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I created this blog with the desire to make lunch simple, fun and healthy. I had turned to bento to make this possible.
I live with my husband and our adorable pets and we live a fairly busy life so, being able to have a fast fun lunch makes it easier to save money and eat healthy. Bento is for everyone, not just children, and I strive to inspire people to make lunch an exciting aspect of their day, instead of the same old monotonous task and boring foods which inevitably lead to spending too much money on cafeteria food or fast food, or skipping meals all together.
This blog really has grown to be so much more than I had originally invisioned! It really incorporates my love for local and fresh food and making meals fun and tasty, not just lunch! There is great potential for all meals and bento still really inspires me, but I also really enjoy being inspired by the local farmer's market, and different books and I think the blog has really taken off to so much more than just a bento blog. I hope you feel inspired and enjoy it as much as I do!

Friday, March 4, 2011

Very Western Bento

Hello Again Everyone! Today's bento is actually very westernized I think. I used this neat bento that I actually received by accident when I was shipped the wrong box, however, I still like it because it is very different from a lot of my other bento. It is also quite spacious, and has a nice square shape that can be useful if you want to pack larger items, which I definitely took advantage of.
In the bottom tier I packed a peanut butter and apple jelly sandwich (that's homemade apple jelly by yours truly). I also included some pepperoni bites (due to their nature I wanted to store them in something that would separate them, however due to some reorganization going on at my place, I wasn't able to locate the right dividers and cups so I substituted with a simple plastic baggie. I little less eco-friendly, but it does the job. In the upper tier, I packed a variety of cheeses including dill havarti, old cheddar, dubliner, and swiss gruyere, some dried apricots and mangos, and almonds and soya beans.
This is actually a dinner bento that will be great to last me during my three hour class that intersects dinner time today. I am very excited to enjoy all these delicious items!
Until next time, happy munching!

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