Using Bento Boxes for lunches.
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What am awesome bento!!! Look at those bunnies!!!!! And I love smoked salmon, and asparagus...everything in there is a yes. You are so lucky Im not there, I might accidentally eat it for you LoL0
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@mangrothian, what's mixed in those bunnies? But i'm with @Dragn77, everything in there is a win! I never considered sticking smoked salmon in there.0
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Heh, thanks everyone. I"ve had the bunny shaper for a while, just keep forgetting to use it.
@SpecialKitty7 the rice had shiso ume furikake seasoning through it. I think I posted a picture of it a while back. Its a slightly sweet yet slightly salty furikake that I've fallen in love with the taste of. I bought a packet by accident once and haven't looked back.
@HanamiDango I've actually been getting low on my freezer stock as well, except for rice. I need to get some meat supplies soon
For breakfast bento, I would suggest a hardboiled egg (marinated or not, your choice), wrapped in rice like a large onigiri. With those you can even toast them a little in a lightly oiled pan; use too much oil and the rice will fall off 
. The other is tamagoyaki wrapped in rice and then wrapped in a nori sheet. I've done those for a breakfast trip before.
@Dragn77 I don't know about that. I've seen Jet Li use chopsticks as a weapon, and I'm pretty handy with a set of chopsticks :P0 -
My very American bento today: leftover spaghetti with homemade chicken nuggets and the other half of apple and banana pieces
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No photo- but it was yummy!
- Scrambled eggs with ham and cheese and picante sauce in a container.
- Two cheese wedges and GF bagel chips
- plum
- Tuna for a snack
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Was running late this morning and asked my daughter if she would like to buy her lunch today. Her answer was: No, you make really nice lunches! So I had to dig trough the fridge to find things that could pas for lunch. Ended up with a tortilla ham role up, apple sauce, shredded carrot and a pudding cup. Not as neat looking today but maybe I can get back into the kitchen tonight.0
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liekewheeless wrote: »Was running late this morning and asked my daughter if she would like to buy her lunch today. Her answer was: No, you make really nice lunches! So I had to dig trough the fridge to find things that could pas for lunch. Ended up with a tortilla ham role up, apple sauce, shredded carrot and a pudding cup. Not as neat looking today but maybe I can get back into the kitchen tonight.
Parenting Win!
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Oh no! I gave away my "lurker" status!0
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liekewheeless wrote: »
You can't see me....
Side note: no bento for me today I was going to make a sandwich bento but a full sandwich will not fit in any of my bento boxes, so I had to just put it in a plastic baggie. I did at least use one of my bento bags for my lunch bag. I have a ham and cheese sandwich, some mustard (in one of my Hello Kitty sauce containers), sweet potato chips, and a boiled egg (which I have already eaten as a snack and it's not even 10am here yet) 0 -
liekewheeless wrote: »
Nah, you're beyond lurker status now. You've posted too much ^_^
I have a chili con carne bento today. Not really picture worthy tbh. But I didn't poison myself when I ate it for dinner last night, so I'm sure it'll taste good.
@kducky22 Yay more lurkers! You've come out of the woodwork now.... bring pie.0 -
LoL those kitty gifts are too much!!!
I *still* havn't made it to the Asian grocery yet!!! Work and work and well, tonight drinks after work. They all keep getting in the way. This weekend, for SURE!!!0 -
LoL those kitty gifts are too much!!!
I *still* havn't made it to the Asian grocery yet!!! Work and work and well, tonight drinks after work. They all keep getting in the way. This weekend, for SURE!!!
I usually go after my Friday night classes. There's an Asian Grocer close by that's open until midnight (at least) on Fridays and Saturdays. The place is always packed. I want my icecream and redbean Taiyaki damnit!0 -
Wow open til midnight, where is this place?? All the Asian grocers near me are only open until 5.30 which doesn't give me enough time to get there any day except Saturday (they're closed on Sundays) 0
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@madaio If you're asking me I'll assume you're from Melbourne(I'm on my iPhone so I can't see your full profile) I go to the great eastern grocery (although I think it just changed its name to Zhangs or something ) in the CBD on Russell St between Collins and Bourke. There's another called 'hometown' at the top end of Elizabeth st which opens pretty late most nights as well.
