Tia Mowry's Easy Back to School Lunch | Quick Fix
- Hi guys, so, if you aredreading back-to-school, don't be.
Because I have an easy lunchidea that will save you time
so that you can start the morning strong.
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I totally get it,back-to-school can be hectic,
I have a baby at home, but don't worry,
you guys are gonna love this one.
And a special shout-outto Seattle's Best Coffee
for sponsoring and collaborating with me.
Together, we are gonna show you guys
how to make back-to-schoolmornings go smoothly.
So, the secret, shh, with this lunch
is all about prepping in advance,
so that your mornings are less hectic.
Yes, hooray for less hectic mornings.
(cheering)
So first we're gonna start with a snack,
that I'm telling you,this is incredibly easy.
Because you can prep them on the weekends,
they'll be available foryou throughout the week.
And what we're gonna starton first are the apple chips,
I mean every child lovesapple chips, right?
And then we're gonna moveon to the popcorn trail mix.
So, apple chips are a greatalternative for regular chips.
What I have in front of me is a sheet pan,
and I've lined it with a baking mat.
You can use either Galaapples, or Fuji apples,
you want them to be really nice and sweet.
What I'm gonna do is I'm just gonna
take my thinly sliced apple, like so,
and just place it onto the baking sheet.
This is like so incredibly easy.
If you don't have a baking mat,you can use parchment paper.
But, if you use parchmentpaper you wanna make sure
that the apples aren't toothin, because they'll stick.
Next, I'm just gonna sprinklesome cinnamon on top.
Look at that, wheneverI'm sprinkling something,
I always have to say:make it rain. (laughs)
What I'm gonna do next is I'm gonna
throw my apple chips into the oven
at 250 degrees for an hour on one side.
Once it's done on one sideI'm gonna flip them over
and cook them for another hour.
And then you will have apple chips.
While my apple chips are baking
I'm gonna move on to my popcorn trail mix.
One thing that I love about making
your own trail mix is it's less expensive.
Sometimes when you buy trail mix
at the store, it can get a little pricey.
But not only that, I lovemaking my own trail mix
because you can caterto your child's needs.
You can cater to whateversnacks they like.
And what I'm gonna do is
I'm gonna start with some popcorn,
because this is, afterall, my popcorn trail mix.
And to that I'm gonna add mytoasted sunflower and cashews
to my popcorn, just like that.
I'm gonna add someapricots, and what I've done
with my apricots is I've cutthem down to bite-sized pieces.
I'm just gonna add that.
And again, you can add raisins to this,
whatever your kids like.
And then I'm gonna add somepretzels, just like that.
And I'm just gonna stir.
Just kinda mix all of this in together.
And I'm just gonna store thisin an air-tight container.
So, while my apple chips are in the oven,
I have my popcorn trail mix.
And again, this is all prep work,
so that our mornings can be less hectic.
I mean, does it get any easier?
So, once you take them out of the oven,
this is how they look, andthis is what it sounds like!
(laughs) Apple chips, thisis like totally awesome.
You wanna make sure that you store these
in an air-tight container.
So, I'm really excitedabout my sandwich idea,
because it's really quick and easy.
I mean, Tia Mowry's quick-fix.
And you can prep them the night before.
I'm gonna show you guyshow I make my pinwheels.
First, I'm gonna start with a tortilla.
I just love saying tortilla,because Tia's in it,
like: Tia, Tia, Tia, Tia. (laughs)
Okay, enough of that,kids are hungry. (laughs)
So, I have my tortilla, and I am going to
spread some whipped cream cheese.
Now, I have a littlesecret to tell you guys
about whipped cream cheese: kids love it
because of the texture, and not only that.
You know, you wouldthink to put mayo on it,
but mayo has a lot of oil.
And the oil from the mayowill make the tortilla
kind of soggy and soft, andwe don't want our pinwheel
to be soggy and soft.
And I'm just gonna placesome turkey, like so,
and you wanna try to get it nice and flat.
As a kid, I always loved lunch.
I couldn't wait for that bell to ring.
You know how there's likethat bell that goes: ding!
(bell rings)
The bell would ring for lunchtime
and you would see all thekids go run out and play.
I remember four square, doyou remember four square?
And then double Dutch, Imean lunch is so much fun!
(kids cheering)
You get to eat and play, as an adult,
I don't know if we can do that. (laughs)
Now onto my cheese, whatkid doesn't love cheese?
I'm using monterey jack cheese,you can use cheddar cheese,
really any cheese you want, there we go.
And of course, we have to getour veggies in, for the kids.
I'm gonna add somespinach, just like that.
So, one thing that's greatabout pinwheels in general,
is you can do different variations.
You can have a variety of things,
you can do just veggie pinwheels,
you can do cheese pinwheels,
you can just make a varietythroughout the week.
So, I'm gonna give this a niceroll, which is a lot of fun.
Just kinda wanna keep everything in there.
And I love this becauseit has its protein,
we have veggies in there,
and it's delicious, quick, and easy.
So, I'm just cutting theseinto bite-sized slices.
And you see it's reallynice and pretty too.
You see the green from the spinach.
So I'm just gonna place mypinwheels into a bento box.
And if you don't know what that is,
it's just a box that has alot of compartments in it.
I find that kind love bento boxes
because it keeps the food separated.
Our lunch is halfway packed,and all we have to do
is put the top on andthrow it in the fridge.
So, the morning of,watch how easy this is;
I get my coffee started,
because that is the most important thing.
Cory and I, we like the flavor of
Portside Blend from Seattle's Best Coffee.
It is a smooth and premium coffee
that'll give you a great cupof coffee every single time.
You know, Cory and myself,we have a newborn at home,
and we need consistency.
So, I've taken my pinwheelsout of the refrigerator,
and now I'm going to assemble my lunch.
And again, this is all beenprepped, so it's quick and easy.
My popcorn trail mix is ready to go,
and all I have to do is just fill it up.
Love this trail mix combination
because it's sweet and salty.
We've made our apple chips on the weekend,
they are ready to go too.
How delicious and great does this look?
Any kid would love to have this.
(kids cheering)
I mean, I would love to have this.
This allows me to have someme time, some peace and quiet.
And a delicious cup of coffee
with all the extra time that I've saved.
So, I hope you guys enjoyedmy back-to-school lunch idea.
And I also wanna give a special shout-out
and a thanks to Seattle's Best Coffee
for sponsoring and collaborating with me,
and making back-to-schoolmornings go smoothly.
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