Using Bento Boxes for lunches.
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@mangrothian I like the plain Greek yogurt too!
Where do you get your umeboshi from? I've been looking and asking at various different Asian grocers and no one seems ro stock it
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I can find umeboshi in any 'healthy' store. o-o Natural Grocers, Whole Foods, Sprouts, etc.0
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Sandyslosenit wrote: »
No bento for me today , I was off. But the Bestie and I went to The World Market. I bought more than I should, but I got plunty for my bentos. Lol , moderation, moderation, moderation ! My new chant!
I'm wondering what koala flavoured cookies taste like now >.<@mangrothian I like the plain Greek yogurt too!
Where do you get your umeboshi from? I've been looking and asking at various different Asian grocers and no one seems ro stock it
@pixelpuff unfortunately, the 'health foods' style stores in Australia don't stock a lot of that stuff, and stores like wholefoods are nearly non existent and extremely overpriced. So it's to the specialty Asian grocers we go
I get most of my stuff from the CBD; either Tang's (it used to be called 'The Great Eastern Grocer') on Russell St just past Bourke St in the city. The other places are Hometown Grocer on the top end of Elizabeth St. There's also Fujimart in Prahran behind the market. I can also get them at my local Asian grocer in Sunbury, but I doubt you want to travel there for it ^_^0 -
lunchbox for today (730 cal) excluding snacks:
multigrain rice with fried egg,
Sweet plum stir fry chicken
and mushroom stir fry with turmeric
i tried to make cute face on my egg, but somehow, it look like an aunt with a curly hair winking at me..
oh well.. ill try harder next time..
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Sandyslosenit wrote: »
No bento for me today , I was off. But the Bestie and I went to The World Market. I bought more than I should, but I got plunty for my bentos. Lol , moderation, moderation, moderation ! My new chant!
I love that koala biscuit!! wish we had stores like that here..0 -
lunchbox for today (730 cal) excluding snacks:
multigrain rice with fried egg,
Sweet plum stir fry chicken
and mushroom stir fry with turmeric
i tried to make cute face on my egg, but somehow, it look like an aunt with a curly hair winking at me..
oh well.. ill try harder next time..
Adorable egg!!! I love it.
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lunchbox for today (730 cal) excluding snacks:
multigrain rice with fried egg,
Sweet plum stir fry chicken
and mushroom stir fry with turmeric
i tried to make cute face on my egg, but somehow, it look like an aunt with a curly hair winking at me..
oh well.. ill try harder next time..
I thought the "hair" was intentional, I love it, it's so cute!
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I'm laughing so hard, this literally got me trough my day !!! I was in such a mood because I had to go into work today. I took 1st break at 10:30 , saw that cute egg and laughed the rest if the dayi tried to make cute face on my egg, but somehow, it look like an aunt with a curly hair winking at me..
oh well.. ill try harder next time..0 -
SpecialKitty7 wrote: »lunchbox for today (730 cal) excluding snacks:
multigrain rice with fried egg,
Sweet plum stir fry chicken
and mushroom stir fry with turmeric
i tried to make cute face on my egg, but somehow, it look like an aunt with a curly hair winking at me..
oh well.. ill try harder next time.. I thought the "hair" was intentional, I love it, it's so cute!
Thank you.. i tried.. lol..
ur bbq tofu look delicious... did you make your own bbq sauce for the tofu?
luv the heart strawberry..
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Sandyslosenit wrote: »
I'm laughing so hard, this literally got me trough my day !!! I was in such a mood because I had to go into work today. I took 1st break at 10:30 , saw that cute egg and laughed the rest if the dayi tried to make cute face on my egg, but somehow, it look like an aunt with a curly hair winking at me..
oh well.. ill try harder next time..
im glad this cute aunt's wink can brighten up your day.. *wink wink*
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Tomorrow's fun. I get to be at work at 6 am, so am bringing some fruit to share with my two coworkers. I cut up some of the mango and cantaloupe using my cake decorating stuff. There are also just some mango spears and some raspberries in the container, plus two kiwis on the side. My lunch is leftover remnants of mango and cantaloupe, spinach, shrimp and fiery sriracha hummus.
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I packed my first bento yesterday for work today! (have packed for my husband couple times this week)
No photo as have an issue with my photobucket acc.
Bottom layer of my super cute bear box was rice with spring onions, one side of the top layer was raw carrot, cucumber, cauliflower and broccoli, other side was roasted chicken breast stuffed with cream cheese and basil pesto.0 -
ShortMrsN, I recommend checking out Imgur. n-n0
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@mangrothian I like the plain Greek yogurt too!
