Bento

Make lunch for the week – pack ahead and save time

May 8, 2013

A little planning ahead makes all the difference! Mom of two, Shannon Carino of BentoLunch.net, shows you how: “This is something I’ve been wanting to try for a while, packing lunches on Sunday night for the whole week, and this week, I finally went ahead with it! F&B have a 4 day school week, which [...]

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Health Starts Here – Whole Foods and whole grains for power packed lunch boxes

April 29, 2013

My friend Sarah packs some of the most delicious and gorgeous vegan lunch boxes I’ve seen. I was especially bowled over by the ones she shared on This Week in Sarasota. A Florida beach-lover and plant-based food blogger, Sarah recently enjoyed a free “grains” class offered by the Sarasota Whole Foods Market in support [...]

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What to do with bento scraps: No-waste ideas for leftover food pieces

March 31, 2013

photo: Bent on Better Lunches “Wow. That’s a lot of WASTE! Do you just throw out all the scraps?” My community of Bento Bloggers and Friends and I get asked this question. A lot. On my Facebook wall last week, long time EasyLunchboxes packer, Lissa Kristine, posted: “What do you do with the scraps left over from using the FunBites cutter [...]

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No more mama bashing, please!

March 21, 2013

OMG. What kind of a mother packs a lunch like this??!!! CHILL everyone… It’s a joke! But hey, feel free to judge if you must. Simply to make me laugh (and I did!), my good friend Lauri Fitzsimmons put together this humorously unsavory meal for her 14 yr. old son (and he totally chowed down), [...]

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Great and powerful Wizard of Oz bento lunches

March 11, 2013

Who doesn’t LOVE the Wizard of Oz? ll three of my daughters loved wearing the Dorothy outfit I originally made for our oldest, back when she was in preschool. But Julia, our youngest, wore it to preschool at least twice a week for a year. (I guess I did a pretty good job of sewing [...]

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Non-Sandwich lunch box ideas for school or work {VIDEO}

February 26, 2013

Bored with Sandwiches? Tired of pb&j? Looking for alternatives? (Be sure to click the “gear” at the bottom of the video frame as it plays to watch in gorgeous HD!) Click HERE for Keeley’s delicious RECIPES. Keeley McGuire is a mama who loves making bento lunches for her daughter (peanut-free and now gluten-free), sharing recipes, her love [...]

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A Rainbow of Lunch Possibilities {VIDEO}

February 18, 2013

So many lunches, So many COLORS! Since coming out with my new set of BRIGHTS containers, lunches have become even more eye-appealing and colorful! Now really, I hardly thought that this could even be possible, but inspired by Cristi’s post HERE, I decided to put together a little video to showcase some super-fun packed lunches [...]

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BRIGHTS are HERE! Pink, Purple, Yellow, Teal Lids {GIVEAWAY}

January 8, 2013

This giveaway is now CLOSED. Congrats to my winners Priya #7536, Lori #2928, and Laura #11730!! They’re HERE! And it’s a GIVEAWAY celebration!! EasyLunchboxes “BRIGHTS” are now in stock! BUY THEM, and/or enter to win them, along with other AMAZING prizes in my mega giveaway: Click the thumbnails below to see the prizes: You can [...]

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Adult bento lunch box ideas for work, for a man, or your big kids

December 28, 2012

I get asked all the time if my EasyLunchboxes work for adult lunches. The answer? Grown-ups pack meals too, and my containers hold the amount that Goldilocks preferred: JUST RIGHT. Whether you’re an always-hungry teenage boy, a grown man, or a dieter on a portion-controlled eating plan, depending on how and what you pack, EasyLunchboxes have [...]

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Join the Community for Lunch Packers

December 15, 2012

We now have our own lunch packing community! Ask questions, share recipes, pics, tips, product info, advice etc. We talk about ALL of it! Packing meals-to-go can be fun, quick, and healthy… if you have the right tools and tips. We’re here to help. AND, it’s FREE to join! I’ve been wanting to start [...]

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