Make It Mindful contest, he thought it would be fun to recreate one of his all-time favourite chicken tacos that he discovered while studying abroad in Guatemala City. <\/p>\n
\u201cEvery day, I\u2019d walk home to my host family and pass by street vendors selling all different kinds of tacos\u201d he says. \u201cThey\u2019re nothing like an American taco, but they\u2019re unbeatable.\u201d <\/p>\n
His favourite was filled with braised chicken that was slowly cooked over an open fire. The vendors would top the meat with fresh fruit and melty cheese. <\/p>\n
Browsing the Mindful Taco ingredient choices, Jarod immediately gravitated to grilled chicken for its smoky flavour. He went with a bold cheese choice\u2014crumbles of salty, slightly tangy feta cheese. \u201cShredded cheese doesn\u2019t have enough flavour,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Jarod also wanted to use lots of fresh ingredients. Slices of avocado, plus mango cilantro salsa checked that box. From there, he got downright greedy\u2014adding traditional salsa roja, and finishing everything off with red onion and cilantro. <\/p>\n
\u201cI like thinking about where my food comes from, and the cultures that inspired a meal,\u201d says Jarod. \u201cTo me, that\u2019s being mindful.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Midwest may not be known for tacos, but this Ohio native certainly knows his way around tortillas and toppings. \u201cI love tacos,\u201d says Jarod, 20, a math and secondary education major now in his junior year at Bluffton University. \u201cGrowing up, my family had regular taco nights where we\u2019d mix it up with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mindful-eating-ca"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n