Using Bento Boxes for lunches.
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Sunmaid - Raisins Mini Box, 1 mini box 45
Sunny Meadow - Jumbo Egg, 1 egg 90
Tomatoes - Cherry Tomatoes - Heritage, 12 tomatoes 36
Chop't - Chicken, 92 g 150
Prunes - Prunes, 0.25 cup or 5 pieces 100
Cranberries - Dried, sweetened, 1 tbsp(s) 23
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my teddy bear crack - made him sunday left in mold. frozen chicken, tomatoes new, rest things to keep around the house for bento's - like the lunch thing - see some of my others.
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brrrrito
what are those round cracker things and how many calories?0 -
my teddy bear crack - made him sunday left in mold. frozen chicken, tomatoes new, rest things to keep around the house for bento's - like the lunch thing - see some of my others.
I leave my eggs in the mold all the time. The trick is to put the mold in a sealed container. Sometimes if the egg feels like it's going to be tough to get out, I open it underwater.0 -
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Thanks for the tips, y'all! I'm going to try it out!2
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Natural peanut butter Great Value - Peanut Butter, 1 tbsp 95
Nature's Best - Apricots, Dried, 6 pieces 100
Naturipe - Strawberries, 65 gram 15
sun maid raisins - Mini Raisins, 1 box 45
Kraft - Macaroni & Cheese Deluxe, 0.5 cup 155 2
Nature's Own - Bread - 100% Whole Wheat, 2 Slice (26g/0.9oz) 120
Tomatoes - Cherry Tomatoes - Heritage, 9 tomatoes 27
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yellow and red- need more variety in color...
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i've been inspired by this thread to do some bento-ing I want to get this one: https://en.bentoandco.com/collections/bento-boxes-newest-oldest/products/kotoritachi-bento?variant=1166800441
will it hold enough food? my lunches typically stay around 500 calories. if anyone has the same type of box, could you post pics with food in them? thanks!0 -
I use a Bentgo box to pack my food in for work days. It holds my breakfast, lunch, and a couple small snacks when healthy snacks aren't available at work. I usually pack leftovers and things that don't need to be reheated in a microwave.0
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SpecialKitty7 wrote: »raelynnsmama52512 wrote: »So, random question, would you guys recommend bento-ing even for us now SAHM's (aka stay at home moms)? I'm really big on planning, especially with meals, since we're on a really tight budget, but I don't know if it would work to do bentos for a week at a time. Would they go bad before we got around to eating them, or do y'all have any tips to prevent that?
Depends on what's in them. Today's lunch for example was frozen this morning, but I put it my box frozen and by lunch it was thawed. I wouldn't keep shrimp hanging out in the fridge for multiple days. But I also make one out of chicken, rice & black beans that would easily hold for a week (I've done it!). Most of your veggies if raw should make it a week, but cooked ones won't. I'd recommend grabbing some tupperware/gladware and giving it a go. It's what I started with since I originally felt the need to microwave my food.
There's no reason a SAHM shouldn't get to have a pretty, organized lunch too. The kiddos would probably enjoy it as well.Is a PlanetBox considered Bento? I love mine!! I always post my lunches to my instagram - Brrrrito
Absolutely! Bento is simply a home packed lunch. @mangrothian can explain it better than I can. Awesome cats on your IG btw.
l have things that are in freezer , in pkg pre measured, leftover night before, veg and fruit cut up ... or steamed vegnight before, eggs - i can do about 4 days in advance, rice molded 2 or 3 days some freeze that- i usually make the bento night before few minutes with stuff on hand kinda preplan how much is in the house...0 -
melissamarie414 wrote: »i've been inspired by this thread to do some bento-ing I want to get this one: https://en.bentoandco.com/collections/bento-boxes-newest-oldest/products/kotoritachi-bento?variant=1166800441
will it hold enough food? my lunches typically stay around 500 calories. if anyone has the same type of box, could you post pics with food in them? thanks!
some says #of ml - is number of calories - my glass is 750ml - but i use about 550 calories - mines not stuffed1 -
Nature's Best - Apricots, Dried, 6 pieces 100
Sunmaid - Raisins Mini Box, 1 mini box 45
Black Cherries - Fresh, 5 cherry 25
Turkey Deli Meat(Gv) - Turkey, 2 oz 50
Tortillas - Ole High Fiber Low Carb Tortillas, 1 Tortilla 50
Laughing Cow - Lite Creamy Swiss Cheese Wedge, 1 wedge (21g) 35
Helva Good! - Sharp Cheedar Cheese, 19 gram 74
Great Value - Banana Chips, 1/2 cup - 34g 170
Driscoll's - Raspberries (Fresh, Raw), 57 gram 24
total calories 573
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if i need to microwave mine - use a silicone cup and take out and microwave0
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Today's bento:
Octopus rice, stir fried choi sum with garlic and buna shimeji, ginger salmon, and carrot and daikon pickles.
Bentos from earlier this year:
Bbq eel, rice, daikon pickle, celery, grape tomatoes, and daikon and carrot pickles.
Miso chicken, rice, asparagus, bell pepper, and the flower is made of pickled ginger
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@Amerane I recently discovered I love the taste of miso, that chicken looks super good.
Here's today's bento in my new super-cute kitty bento. Jasmine rice and shrimp soaked in the leftover broth from my absurdly tasty sesame ramen from the other day, carrots and broccoli. For the poster that asked about letting a bento sit around for a day or so, I made this Monday night for Tuesday's bento, but then it sat in the fridge until today as we had an unexpected celebration lunch yesterday. Still tastes as good as it looks.
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melissamarie414 wrote: »i've been inspired by this thread to do some bento-ing I want to get this one: https://en.bentoandco.com/collections/bento-boxes-newest-oldest/products/kotoritachi-bento?variant=1166800441
will it hold enough food? my lunches typically stay around 500 calories. if anyone has the same type of box, could you post pics with food in them? thanks!
I have quite a few that are around that size and smaller that I can get a 500Cal lunch in to - and I've found that depending on the food, you could get 500Cal into a 200ml container if you really wanted to, so yes, it would be big enough.
If you have a 500/550ml container (or two smaller ones) that are gladware/tupperware around the house, test it that way first0 -
Oh, and I am around, sneakily 'liking' and 'awesoming' posts, but as to bentoing, life has put a lot of my food prep time on hold, so hence my lack of pictures. Seeing everyone else's pictures keeps me all warm, fuzzy, and bento'd up inside2
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I think bentos are adorable, but you'd have to pry my microwavable vented soup mug from my cold, dead hands. Hot soups get me through the winter. Also, how does one eat high volume veggies with a bento box? I do a lot of meal prep, but I think I would find the bentos limiting. I use rubbermaid tupperware and ziplock bags, plus some pre-packaged items like granola bars.
I instagram is covered with bento ideas. Check out #bento and #bentobox for ideas galore.
What is your specific mug? I like hot soup in the winter too! :-)0 -
Sort of on topic... kinda... hopefully...
Any of you willing to share what sort of things you keep on hand or make ahead of time for your bentos? I think that is where a lot of my failing has been. I need more easy stuff on hand that doesn't require a big production to put together for lunches.0
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