Using Bento Boxes for lunches.

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  • amygatl
    amygatl Posts: 12 Member
    This is my absolute favorite thread on mfp! I love seeing new messages, and they inspire my own lunches. I'm finally getting around to posting another bento:

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    Raw veggies (radishes, cauliflower & tomatoes) with ranch dressing. Mayo sweet pickles & hard boiled eggs for egg salad.
  • sagj
    sagj Posts: 256 Member
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    Here are my bentos for the next two days:

    Cobb salad in the bottom

    Hamburger with mushrooms, cherry vanilla greek yogurt and kiwis with strawberries in the top
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Brought soup for me again today, but I do still have a bento of leftovers in the fridge. I'll probably bring it tomorrow. I have jury duty on Wednesday, so I'm going to put together a bento that doesn't need to be heated. If I have time tonight, I'd like to make onigiri; otherwise, it'll probably just be meat/cheese roll-ups and a boiled egg and such.
  • nixology
    nixology Posts: 151 Member
    amygatl wrote: »
    This is my absolute favorite thread on mfp! I love seeing new messages, and they inspire my own lunches. I'm finally getting around to posting another bento:

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    Raw veggies (radishes, cauliflower & tomatoes) with ranch dressing. Mayo sweet pickles & hard boiled eggs for egg salad.

    Ahhhh, I love the owl bento! Kawaii!
  • nixology
    nixology Posts: 151 Member
    Bearly Bento went to work with me full of last night's dinner leftovers. Grilled bacon wrapped courgettes, French toast croutons & paneer, more roasted courgettes and paneer and some choccie biccies topped with cream cheese and strawberries.cdihcn2bdmoo.jpg
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    A nice big peppery savoy cabbage salad today with a sesame dressing (in the pot in the left tier), a bunny egg, matcha cookie, bunny egg and some pre-packaged salmon and beans, because I'm lazy.
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  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    Vegetable potato croquettes (homemade)

    Those look so good! Do you maybe have a recipe?
  • DawnEmbers
    DawnEmbers Posts: 2,451 Member
    I've been slacking both in packing and in posting because it takes adding images to tinypic before putting them in here or else it takes up the whole screen. Miss having the easy pictures right from my phone option. So, here's a couple of them.

    1. Several days ago (as in over a week even) not pretty or cute, just in regular container work dinner. It's rice, taco seasoned chicken and carrot slices (pre-sliced from store).

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    2. More of a veggie option from a few days ago. On some occasions I just would take in veggies to snack on behind the counter where people couldn't see me, hehe. Like having the sugar snap peas in particular for that. I also had a p3 chicken pack cause need protein. The cucumber noodles were kinda fun but need to cut them a bit as the strands get a little long. Got a veggie slicer thing on clearance so tried it out and so far working pretty well.

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    3. Not my lunch in the picture but yesterday met with some coworkers for brunch and it took so long to get a table that I had to order mine to go. I had a croissant and latte at the table (no pictures) and had this at work at 7pm when got to take my break. The picture of the one who ordered the same thing at the french bakery was much better than the to-go container version. Delish either way. Risotto cakes with mushrooms and bacon, poached egg, potatoes and butternut squash.

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    There was also a croissant with strawberry jam and a little bit of brie. I purchased a couple brioche ones too and some macaroons. mmmmm Already decided my near valentine treat to my single self is going to be pastries from this place. Yum!
  • bluefish86
    bluefish86 Posts: 842 Member
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    Today's lunch: baby spinach, avocado and wild salmon!
  • Missisnotmyfirstname
    Missisnotmyfirstname Posts: 22 Member
    edited January 2016
    Athijade wrote: »
    Vegetable potato croquettes (homemade)

    Those look so good! Do you maybe have a recipe?

    I don't have a recipe as such, I was kind of winging it!
    It's a mix of vegetable pie filling and leftover mash coated in egg and panko breadcrumbs.
    The veg pie mix was peas, carrots, peppers, green beans softened then set aside. I made a roux then used chicken stock to make the sauce - simmered until it was pretty thick. The veg went back in. (Sometimes I put roast chicken in too). The mix is really thick at this point.
    For the croquettes I mixed the cold leftover pie filling with about double the quantity of leftover mash potatoes. Shaped into patties, dipped in beaten egg then panko breadcrumbs and some smoked paprika. In the fridge till really cold then oven baked for 25 ish minutes (till golden brown)
    They aren't as crunchy when they're cold but still tasty
  • nixology
    nixology Posts: 151 Member
    Today, I brought my new bento, Bento Beng, to work, packed with leftovers from the previous night's dinner - rice, omelette, grilled bacon-wrapped courgettes and paneer and kimchi.

