Using Bento Boxes for lunches.
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chloeelizabethm wrote: »I've stopped making a bento box for lunch since doing low carb, does anyone here make low carb bento boxes? I suppose i just need to be a little more creative!
Have a look back over the last few pages. There's quite a few low carb boxes there, especially the ones using those vegetable gem wraps.0 -
Here is my box today:
Layer one: Mango, broccoli, goat cheese, almonds, and some happy or defiant strawberries (first time using my picks!)
Layer two: shrimp, corn, half a string cheese and cabbage/kale salad. Served with honey red wine vinaigrette.
Today feels like a defiant, tongue-sticking-out strawberry kind of day!0 -
mangrothian wrote: »chloeelizabethm wrote: »I've stopped making a bento box for lunch since doing low carb, does anyone here make low carb bento boxes? I suppose i just need to be a little more creative!
Have a look back over the last few pages. There's quite a few low carb boxes there, especially the ones using those vegetable gem wraps.
I agree although I suppose it depends on how you define "low carb". My boxes don't tend to have grain in them so most of my carbohydrate is coming from my fruits and veggies. That doesn't necessarily mean they are "low carb" but I'm going for nutrient dense, to tell the truth. Also, fruits and veggies are nom nom nom
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Bentos are a great idea! They take care of the portion control issue and make your food look more appetizing. Much of our food decision making comes from sight so if it looks nice then we are more likely to be satisfied. Glad you pointed this out!0
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I have a bento I haven't had the chance to use yet, but here's a nice blog post about making bento using typical American foods and without any of the cute cutting tools. Good for beginners.
http://glorysmischief.com/bento-1010 -
I tried the mango chipotle gemwrap just now, and here is a little critique:
It was super tasty - it tasted strongly of mango and had a smokey note to it. It really enhanced my wrap. It was kind of strange eating a sandwich wrapped in a mango fruit roll-up, but I got over that whole notion very fast. It was only 15 calories, which is a huge win in my book.
What I didn't like - it got a little bit soggy. I put it together last night, and sitting in the bento overnight made it a little mushy. I made sure not to use very liquidy ingredients, but the wrap itself still started to disintegrate. If I used a dressing or a tomato wth the pulp, I think it would have completely fallen apart.
I have five more of these things, so you will be seeing more of them from me in the near future.
Does anyone know how long they last after the package is open?0 -
SailorKnightWing wrote: »I have a bento I haven't had the chance to use yet, but here's a nice blog post about making bento using typical American foods and without any of the cute cutting tools. Good for beginners.
http://glorysmischief.com/bento-101
Thanks for sharing! Sometimes I think people get turned off by thinking it needs to be Asian inspired, or fancy and time consuming. This is a good reminder that it does not need to be any of those things.
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Hubby's simple lunch today. Ham and cheese sandwich on wheat bread, smokehouse almonds, carrots, and some cool ranch doritos.
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HanamiDango wrote: »Hubby's simple lunch today. Ham and cheese sandwich on wheat bread, smokehouse almonds, carrots, and some cool ranch doritos.
I'm a sucker for cooler ranch doritos!0 -
HanamiDango wrote: »Hubby's simple lunch today. Ham and cheese sandwich on wheat bread, smokehouse almonds, carrots, and some cool ranch doritos.
I'm a sucker for cooler ranch doritos!
They are yummy. They are the "water chips" to my little ones.
So I put lunch in bento boxes, it counts right? Tuna onigiri for the kiddos, and for me spinach, tomato, carrot salad with Italian dressing in bottom box and top is 1.5 serving of rice with tuna(curry powder, avocado, sriracha, onion, pickle, and mustard.) Messy, not cute but hey yummy. 503 calories for my whole lunch.
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Leftovers in the big tier: chicken (I swear there's a little bit of chicken at the back there!), balsamic veggies, couscous, and mac-n-cheese. Very starch-heavy, but it's what was leftover. EDIT: there's also a bit of skewed perspective here due to camera angle: I actually have the same volume of all 3 sides, even though it looks like theres TONS of the mac-n-cheese and barely any veggies.
Small tier has half a bunny-shaped egg, boiled peanuts (I had to shell them to get the 1/4-cup to fit), grapes, and almonds.
I haven't actually eaten the big tier yet, but I took a picture before I tore into the small tier as a snack. I usually don't do that, but my blood sugar dropped and I needed more than the couple things I had at my desk. Plus, since this bento is so starch-heavy, it's a lot more calories than my normal bentos (540 as opposed to 300-400) so I figured it was a good idea to eat part as a snack anyways. I'mma go eat the rest now!
