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Weight Loss Bento #2: Salad Niçoise Bento
Salad Nicoise Bento Summer salads are so light and fresh, and a bento is the perfect vehicle for that low-calorie lunch. I put shredded salad in the larger bottom half of my new slim wooden bento from...
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Omusubi and Fruit Bento
Omusubi and Fruit Bento This adorable onigiri box comes from Bento and Co. - my favorite place to get new bento boxes and accessories (when I have a little extra money!). Onigiri boxes are a little...
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Weight Loss Bento #3: Tawara Onigiri Bento
Onigiri is always a good lunch for those of us who are sadly on a diet; the rice seems to be much more filling than most other low-fat and low-calorie foods. I’ve always loved Makiko’s Guide to Rice...
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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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Weight Loss Bento #5: 200-Calorie Rainbow Vegetarian Lunch
This entire bento is only 200 calories. 200! Can you believe it? When it’s time for lunch and you’re on a diet, it’s great to be able to open a beautiful, full lunch box and really feel like you’ve...
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Turmeric Steak Wrap Bento
It’s great to have leftover steak on hand; it works so well as the base of any number of bento creations. My preschooler, unsurprisingly, is not a huge steak fan, but I more than make up for his lack...
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Perfect Ponyo Ramen Soup with Ham
Ponyo, in case you haven’t seen it yet, is a classic children’s movie from Studio Ghibli (the makers of My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, among other fantastic offerings). At our house it’s a...
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