Sharing my tips for healthy digestion and easy things you can add into your routine!

Today, let’s dive into a topic that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves: healthy digestion.

Our gut health plays a crucial role in our overall well-being, from energy levels to skin health, immune system function, nutrient absorption, and even mood. So, it’s time to give our bellies some love and embrace the power of good digestion!

Please keep in mind that this post is for information purposes and is not medical advice. If you struggle with digestion, reach out to your health care provider so they can provide individualized suggestions for your unique needs.

Tips for healthy digestion

1) Eat Mindfully:

Slow down and savor every bite. Take the time to chew your food thoroughly, allowing your saliva to mix in and kickstart the digestion process. This simple act of mindfulness can improve nutrient absorption and reduce bloating.When we eat mindfully, we are fully present in the moment, savoring each bite and paying attention to our body’s cues.

Here’s how this simple act can enhance your digestion:

• Increased Chewing: Mindful eating encourages us to slow down and chew our food thoroughly. Chewing breaks down food into smaller particles, allowing our digestive enzymes to work more efficiently. The more we chew, the easier it is for our stomach to break down the food, reducing the strain on our digestive system.
• Improved Nutrient Absorption: Mindful eating allows our bodies to better absorb nutrients from the food we consume. When we’re present and focused on our meal, our body’s ability to absorb vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients is optimized. This means we can reap the full benefits of the nourishing foods we consume.
• Reduced Overeating: Mindful eating helps us tune in to our body’s hunger and fullness signals. By eating slowly and paying attention to our body’s cues, we are more likely to recognize when we are satisfied and avoid overeating. Overeating can lead to discomfort, bloating, and sluggish digestion, so being mindful of portion sizes can make a big difference.
• Enhanced Digestive Enzyme Production: When we eat mindfully, our body’s digestive enzymes are produced more effectively. These enzymes help break down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, making them easier to digest. By engaging in mindful eating, we optimize the production and release of these enzymes, promoting smoother digestion.
• Reduced Stress Response: Mindful eating can help reduce stress, which has a direct impact on our digestion. When we eat in a relaxed state, free from distractions and stressors, our body’s “rest and digest” mode is activated. This allows our digestive system to function optimally, promoting better digestion, absorption, and elimination.

Warm tortillas are filled with fluffy scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, crispy bacon, and melting cheese to create these mouthwatering bacon and egg tacos. They are great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner any day of the week.

Bacon and Egg Taco

Is there a breakfast combination more quintessential than bacon and eggs? I feel a bit like Sam-I-Am when thinking about this pairing. I would eat them on potatoes, in a salad or two or three, and again each morning, plain as can be.

Cooked to a crispy bite, bacon adds a perfect texture to pillowy scrambled eggs. I want them snuggled up in a tortilla with plenty of cheese.

I typically skip the hot sauce, but my oldest uses the hottest stuff he can find. We almost always add green chile to this recipe. But, a bacon and egg taco is fabulous, no matter how you choose to fancy them up.

Egg Tacos

Breakfast tacos are always a huge hit with my whole family. This breakfast tacos recipe was inspired quite a few years ago by the Breakfast Nachos that my boys adored.

Eventually, there came a time that they requested breakfast nachos, and I didn’t have any tortilla chips in the house. However, a box of taco shells caught my eye and one thing led to another, and they got this egg taco recipe.

I make an egg taco with either hard taco shells and flour tortillas and however they’re made, they disappear lightning fast.

Gone are those little boys who

Teriyaki Pina Colada Burger [+ Video]

Teriyaki Pina Colada Burger is our favorite! It’s a secret blend of meat for the juiciest burger, topped with teriyaki sauce, grilled pineapple, crispy bacon and a special pina colada sauce.

Cade has created a monster. A real life hamburger monster. Annnd that sounds gross. I’ve never really cared for burgers, but slowly and surely I’m realizing that it’s all about how the burger is made.

In fact I had one in Portland a few years ago that is still one of the best I’ve ever had. Except I had to shower when I got home as all the spices had gotten stuck in my hair and made my hair smell horrid. But it was worth it.

