Bento box

How to keep bento and cute lunches neat until lunchtime

November 9, 2012

Around Halloween, when I posted an amazing collection of Halloween-themed lunches, the first comment I got was from long-time reader Alison who had been dying to ask her burning question: “What do they look like by the time your kids open the boxes? We homeschool, but once per week I pack my ELB for them to [...]

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Mini Dippers: leak-resistant small containers for your lunch box

September 8, 2012

Little containers for dips, sauces, crafty thingies, and more! Dishwasher and freezer safe, NO BPA. And of course – easy on, easy off lids. No struggles. No leaks. NOW available on Amazon.com

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Pack lunch boxes for meals and snacks all summer long

June 13, 2012

  School’s Out! I’m DONE with packing lunches until Fall! Isn’t that exciting? I can put those EasyLunchboxes away at the back of the cupboard for a few months. A break from tripping over silicone muffin cups! No more bento picks down the garbage disposal! Give my cookie and sandwich cutters a much-needed vacation! Well, [...]

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Bento Bloggers Dish About EasyLunchboxes

October 26, 2011

I was recently invited to join a Facebook group of Bento Bloggers. The group’s description is “Do you make bento meals and blog about it? Or make bento meals and not blog about it? Join your fellow bento makers to share tips, pics, links, and chat!” Obviously, there’s a lot of lunch packing going on [...]

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Can Lunch Packing on a Diabetic Diet be Fun?

July 2, 2010

Laura Folos, who blogs at My 3 Ring Circus, is a busy young mom who was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Portion control and specific diabetic diet plans aren’t what most would describe as ‘fun’, but when Laura told me what a difference my EasyLunchbox System was making in her life now that her eating [...]

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Best Bento Lunch Boxes for Kids and Adults

June 20, 2010

Melissa writes a very popular blog dedicated to making food fun with bento lunch box packing. Her cabinets are stocked with bento making supplies and bento boxes. She delights her four children (who actually get to eat her creations) and her many readers with appealing meals that she chronicles on an almost daily basis. She generously [...]

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Lunchables or Momables… Who’s Influencing Our Kids?

May 27, 2010

In my twenties, I waited tables at a couple of swanky spots, and it always amazed me that these restaurants could serve just about anything, and people would pay for it – sometimes at exorbitant prices – because it wasn’t just about the food, it was about the “presentation”. Restaurants know that just a swirl [...]

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Healthy Lunch Ideas for School or Work

May 16, 2010

Pack lunches fast, green, and healthy in our bento-style containers! Anyone who loves to cook (and eat!) is often faced with the dilemma of how to transport their wonderful creations. Living on cafeteria, restaurant, or convenience store food is often unhealthy, fattening, and definitely costs a lot more than ‘brown bagging’ it. The EasyLunchbox System [...]

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Eco-Friendly Bento Lunch Containers for your Lunch Box

May 13, 2010

A Bento box is to the Japanese what the brown bag lunch is to Americans. We’ve taken the Bento Box concept and simplified it to a 2-piece, 3-compartment container. So easy to use, and perfect for your busy lifestyle. Pack lunches fast, green, and healthy! Great for adults or kids. For more info and purchasing, [...]

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Easy Bento with EasyLunchboxes

March 24, 2010

Before creating EasyLunchboxes, I confess – I didn’t know what a Bento box was. I was therefore unaware that meals presented in Bento lunch boxes make (healthier) smaller portions appear refreshingly satisfying. I especially applaud the moms and/or dads (but I suspect mostly moms) who turn Bento box lunches into an art form (called Kyaraben) spending hours [...]

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