Whatever else I think about Korea, I do admire their portion control. One of my last days of work was the school field day and all the kids brought bentos and I thought they were so cute. Now there are a lot of really cute ones, but I just bought a more sensible one on ebay. It’s more plain then I would like, but contains the pieces I want. I do like the pink color and the bag is frankly horrid, but I’ll replace it with something more fitting when I get the chance, maybe something with insulation or I’ll sew something. A benefit if I sew it is that I can get exactly what I want and use the extra fabric for napkins and a placemat like I saw with some other sets on ebay. I do have to wait awhile for it to arrive (bummer), but hopefully it will come soon. I start working at Cedar Valley next week and will hopefully get 30 minutes for lunch, the program director was unsure as of last week as to how everything would all work out.
Now I’m wondering about possible lunch menus with mt soon-to-be lunchbox set. I suppose they should be healthy and balanced. So each meal would contain a lot of veggies, some meal, and maybe some whole grains, and some fruit. I’m thinking that I would pick 2 meals for the week and prepare at least 2 meals worth of each.
Meal #1
- Thai-style dumplings
- Tortilla-less Tortilla soup
- Raw broccoli and ranch dressing
- Cherry tomatoes
- Cilantro-lime dipping sauce
- Lettuce
- Cheddar Cheese
- Fresh strawberries and peach slices
Meal #2
- Garlic Rice
- Red Curried Chicken
- Green Beans
- Sweet Potato soup
- Sliced Bananas and orange slices
Meal #3
- Stir-fried noodles with beef and broccoli
- Babyel (sp?) cheese slices
- Cherry tomatoes
- Lettuce
- Ranch Dressing
- Creme’ Brulee
Meal #4
- Mini-quiches
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Ranch dressing
- Brownie
- Asparagus
Yum, these sound good. I’ll probably eat Subway this week or some of my tv dinners until my bento set arrives. While, I’m at it, I can plan some other meals. I do like to low carb, so here are some Atkins-friendly bento menus. Hmm, can I keep the spirit of the bento and Atkins?
Atkins Menu #1
- Tortilla-less tortilla soup
- marinaded chicken fajitas
- fajita veggies
- dollop of sour cream
- dollop of guacamole
- lettuce
- ranch dressing
- jello
Atkins Menu #2
- Mini-crustless quiches
- brussel sprouts
- babyel mini cheeses
- lettuce
- cherry tomatoes
- ranch dressing
- jello
Atkins Menu #3
- broccoli-cheese soup
- grilled chicken breast with rosemary
- garlic butter cauliflower
- salad makings
- blueberries and strawberries
Atkins Menu #4
- Curried yogurt chicken
- faux cauliflower rice
- vegetable soup
- garlicky green beans
- creme’ brulee
Hmm, I do like to think about food. A definite benefit of these bentos is the portion control and separation of components so you can mix things together when needed and not before. Hmm. So lets see how the bento thing goes.
Posted on June 15th, 2008 by anabolina
Filed under: General
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