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  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    BENTO! Same as the one I had last week: leftover roast beast, Star Wars mac-n-cheese, and veggies, with a side salad
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  • Editme12
    Editme12 Posts: 71 Member
    BENTO! Same as the one I had last week: leftover roast beast, Star Wars mac-n-cheese, and veggies, with a side salad

    You keep making me want mac and cheese!!! But I never have just a little, I eat the whole box. And I think character mac and cheese tastes the best... for whatever psychological reason.

  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Editme12 wrote: »
    BENTO! Same as the one I had last week: leftover roast beast, Star Wars mac-n-cheese, and veggies, with a side salad

    You keep making me want mac and cheese!!! But I never have just a little, I eat the whole box. And I think character mac and cheese tastes the best... for whatever psychological reason.

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    Good...let the cheese flow through you....
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    Editme12 wrote: »
    BENTO! Same as the one I had last week: leftover roast beast, Star Wars mac-n-cheese, and veggies, with a side salad

    You keep making me want mac and cheese!!! But I never have just a little, I eat the whole box. And I think character mac and cheese tastes the best... for whatever psychological reason.

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    Good...let the cheese flow through you....

    Well, that post was a little... cheesy...

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  • moribunny
    moribunny Posts: 417 Member
    Editme12 wrote: »
    BENTO! Same as the one I had last week: leftover roast beast, Star Wars mac-n-cheese, and veggies, with a side salad

    You keep making me want mac and cheese!!! But I never have just a little, I eat the whole box. And I think character mac and cheese tastes the best... for whatever psychological reason.

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    Good...let the cheese flow through you....

    Well, that post was a little... cheesy...

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  • HanamiDango
    HanamiDango Posts: 456 Member
    This made my night!
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    edited January 2016
    moribunny wrote: »
    Editme12 wrote: »
    BENTO! Same as the one I had last week: leftover roast beast, Star Wars mac-n-cheese, and veggies, with a side salad

    You keep making me want mac and cheese!!! But I never have just a little, I eat the whole box. And I think character mac and cheese tastes the best... for whatever psychological reason.

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    Good...let the cheese flow through you....

    Well, that post was a little... cheesy...

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    fufufufufufu. So much cheese. I could eat it all up!
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  • moribunny
    moribunny Posts: 417 Member
    moribunny wrote: »
    Editme12 wrote: »
    BENTO! Same as the one I had last week: leftover roast beast, Star Wars mac-n-cheese, and veggies, with a side salad

    You keep making me want mac and cheese!!! But I never have just a little, I eat the whole box. And I think character mac and cheese tastes the best... for whatever psychological reason.

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    Good...let the cheese flow through you....

    Well, that post was a little... cheesy...

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    fufufufufufu. So much cheese. I could eat it all up!
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    Oooh, be sure to share! I love cheese~
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  • nixology
    nixology Posts: 151 Member
    Srop cheesing me off, guys ... LOL
  • sagj
    sagj Posts: 256 Member
    Wow! Now I wish my boxes had more cheese in them. That would have been gouda :blush:

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    Bottom Layer: Cobb Salad (salad mix, carrot, tomato, mushroom, egg, and bacon)

    Top Layer: Strawberry and chia seed greek yogurt, corned beef, and raspberries
  • moribunny
    moribunny Posts: 417 Member
    nixology wrote: »
    Srop cheesing me off, guys ... LOL
    Never~!
    sagj wrote: »
    That would have been gouda :blush:
    (teehee I see what you did there....)
    Delicious looking bentos as always!
  • Chia seeds.... Are they tasty additions to yogurt?
  • sagj
    sagj Posts: 256 Member
    moribunny wrote: »
    nixology wrote: »
    Srop cheesing me off, guys ... LOL
    Never~!
    sagj wrote: »
    That would have been gouda :blush:
    (teehee I see what you did there....)
    Delicious looking bentos as always!

    Thank you!
    Chia seeds.... Are they tasty additions to yogurt?

    I wouldn't say "tasty". They don't taste like anything but they are a great source of fiber, omega 3s and thicken up my yogurt to super creamy levels (no escaping inside the box!). They are another option to flax seeds :smile:
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    edited January 2016
    Bento! Chinese leftovers (shrimp, rice, veggies) and a salad
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    Loving all the cheesey puns. Keep 'em coming! Don't brie shy!! ;)
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    Loving all the cheesey puns. Keep 'em coming! Don't brie shy!! ;)

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  • moribunny
    moribunny Posts: 417 Member
    Loving all the cheesey puns. Keep 'em coming! Don't brie shy!! ;)

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    You're all kiri-ng me with these cheese puns. Too many giggles~
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  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    I Camembert it anymore! No more cheese puns!
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  • moribunny
    moribunny Posts: 417 Member
    I Camembert it anymore! No more cheese puns!
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    Feta up, huh?
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  • theskinnyonme
    theskinnyonme Posts: 443 Member
    Wow thats some muenster puns there