{"id":131,"date":"2010-09-01T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/justinfoell.wordpress.com\/2010\/09\/01\/bento"},"modified":"2010-09-01T18:47:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:47:00","slug":"bento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/jessi\/2010\/09\/bento\/","title":{"rendered":"Bento"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I got this little blue case at a shopping center in Portsmouth, England in May. I loved how cute and contained it was. It even came with (plastic) silverware! Justin’s occasionally used the silverware for Jules since it’s small and a perfect size for him. <\/p>\n

I started researching Bento lunches, boxes and accessories a few weeks ago. It’s pretty simple to do and to get started you don’t have to have a cute little box. A simple leftover container will work too. But, really, it’s all about presentation! And kids, who wouldn’t want to eat something that’s a cute heart, star or flower? <\/p>\n

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My simple Bento. Ranch roll-ups, carrots and hummus (in the little container). Luckily, the divider is removable so I was able to fit everything just right and tight. <\/p>\n

It looked like this when I opened it up 4 hours later. But I think I broke a rule…or didn’t follow a simple rule of Bento making – make it look good. It’s pretty bland looking. So for my next one, I’ll try to make it more colorful. <\/p>\n

If you’re interested in making your lunch neat, tidy and cute, here are a few resources I found:<\/p>\n

A flickr pool with meal ideas<\/a><\/p>\n

Just Bento is a great resource for everything Bento’s<\/a><\/p>\n

Laptop Lunches<\/a><\/p>\n

Fun Bento’s for kids<\/a><\/p>\n

And just for fun:<\/p>\n

Star Wars Bento<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I got this little blue case at a shopping center in Portsmouth, England in May. I loved how cute and contained it was. It even came with (plastic) silverware! Justin’s occasionally used the silverware for Jules since it’s small and a perfect size for him. I started researching Bento lunches, boxes and accessories a few read more »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-london","author-jessi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t