Where do you get your umeboshi from? I've been looking and asking at various different Asian grocers and no one seems ro stock it
@pixelpuff unfortunately, the 'health foods' style stores in Australia don't stock a lot of that stuff, and stores like wholefoods are nearly non existent and extremely overpriced. So it's to the specialty Asian grocers we go
I get most of my stuff from the CBD; either Tang's (it used to be called 'The Great Eastern Grocer') on Russell St just past Bourke St in the city. The other places are Hometown Grocer on the top end of Elizabeth St. There's also Fujimart in Prahran behind the market. I can also get them at my local Asian grocer in Sunbury, but I doubt you want to travel there for it ^_^[/quote]
Thanks! I've checked out a couple of places in the city and couldn't find any (maybe I'm looking in the wrong places haha) I'll try Fujimart, its a bit closer to home than the CBD, thanks
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@Sorchya Yum! What's the meat in the first one?
Can I ask why all the cling-film? With the exception of the fruit, most of it looks like it wouldn't affect the flavour of the other foods with juices, or oil etc. I used to do the same thing with my early Bento's, then realised that unless something was slightly oily or saucy that they didn't really need to be separated.
ETA: Forgot to ask about the meat >.<0 -
I packed my first bento yesterday for work today! (have packed for my husband couple times this week)
No photo as have an issue with my photobucket acc.
Bottom layer of my super cute bear box was rice with spring onions, one side of the top layer was raw carrot, cucumber, cauliflower and broccoli, other side was roasted chicken breast stuffed with cream cheese and basil pesto.
I have photobucket but I haven't used it in a while. I just have the pictures on my computer and add them right onto the forum. Though, I wonder if one of the sharing sites might make the pictures smaller, but from what I tried with photobucket the images are still really big when posting in the forums. So, I just use the "attach image/file" on the web site to post here in the forums.0 -
Lunch for today: Turkey Soboro with egg, rice and veg (the rice is under the soboro).
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Mmmm @mangrothian your soboro looks yum.
Forgot to take a picture of today's lunch but here is tomorrow's lunch:
Fish cake cat bed, sleepy kitty rice and salad bits
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the cucumbers and mushrooms are marinated and leaky as is the fruit. I need a proper bento set lol. I make a marinade with reduced calorie caesar dressing and cider vinegar for the mushrooms. The cucumbers have been kept in vinegar.0
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Mmmm @mangrothian your soboro looks yum.
Forgot to take a picture of today's lunch but here is tomorrow's lunch:
Fish cake cat bed, sleepy kitty rice and salad bits
Sooooo cute. That fish cake looks delicious as well!!0 -
Monday morning bento... the weekend is way too short, but at least I have something to look forward to eating at work!
Breakfast: Apple, blueberries, Greek yogurt + salted caramel protein powder + unsweetened toasted coconut flake in the container (!!!), hard boiled egg that is supposed to look like a toadstool but mostly just looks silly instead... with Gorgonzola crumbles and a little basil pesto below (271 cal)
Lunch: laughing cow + turkey roll ups, mini quiche (mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and feta this week), snap peas and hummus in the pig, and some guac style dip I threw together plus wheat thins (445 cal)
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^ In case anyone was wondering how salted caramel protein powder Greek yogurt topped with unsweetened toasted coconut flake is... to die for. Next time I'm adding a little bit of chocolate sauce - would taste just like a Samoa Girl Scout cookie!0
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After a month of having no option but to eat out, I am finally settled into my new home! I don't have a job yet, but I figured I would do some bento lunches to get back on track with eating my fruits and veggies.
Mini hamburgers, cucumber and tomato salad (cucumber, tomato, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, salt & pepper), blackberries, champagne grapes0 -
Im still lurking, but have been on holiday for a week and off sick for a few days, so not made any lunches lol! Here is todays lunch - dry fried onion and pepper with wilted spinach in one pot, cucumber, mini salami and halloumi cheese in the other pot, and mint yogurt dressing in the little blue pot (just inside her hat1) and the second picture is what she loks like put together - her hat turns into a bowl to eat out of! I love her I added a yogurt as well, so it added up to 358 calories.
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@plumsparkle - Your bento is so cute.
I have two bento supply orders being shipped, though the second order might come first. The online company had a sale this weekend for free shipping, any type of shipping, so I got 2-5 day shipping at no charge. The first order could take a week or two. I have a penguin bento, much like the doll bento, on order in the first one and an owl bento (not doll shaped) in the second. Next on my list is cat ones. hehehe Also getting some picks and such. Can't wait.
No bento today. I work 6 hours and don't take a lunch break. Tomorrow I will pack a light snack cause I work 6.5, so have to take a lunch despite not wanting to do so. Thursday will be full bento day. Other days this week I have off. Our work week is thursday-wednesday so it can make the regular week seem weird at times. Plus, I have to do registration on Friday and on Saturday I am running in a bubble color run 5k. 0
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