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Little Boy Cheese and Crackers Bento
This little bento would make a good snack, but it served very well as a light dinner for a not-very-hungry toddler. The schoolboy is a Baybel cheese (he wouldn’t eat it, though, so it had to be turned...
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Three Little Bentos: Leftovers From The Lightbox
I always take pictures of my bentos, but sometimes the pictures- and the bentos- aren’t the most beautiful lunches in the world. I was cleaning out these older snapshots and thought I’d post the...
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Lunchbots Quad Review: Sundried Tomato Wraps and Fruity Yogurt
My LunchBots Quad came in yesterday afternoon, and I couldn’t wait to try it out! It was shallower than I expected, but longer and wider, both of which I consider to be a good thing in bento making....
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Weight Loss Bento #4: Miso Soup and Vegetables
When it comes to easy, filling, and low calorie, it’s awfully hard to beat miso soup. While you can make your own miso soup with miso paste and dashi, for quick lunches I turn to the wide and delicious...
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End-of-Summer Grown-Up Lunch Obento
Summer is finally giving way to fall, and I know we’re all excited to gear up for a school year full of bentos! This gorwn-up bento was put together in a big hurry and includes a few of the last of the...
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Halloween Preschool Pumpkin Sandwich Bento
There’s nothing as cheerful as a Halloween bento, and when it’s as easy to make as this, you’ll be cheerful, too! It finally has gotten chilly here, and with Halloween just a week away, it was time to...
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Bad Mother Bento: Chicken Nuggets with Salad and Fruit
Like so many moms, I work full time. Some days, I just can’t force myself to pull out the pots and pans, or the slicers and dicers, or go to the grocery store for something a little… healthier. Those...
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Kid’s Roast Beef and Cheese Bento
Give a preschooler a main course he can eat with his fingers and, I think, he’s ten times more likely to give it a try. To try and cram a little protein into my resistant 4-year-old’s diet, I wrapped a...
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Bento with Fruit and Cheese
The great thing about simple bento lunches is that they usually are the best received by your average preschooler. I can’t remember how many times I’ve knocked myself out to bread and fry organic...
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Chicken and Edamame Salad Bento
We eat a lot of edamame in our house, and my favorite way to prepare it is just to simply steam it, then toss it with lots of fresh cracked black pepper and salt. It’s fast and easy, loaded with...
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#7DayHealth: Day 2 of Healthy Eating
The first day of our healthy eating week was great! I was worried about constant hunger, but shouldn’t have; I ended up barely being able to finish any of my meals (and slept like a log). About the...
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