Bento Sauce Containers

How do you get your salad dressing to work in your salad container without pouring it on your salad and wilting the lettuce?  Use a Bento mayonnaise/sauce container!

You can see how it holds the sauce!

So cute!

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How do I separate food in my Bento lunch box?

To separate food in my Bento lunches, I like to use silicone baking cups.  I got them at my local grocery store, in the aisle with cooking utensils.  I have jumbo and regular sizes, but you can also get minis.  Wilton (at craft stores) puts out fun shaped ones.

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Bento Veggie Cutters

They were so tiny when I opened up the package!

I sliced carrots into strips and used the cutter on them.  Next time, I’ll try slicing rounds and then use the cutter.

So cute!  I can’t wait to have fun with flower-shaped veggies in my next Bento lunch.  I’ll probably start using a larger variety of veggies.  I’ll definitely try the cutters with cucumbers.

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Bento #2 (Vegan)

This was my first vegan bento.

Clockwise from top left:

• apples (dipped in orange juice to prevent browning)
• brown rice (with lemon juice)
• 3/4 peanut butter and jam sandwich (natural PB, whole grain bread)
• red bell pepper
• raw carrots

I had rice in addition to the bread, because I was trying to have brown rice at lunch and dinner.  That’s why I did 3/4 of a sandwich.

I used a combination of large and regular-sized silicone cups.  I covered the rice with plastic wrap in case it decided to spill.  I really like how the cups are flexible enough to allow me to squeeze things in tightly.  I fit the carrots in vertically between the apples and peppers.

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Bento #1

This is a pre-vegetarian/vegan bento.  I made this before I went Vegan.

I thought it would be fun to try Bento lunch boxes.  I would have more variety in my meals, smaller portions, and hopefully more vegetables!  In the pictures below, I used the food on the left for lunch and snack, and I split the salad on the right over two days.

On the left:

• Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Cookbook meatloaf and chickpea sauce
• apple and cheddar chunks on toothpicks
• carrots

On the right:

• romaine lettuce and shredded cheddar
• deli turkey
• avocado
• (I planned to add ranch dressing when I ate the salad)

I used the lunch containers I already had at home, instead of Bento boxes.  I also used large silicone cups.  They’re washable and flexible.

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