Using Bento Boxes for lunches.

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  • madiao
    madiao Posts: 119 Member
    Today stir fry lamb with capsicum and onion, rice, banana, apple and special k biscuits :)

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  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    madiao wrote: »
    Today stir fry lamb with capsicum and onion, rice, banana, apple and special k biscuits :)

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    It's funny, we have those same "biscuits" but here they're called Pastry Crisps.

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  • LadyAhiru
    LadyAhiru Posts: 112 Member
    Interesting. We have lots of Kellogs Products in Austria but i have never seen any thing like that ;)
  • misfit_nemesis
    misfit_nemesis Posts: 13 Member
    All that is b.s and nonsense don't eat rice nor potatoes stick to chicken breast and steamed veggies
  • madiao
    madiao Posts: 119 Member
    @SnuggleSmacks haha that's weird! I've never heard of biscuits being called "pastry crisps" before. I guess what you guys called biscuits is something else though isn't it?
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    madiao wrote: »
    @SnuggleSmacks haha that's weird! I've never heard of biscuits being called "pastry crisps" before. I guess what you guys called biscuits is something else though isn't it?

    Scones generally. When I first heard the term "biscuits in gravy" from a Texan, I had a real 'wtf' moment.
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    All that is b.s and nonsense don't eat rice nor potatoes stick to chicken breast and steamed veggies

    Trollolloll. Begone to a forum post where people allow negative nancies. Enjoy your bland food ^_^
  • kramrn77
    kramrn77 Posts: 375 Member
    Hey now- biscuits and gravy are damn fine food. ;) But biscuits are very different from scones- both in texture and taste. Sadly, I can't have either anymore until I work out some gluten free versions. :(
  • madiao
    madiao Posts: 119 Member
    @mangrothian I don't think they know the true meaning of the word scones ;)
  • Narcissora
    Narcissora Posts: 197 Member
    All that is b.s and nonsense don't eat rice nor potatoes stick to chicken breast and steamed veggies

    Trollolloll. Begone to a forum post where people allow negative nancies. Enjoy your bland food ^_^

    *snicker*
  • Narcissora
    Narcissora Posts: 197 Member
    Today's bento: leftovers from eating out last night! I tried to make it pretty, but sometimes bento-ing leftovers is tricky.

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    Leftover chicken with portobello from Applebee's, banana, dill pickles, tomato with babybel.

    Does the chopped up babybel look like I tossed my tomato with mini marshmallows, or is it just me?
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    kramrn77 wrote: »
    Hey now- biscuits and gravy are damn fine food. ;) But biscuits are very different from scones- both in texture and taste. Sadly, I can't have either anymore until I work out some gluten free versions. :(

    @kramrn77 hehe, I wasn't saying they're a bad thing at all. But in Australia biscuits are cookies, so to hear "biscuits and gravy" sounds like dunking an oreo in your favourite thickened meat juices. Said friend from texas gave me a recipe for biscuits, and they're pretty much the same recipe as scones for us.
    Narcissora wrote: »
    Today's bento: leftovers from eating out last night! I tried to make it pretty, but sometimes bento-ing leftovers is tricky.

    Leftover chicken with portobello from Applebee's, banana, dill pickles, tomato with babybel.

    Does the chopped up babybel look like I tossed my tomato with mini marshmallows, or is it just me?

    To me it looks like some of your banana migrated. The chicken looks delish
  • sagj
    sagj Posts: 256 Member
    edited May 2015
    Narcissora wrote: »
    Today's bento: leftovers from eating out last night! I tried to make it pretty, but sometimes bento-ing leftovers is tricky.

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    Leftover chicken with portobello from Applebee's, banana, dill pickles, tomato with babybel.

    Does the chopped up babybel look like I tossed my tomato with mini marshmallows, or is it just me?

    It may be tricky but you did an excellent job :smile: Don't make me think of marshmallows; I'm organizing a game of chubby bunnies at our end of school year picnic and my office is full of marshmallows. I can say for a fact your cheese is distinctly different looking than marshmallows :smiley:

    Here is my box for today:

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    Layer 1- some sort of sushi roll (more explanation later) mango

    Layer 2- bbq pork rib meat and Gorgonzola/tomato/spring mix salad
  • Narcissora
    Narcissora Posts: 197 Member
    sagj wrote: »
    Here is my box for today:

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    Layer 1- some sort of sushi roll (more explanation later) mango

    Layer 2- bbq pork rib meat and Gorgonzola/tomato/spring mix salad

    I want to eat ALL OF THIS.

    Now a bit about mango: I LOVE it. However, I can't ever find good mango here. I bought a mango at Trader Joe's a few weeks ago. It was rather green, but I thought that if Iet it sit out long enough, it would be okay to eat... I was wrong. It went from underripe directly to putrid. I then bought a slightly less green mango at Wegman's, and the same thing happened. Wegman's also sells three-packs of really tiny organic mangos, and they look reasonably-ripened, but I have completely lost trust in purchasing mangos locally, so I am afraid that I will blow another $5 on bad mangos if I try them out.
  • LadyAhiru
    LadyAhiru Posts: 112 Member
    Narcissora wrote: »
    sagj wrote: »
    Here is my box for today:

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    Layer 1- some sort of sushi roll (more explanation later) mango

    Layer 2- bbq pork rib meat and Gorgonzola/tomato/spring mix salad

    I want to eat ALL OF THIS.

    Now a bit about mango: I LOVE it. However, I can't ever find good mango here. I bought a mango at Trader Joe's a few weeks ago. It was rather green, but I thought that if Iet it sit out long enough, it would be okay to eat... I was wrong. It went from underripe directly to putrid. I then bought a slightly less green mango at Wegman's, and the same thing happened. Wegman's also sells three-packs of really tiny organic mangos, and they look reasonably-ripened, but I have completely lost trust in purchasing mangos locally, so I am afraid that I will blow another $5 on bad mangos if I try them out.