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »SailorKnightWing wrote: »I have a bento I haven't had the chance to use yet, but here's a nice blog post about making bento using typical American foods and without any of the cute cutting tools. Good for beginners.
http://glorysmischief.com/bento-101
Thanks for sharing! Sometimes I think people get turned off by thinking it needs to be Asian inspired, or fancy and time consuming. This is a good reminder that it does not need to be any of those things.
Its definitely a good site. I probably should make some non-traditional bentos to post on heres as well. I'm fully aware that a lot of the ingredients i use aren't exactly in most people's pantries ( lol i almost wrote panties there >.< )0 -
mangrothian wrote: »SpecialKitty7 wrote: »SailorKnightWing wrote: »I have a bento I haven't had the chance to use yet, but here's a nice blog post about making bento using typical American foods and without any of the cute cutting tools. Good for beginners.
http://glorysmischief.com/bento-101
Thanks for sharing! Sometimes I think people get turned off by thinking it needs to be Asian inspired, or fancy and time consuming. This is a good reminder that it does not need to be any of those things.
Its definitely a good site. I probably should make some non-traditional bentos to post on heres as well. I'm fully aware that a lot of the ingredients i use aren't exactly in most people's pantries ( lol i almost wrote panties there >.< )
SCANDAL!!
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Agreed! That looks delicious!
Today is left over roast bento: maple and rosemary roast lamb, carrots, asparagus and sweet potato puree. Top tier is just strawberries and banana
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Agreed! That looks delicious!
Today is left over roast bento: maple and rosemary roast lamb, carrots, asparagus and sweet potato puree. Top tier is just strawberries and banana
Mmmmmm, roast lamb. Did you invite Tom Cruise over for dinner? (are you old enough to recognise that reference?)
I had a craving for soup today, which isn't exactly bentoable (it goes against my personal rule of no soupy foods funnily enough!), so no bento for me today.0 -
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Mmmmmm, roast lamb. Did you invite Tom Cruise over for dinner? (are you old enough to recognise that reference?)
I had a craving for soup today, which isn't exactly bentoable (it goes against my personal rule of no soupy foods funnily enough!), so no bento for me today.[/quote]
I remember that ad, with Naomi Watts, ironically Nicole Kidman's bestie.mangrothian wrote: »
Agreed! That looks delicious!
Today is left over roast bento: maple and rosemary roast lamb, carrots, asparagus and sweet potato puree. Top tier is just strawberries and banana
Mmmmmm, roast lamb. Did you invite Tom Cruise over for dinner? (are you old enough to recognise that reference?)
I had a craving for soup today, which isn't exactly bentoable (it goes against my personal rule of no soupy foods funnily enough!), so no bento for me today.
Personally, I would take the roast lamb over Tom Cruise and that is saying a lot since I haven't eaten meat in 22 years.
I promise to do a bento one of these days but am not working at the moment. The funny thing is I have a Daiso and a Kawa Mart very close to home, live in Melbourne too.
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@mangrothian that actually made me spit out my drink and laugh
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I remember that ad, with Naomi Watts, ironically Nicole Kidman's bestie.mangrothian wrote: »
Agreed! That looks delicious!
Today is left over roast bento: maple and rosemary roast lamb, carrots, asparagus and sweet potato puree. Top tier is just strawberries and banana
Mmmmmm, roast lamb. Did you invite Tom Cruise over for dinner? (are you old enough to recognise that reference?)
I had a craving for soup today, which isn't exactly bentoable (it goes against my personal rule of no soupy foods funnily enough!), so no bento for me today.
Personally, I would take the roast lamb over Tom Cruise and that is saying a lot since I haven't eaten meat in 22 years.
I promise to do a bento one of these days but am not working at the moment. The funny thing is I have a Daiso and a Kawa Mart very close to home, live in Melbourne too.@mangrothian that actually made me spit out my drink and laugh
Hehe, I think we've just confused every non-Australian in here. ^_^
@irenehb I wouldn't bother with Tom Cruise either; he's too short, and I really don't like the idea of having to crouch down....0 -
mangrothian wrote: »
Hehe, I think we've just confused every non-Australian in here. ^_^
Totally, although I found the commercial on YouTube. I've heard of a lot of things connected with him, but lamb was not one of them
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