This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Straight Up™ Tea and Albertsons Companies. The opinions and text are all mine.

When you are a working mom of 2 busy kids, relaxing is pretty hard to do. Our version of relaxing tends to come in the form of being able to sit down for more than two minutes and not drinking/eating on the go. With the kids heading back to school, I am looking forward to having a few extra hours a week to enjoy simple things like everything bagel chips, veggie cream cheese, and a tall glass of iced tea.

I grew up in the southern part of the state where the tea is always sweet and always super cold. In fact, when I go back home, I always forget that I have to specify because the norm is sweet tea. When I moved “up north,” it was almost impossible to find sweet tea, so I started drinking unsweetened with a splash of sweet tea in it. Straight Up™ Tea is made just for people like me because they created their Sorta Sweet Straight Up Tea and it is the perfect mix of sweet tea and unsweetened tea. Straight Up Tea offers authentic, true tea taste. It has all natural ingredients and no artificial anything! A nice tall glass of the Straight Up Tea is perfect for my afternoon snack of everything bagel chips and homemade vegetable cream cheese.

Ingredients for Everything Bagel Chips:

2 Everything Bagels, sliced into rounds
3-4 Tbsp olive oil
Everything Seasoning:
1/2 Tbsp poppy seeds
1/2 Tbsp sesame seeds
1/2 Tbsp dried minced garlic
1/2 Tbsp dried minced onion
1 tsp kosher salt

Let’s Make It:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick foil.

2. In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients for the everything seasoning. 

3. In a large bowl, combine bagel pieces and olive oil. Toss to coat. Spread bagel pieces on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with everything seasoning. 

4. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool. Store in airtight container for up to 3 days.

Ingredients Vegetable Cream Cheese Dip:

12 oz cream cheese, softened
2 Tbsp Greek yogurt
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/2 red pepper, diced
1 carrot, peeled and shredded
2 green onions, sliced

Let’s Make It:

1. In the bowl of a mixer, beat together cream cheese and yogurt. Stir in green pepper, red pepper, carrot and green onions. Refrigerate until ready to eat. 

I love this snack because I can make it at the beginning of the week and enjoy it for several days.

The bagel chips are also great on the go along with a bottle of Straight Up Tea!

Be sure to stop by your local Albertsons store, like Safeway, to take advantage of their Buy One, Get One offer so you can try all of the Straight Up Teas like Honey Green, Sorta Sweet and even Rooibos.