    Omg these two boxes look absolutly delicious!
    Now i have a mango craving! *writes mango on grocery shopping list for tomorrow*
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Narcissora wrote: »
    Today's bento: leftovers from eating out last night! I tried to make it pretty, but sometimes bento-ing leftovers is tricky.

    Leftover chicken with portobello from Applebee's, banana, dill pickles, tomato with babybel.

    Does the chopped up babybel look like I tossed my tomato with mini marshmallows, or is it just me?

    To me it looks like some of your banana migrated. The chicken looks delish
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    Agreed, I thought it was the ends of your banana at first
  • LilSweet2015
    LilSweet2015 Posts: 41 Member
    Yay!!! I'm so glad I found this group. I've been doing bento for years - first for my daughter (when I did really elaborate stuff) and now I do lunches for her plus myself and my boyfriend. She's in 8th grade now so the portions and containers have changed a lot, but it's just part of my routine now.

    The main containers I use now are Easy Lunch Box - some people complain that they leak, but we've never had a problem and they stack well and are all just one bottom and one lid- versus fishing around for the lids to all the tiny containers. I also use a set of glass dishes with removable lids - they don't have compartments, but there are a variety of sizes. With the exception of the Easy Boxes, we don't use plastic in the kitchen anymore.

    I can't wait to figure out how to post some pictures on here!
  • LadyAhiru
    LadyAhiru Posts: 112 Member
    On the buttom of the page where you post a comment are little symbols- If you click the one that looks like that 24nww0ro2mya.jpg

    you can post a picture ;)
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Big tier: leftover chicken fajitas, mixed veggies, and mac-n-cheese
    Small tier: salad with balsamic vinaigrette in the Hello Kitty sauce cup

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  • madiao
    madiao Posts: 119 Member
    Narcissora wrote: »
    Today's bento: leftovers from eating out last night! I tried to make it pretty, but sometimes bento-ing leftovers is tricky.

    Leftover chicken with portobello from Applebee's, banana, dill pickles, tomato with babybel.

    Does the chopped up babybel look like I tossed my tomato with mini marshmallows, or is it just me?

    To me it looks like some of your banana migrated. The chicken looks delish

    Agreed, I thought it was the ends of your banana at first[/quote]

    I agree too! That looks so tasty!!
    sagj wrote: »

    Here is my box for today:

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    Layer 1- some sort of sushi roll (more explanation later) mango

    Layer 2- bbq pork rib meat and Gorgonzola/tomato/spring mix salad

    This also looks amazingly delicious!! Mmm sushi...


    Today's lunch, rice, cherry tomatoes, carrots and lettuce, teriyaki chicken, dumplings, apple amd banana. Definitely looking forward to lunch today :smiley: I love dumplings!!

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  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Dinner and snack today: Two garlic srirracha chicken wraps with goat cheese (one is the snack), baked eggplant flowers and arugula with steamed purple and yellow carrots and red onion pickles (those looked so good I had to try it!) This has a total of 737 cals and 89 grams of protein, which is really more than I need, so I might switch out a Quest bar and save the snack wrap for tomorrow. I have a whole box of cookies and cream Quests calling my name.

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  • LilSweet2015
    LilSweet2015 Posts: 41 Member
    Oh....those red onions are happening this weekend at my place! You guys have inspired me.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Oh....those red onions are happening this weekend at my place! You guys have inspired me.

    I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and delicious they are. Literally took less than 10 minutes to make (I have an electric kettle to boil the water). I used a Zatar seasoning mix and some peppercorns and they're yummier than I would have imagined!
  • Dulcemami4ever
    Dulcemami4ever Posts: 344 Member
    You are so right! Bento's are amazing. They do help with portion control and they make everything look more appealing to eat!
  • LadyAhiru
    LadyAhiru Posts: 112 Member
    Hi there fellow Bento-ers ;)

    I had a 4 day Bento Break (I was on holiday and cooked every day fresh^^)
    But here is my Bento for tommorow.
    I will probably also pack some greek yoghurt and some strawberries since this whole thing only has about 400cal and i have a workout planed for the morning B)

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  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    LadyAhiru wrote: »
    Hi there fellow Bento-ers ;)

    I had a 4 day Bento Break (I was on holiday and cooked every day fresh^^)
    But here is my Bento for tommorow.
    I will probably also pack some greek yoghurt and some strawberries since this whole thing only has about 400cal and i have a workout planed for the morning B)

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    Super cute bento box! I love the bunnies! :3
  • madiao
    madiao Posts: 119 Member
    Lunch on a somewhat cuter scale today. Baymax rice, broccoli, cherry tomatoes and tuna, apples and banana.

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  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    @madiao lol, big hero! awesome!

    Monday bento for me is a bit heftier today, coming in at 630Cal. It's rice w/ furikake, beef gyuudon with egg and mixed steamed veg. I have 3 working lunches this week and I'll be staying at a friends place in the city so I don't have to commute on top of my long days, so no bento until Friday after this one :(

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  • Narcissora
    Narcissora Posts: 197 Member
    Happy Monday! I have a nice weekend leftovers bento today: fish tacos with onions and peppers, corn that I cut off the cob so that I could fit more into the tiny bento box, mozzarella, and some adorable mini vine-on tomatoes that I found at Trader Joe's. They are the perfect size for bentos!

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  • sagj
    sagj Posts: 256 Member
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    Today's bento:

    Layer one: shrimp with shrimp sauce (in cup), almonds, black grapes, and carrots

    Layer two: lemon caper coleslaw with a tomato and ham and cheese roll ups