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First, they popped the street taco-size flour tortilla into the toaster, which puffed up with steam once it was heated. That allowed them to cut a slice along the edge of the tortilla to create an opening.

Then, they filled it with an array of taco ingredients -- rice, beans, lettuce, avocado, cheese and salsa -- and showed off the perfectly filled pocket.

It's certainly not a traditional taco, in any sense, but for parents of messy eaters -- or even just for someone who's trying to stretch that last tortilla -- it could be a recipe for success.

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