I live in the outer north though, and most of the Asian grocers around there are the same; shutting at 5:30 or 6
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mangrothian wrote: »
Hers had leftover meatloaf (yes, I make my meatloaf in muffin tins instead of a loaf pan lol) and mashed potatoes with fresh steamed carrots and squash. ]
I've been reading through this amazing thread for the last couple of days, and everything is so helpful for making lunch, but this right here may have just changed my life. I LOVE meatloaf, but am terrible at not eating too much, and freezing this would make it so much easier! Thank you!0 -
...Okay, I got the coding of that quote right, I don't know why it messed up. It's like how whenever I put in a break it puts [26] on the line. Bah!0
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@mangrothian sorry that was directed at you I'm over east of Melbourne, might have to make a trip into the city though. The Asian grocers out my way are just too small, never open and stock hardly anything
On another note, have a delicious bento for lunch today, didn't have time to take a picture but I have miso chicken, rice, homemade veggie dumplings and broccoli. Can't wait for lunch time today!!
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@madiao I don't know how far east you are (I grew up in the SE, and lived and worked in the Glen Waverley / Wantirna for quite a while), but you may just not know where to go. Try the shopping strip behind the Glen Waverley cinemas. There's a few really good grocers there. For the SE, you've got the whole of Springvale to explore ^_^
On another note I left me <insert Australian sounding string of curse words here> bento in the fridge again because I was rushing out of the house late. Teaches me for being too tired to remember to tie my hair up before getting in the shower.0 -
I usually weigh out what I'm going to cut into shapes and eat the scraps since I'm accounting for the total weight. Occasionally, if I'm making a lot of cutout veggies (like for daikon and carrot pickles), I'll take all the scraps and throw them in a stir fry. Mostly I just eat them immediately though.SpecialKitty7 wrote: »Oh yeah, i've been meaning to ask. For all the cute cut fruit and veggies, what do you do with the scraps? I ate them. Probably not what you're supposed to do, but i also thought of a veggie cutout/scrap stirfry, all those funky shapes tickled my funny bone.
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I usually weigh out what I'm going to cut into shapes and eat the scraps since I'm accounting for the total weight. Occasionally, if I'm making a lot of cutout veggies (like for daikon and carrot pickles), I'll take all the scraps and throw them in a stir fry. Mostly I just eat them immediately though.SpecialKitty7 wrote: »Oh yeah, i've been meaning to ask. For all the cute cut fruit and veggies, what do you do with the scraps? I ate them. Probably not what you're supposed to do, but i also thought of a veggie cutout/scrap stirfry, all those funky shapes tickled my funny bone.
Mine are fed to my dogs. We give them raw veggies and a small amount of fruit as part of their diet anyway, so it makes it easier for us.0 -
I imagine they would be fine for soups, stews and salads. I'm supposed to have some cutters on the way, but they're taking their time, so it's good to have a plan in place for the scraps.0
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That looks really good, I havent try it. What I do is use a small bowl and fit everything im going to eat in there without making it look gross. Pretty much a big difference from the regular plates. I do tend to fill my plate regardless of size so I'm taking advantage of my weakness and using them to my advantage.0
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mangrothian wrote: »
I usually weigh out what I'm going to cut into shapes and eat the scraps since I'm accounting for the total weight. Occasionally, if I'm making a lot of cutout veggies (like for daikon and carrot pickles), I'll take all the scraps and throw them in a stir fry. Mostly I just eat them immediately though.SpecialKitty7 wrote: »Oh yeah, i've been meaning to ask. For all the cute cut fruit and veggies, what do you do with the scraps? I ate them. Probably not what you're supposed to do, but i also thought of a veggie cutout/scrap stirfry, all those funky shapes tickled my funny bone.
