If your kids love taco night, surprise them with a do-it-yourself taco bar that fits neatly into a lunch box.

Ingredients

• 4 thin slices roast beef (about 3 ounces)
• 4 (6-inch) soft flour tortillas
• 1/3 cup shredded Cheddar, Monterey jack or "Mexican blend" cheese
• 1/4 cup Quickie Guacamole, recipe follows, or store-bought fresh guacamole
• 1/4 cup Speedy Salsa, recipe follows, or store-bought fresh salsa
• 2 tablespoons sour cream or plain yogurt, optional
• Mini bottle hot sauce
• Multi-compartment lunch box

Directions

Speedy Salsa:

• 2 ripe tomatoes (about 1 pound), halved
• 1/4 small red onion or white, halved
• 1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves or fresh mint leaves, optional

Quickie Guacamole:

• 1 ripe Hass avocado, halved and seeded
• 1 lime, halved
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup diced tomatoes, mango, or quartered seedless grapes, optional