Anyway we’ve been creating quite a few favorite burger recipes like the Brazilian burger and the rest I’ll list at the end of the post so you all can have a list of them. But this teriyaki pina colada burger recipe (which was inspired by the darling Jeana Hammer), well thanks to our 2 secrets for the best burger, is awesome!

How This Recipe Came to Be

This is one of those burgers that you kind of have to trust me on. I know some maybe find it weird that we baste the burger, but trust me, it’s so yum. Good golly it’s good! I mean, if you can make a teriyaki steak (which happens to be a favorite of mine at Tepanyaki grills) then why not a burger?

And then as they were cooking I thought, we just had Maui pork nachos with pina colada sauce which is one of our favorite football foods ever, so why not use the leftover sauce to make a pina colada mayo?! BOOYAH BABY!!

Ingredients for a Teriyaki Pina Colada Burger

Here is what you will need to make these heavenly burgers! This is just meant to given you an overview of the ingredients need. The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card down below.

• Brioche Buns – The bun makes all the difference and brioche is soft and fluff but will home up to the sauce and juicy burger.
• Ground Beef – We recommend using 80/20 or 85/15, but nothing leaner than that. The more fat, the more flavor!
  • This recipe also works great with ground turkey or chicken!
• Teriyaki Sauce – you could make the sauce homemade or buy your favorite brand at the store
• Salt and Pepper – added flavor
• Butter – used to grill the buns
• Pineapple – that grilled brown sugar glazed pineapple ring is noth

Happy 4th of July weekend, my friends! Our village puts on a fantastic celebration every year and my brother and his girls are driving up from GA to enjoy it with us. The fun begins today and will go through the 4th. Here’s hoping for good weather all weekend!

As you’re getting ready for all the fun foods this weekend, and in case you’re as watermelon obsessed as we are this summer, check out this quick video showing how to easily slice a watermelon into handheld wedges or perfect bite-size cubes.

ON THE BLOGS this week: Crisp bacon and lettuce, tart tomatoes, creamy hard-boiled eggs, and jalapenos combine to create this creamy, slightly spicy Jalapeno BLT Pasta Salad.

The perfectly even doneness of a reverse seared New York strip steak makes every single bite a mouthwatering slice of heaven.

Loaded with robust garlic, zesty lemon, and a kick of red pepper flakes, Cowboy Butter is absolutely crave-worthy on steak, vegetables, or fresh bread.

Sweet grapes, crunchy pecans, and vanilla bean sour cream are combined in this unexpected and delicious creamy grape salad. My boys went nuts over this the first time I made it and I couldn’t stop eating bites of it myself.

Spicy, tangy, and savory flavors are stacked atop each together in a baking dish to create this sensational Layered Taco Dip with Ground Beef. My fellow snackers can rejoice because while this is fantastically snackable, it is also hearty enough to be dinner any night of the week.

Learn how to bake zucchini for an easy side dish all summer long. Baked zucchini is slightly sweet with crispy edges and a smooth rich texture.

Garden-fresh tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, fragrant basil, and a drizzle of balsamic make a timeless combination in this Chopped Caprese Salad.

Tender crisp Thai green beans with peanut sauce can be made as mild or as spicy as you like – in under 15 minutes.

Sweet strawberries mingle with crunchy golden Oreos whispering of summer in this lusciously smooth Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream.

If you think rhubarb is just for baked goods, you will be pleasantly surprised by the sweet, slightly tart flavor of this versatile Rhubarb S

Hi friends! Happy Friday! I hope you’re having a wonderful morning. I’m off to the eye doctor today and am crossing my fingers to get the all clear to start wearing contacts again. It’s been a bit hard to function in glasses for the past five weeks so I’m really, really hoping I’ll be able to wear my contacts, even just for a few hours each day.

We are back in Tucson after 12 days in Europe and it.was.magical. I’ll be posting a full recap of our trip, so stay tuned for all of the details! I’ll prob split it into two posts: Rome and the 7-night Italy and Greece Disney cruise. If you have any questions I can answer or include in my post(s), please let me know.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section.

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