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As a kid, I remember coming home from school hungry. Really hungry. It wasn’t quite dinner time, but lunch was far enough away that my stomach forgot that it even happened. My mom urged us not to snack and save our appetites for dinner, but there were days when even she was hungry. Sometimes we’d stop on the way home for some quick snacks, other times we’d try to put a light snack together when we got home. It’s funny how all these years later, I still remember that after school hunger so clearly.
With Greenleigh setting off for kindergarten in a little over 3 weeks (eek!) I’ve been trying to prepare for that very important first day. I’ve planned out her first day lunch, I’m working on getting her physical scheduled, and I’ve got an appointment to register her next week. But as I was shopping at Walmart last week, I realized that I hadn’t planned for after the first day of school. How am I going to combat the after school hunger? Because I’m pretty sure that she’s going to come home from school starving, just like I did.
And then, as I strolled down the quick snack and party & gatherings aisle, I saw them – Bagel Bites! As a kid, I loved Bagel Bites. And I can honestly say that I still know every single word from the song they had when I was a kid, “Pizza in the mornin’, Pizza in the evenin’, Pizza at suppertime…” I remember standing in the store begging my mom to buy them, negotiating other items in the shopping cart just so I could have some of those mini bagel snacks.
For nostalgia sake, I picked up some Bagel Bites, along with some taquitos from Delimex to replenish our supply. Taquitos are such an easy snack food to prepare that I regularly keep them on hand. Whenever my husband has a card game or gathering at the house, the taquitos are easy to get on the table quickly. And it helps that they’re extremely affordable!
Since I haven’t had Bagel Bites in quite a while, I wondered if were the same delicious snack that I remembered from my childhood. It may have been a few years (and no, I’m not admitting to any more than a few years), but I very clearly remember that thick, rich sauce, covered with creamy cheese on a crispy bagel. They were easy to make, filling, and delicious. I may have bought them to celebrate Greenleigh’s first day in kindergarten, but there was no way that I wasn’t going to try them. So I may have sampled a few…
In just under 15 minutes in the oven it was confirmed – they’re as tasty as I remember. In fact, they’re better! The homemade sauce, real cheese, and toppings (all with no trans fat!) make for the perfect snack.
And they go perfectly with the Delimex crispy, meat filled taquitos that we regularly buy. 
By the way, if you want to both of these snacks in the oven at the exact same time, try adjusting the oven temperature to 425, and cooking for 18 minutes.
Looking for a way to celebrate the first day of school? Make sure to pick up some Bagel Bites and Delimex snacks. They’re fun snacks to celebrate the first day of school and combat hunger all the other days! Your kids will thank you!