Mine are fed to my dogs. We give them raw veggies and a small amount of fruit as part of their diet anyway, so it makes it easier for us.
Yeah, i ate the veggie scraps, fed the dogs the cheese scraps. Once busy season is over, i hope to make many more cute veggie scraps
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »mangrothian wrote: »
I usually weigh out what I'm going to cut into shapes and eat the scraps since I'm accounting for the total weight. Occasionally, if I'm making a lot of cutout veggies (like for daikon and carrot pickles), I'll take all the scraps and throw them in a stir fry. Mostly I just eat them immediately though.SpecialKitty7 wrote: »Oh yeah, i've been meaning to ask. For all the cute cut fruit and veggies, what do you do with the scraps? I ate them. Probably not what you're supposed to do, but i also thought of a veggie cutout/scrap stirfry, all those funky shapes tickled my funny bone.
Mine are fed to my dogs. We give them raw veggies and a small amount of fruit as part of their diet anyway, so it makes it easier for us.
Yeah, i ate the veggie scraps, fed the dogs the cheese scraps. Once busy season is over, i hope to make many more cute veggie scraps
In my mind, there's no such thing as a cheese scrap... just cheese in my belly. But then again, if I could marry a food, it would be cheese.0 -
Salsa chicken, rice, zucchini, boiled egg, and baby carrots (I couldn't find my square side boxes soooo I made due with what I had.)
405 calories as pictured. Might take a little light ranch for the carrots.0 -
@mangrothian I'm not too far from Glen Waverley and have checked out some of the shops there but its still a bit of a drive to get there. Springvale is even further unfortunately. Oh well, shopping on the weekend will have to do. I wish Coles and Safeway would hurry up and start stocking more "international" foods, they have quite a bit now compared to what they used to but there still a lot they're missing.
Does anyone else make bentos for lunch on the weekend as well as through the week? There is just something so fun and appealing about bentos that makes me want to have one every day! Hehe 0 -
timetravelforfitness wrote: »
I've been reading through this amazing thread for the last couple of days, and everything is so helpful for making lunch, but this right here may have just changed my life. I LOVE meatloaf, but am terrible at not eating too much, and freezing this would make it so much easier! Thank you!
Awe!!! Im glad my tip helped!! Yeah, Im all about the muffin tins for baking stuff nowadays. It makes life so much easier!!!
No worries about the quoting lol it always does something strange when I post on my phone, and I end up having to go back a million times to edit it.
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@mangrothian I'm not too far from Glen Waverley and have checked out some of the shops there but its still a bit of a drive to get there. Springvale is even further unfortunately. Oh well, shopping on the weekend will have to do. I wish Coles and Safeway would hurry up and start stocking more "international" foods, they have quite a bit now compared to what they used to but there still a lot they're missing.
Does anyone else make bentos for lunch on the weekend as well as through the week? There is just something so fun and appealing about bentos that makes me want to have one every day! Hehe
I totally do bento on the weekends! Thats when I *for sure* do them since I dont always get around to during the week. Its great too cause with kiddo home with me for lunchtime, she can just up and eat whenever shes ready to. No more annoying me with mommie duties to make lunch when Im not remotely hungry. (LoL!!!) Though, they are so much fun to make, that she doesnt mind helping me out in the kitchen now....a first!!!!!
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timetravelforfitness wrote: »
I've been reading through this amazing thread for the last couple of days, and everything is so helpful for making lunch, but this right here may have just changed my life. I LOVE meatloaf, but am terrible at not eating too much, and freezing this would make it so much easier! Thank you!
Awe!!! Im glad my tip helped!! Yeah, Im all about the muffin tins for baking stuff nowadays. It makes life so much easier!!!
No worries about the quoting lol it always does something strange when I post on my phone, and I end up having to go back a million times to edit it.
I just bought this box which is great for freezing. It goes directly from the freezer to the microwave, and has a separate cup with lid for either something liquid like soup, or for something you don't want to freeze and microwave (I save it for yogurt and berries). And it's cheap enough to get several and have them ready for days when you didn't have time to pack something fresh.
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