Today I’m sharing my review of the beautiful Monbento Tresor bento boxes. I’ve had my eye on these boxes for quite a while, and have been meaning to give them a go, so I was delighted to be given the opportunity by UK supplier Forma House to try them out in time for the new school year. Make sure you read right to the end of the post to see some cute lunches that I made in these boxes and also an awesome Monbento giveaway!
Monbento makes a whole range of beautiful bento boxes (their adult boxes are right at the top of my wish list too!), but their Tresor range has been designed specifically with children in mind. They come in four bright and funky colours; Blueberry, Kiwi, Raspberry and Banana. I was sent one each of the Bluberry and Banana boxes for my two boys to try.
At first sight, the boxes were smaller than I imagined they’d be (I’ll come back to that point in a minute), but they’re SO pretty! They’re lovely and tactile too, with smooth rounded corners, and I love the beautiful bright colours!
The bento box is made up of a larger bottom compartment (450ml) and two removable lidded food cups (150ml each) which sit on a tray on top of the bottom compartment. The lid clips on over the top, holding all of the boxes together securely. Everything is made from BPA free plastic, and the boxes are microwavable, air tight and freezer safe (fantastic for saving leftovers for future lunches!).
The absolute best feature of all (according to Small Child) is the cute little customisable picture frame on the top of each box – each box comes with 5 different designs to swap around as you wish, and you could design your own too – making a little name tag for it would be perfect for school!
I couldn’t wait to give them a try, so I put together a meal each for Small Child and Small Baby, for a fun picnic tea.
For Small Child, I packed a ham and houmous sandwich on brown bread, a clementine and a mini Babybel cheese in the bottom layer. In the top two cups I packed sweetcorn with carrot flowers, and a mixture of black grapes and blueberries. I decorated the meal with cute woodland animal cupcake rings to match the owl design that he had chosen to customise his lid with.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much food I managed to fit into the box! The sandwich was made with two pieces of full size bread, which I cut into quarters, and it fit in the box with room to spare! The two smaller boxes both had room to spare too, even though I packed reasonably sized portions for him. Small Child loved having this meal in his Monbento Tresor bento box, he’s very taken with it!
For Small Baby, I packed a ham and houmous sandwich, cut into a cute bear using our CuteZCute Cuddle Palz cutter set, carrot sticks and cucumber bears, cut using a bear shaped mini bento cutter, and slices of nectarine, which I topped with a bear bento pick and a panda bento pick. He munched all of it up, bar a few of the carrot sticks, which his bottomless pit of a big brother happily relieved him of! I think he was really pleased to have his meal served in the same kind of lunch box as his brother!
Overall, I am really impressed with the Monbento Tresor. The box design is beautiful and has been really well thought out, with little touches like the customisable lid making it extra special and perfect for children. The Tresor holds an impressive amount of food for such a compact box too, I was really surprised at how much I could fit in it! My only reservation would be the amount of pieces it is made up of – I can imagine the clear lids would be pretty easy to lose, but with a careful child (or a bit of training!) I’m sure that’s not too much of a problem. I love the bright colours, rounded corners and the compact size of this box overall. I have a feeling this is going to be another regular on our lunch box rota this year!
I’m delighted to announce that Forma House are generously providing a free Monbento Tresor bento box for five lucky Eats Amazing readers! If you can’t wait long enough for the giveaway to end, you can also buy the Monbento Tresor directly from Forma House.
To enter, please use the rafflecopter below, and don’t forget to leave your comment. Be sure to come back to the blog tomorrow to see what I have for you in my next fantastic giveaway!
Good luck!
Chi says
August 21, 2015 at 8:24 amSuper cute little bento box! I’ve been looking for a lunch box for my 2 years old son. I played with a Monbento Tresor in a shop, the colours are lovely and the size is perfect for little person to hold. My son who is on the small side has difficulties to open the clips, and put all the part back in the right order. I would imaging in less than a year when he turns three he would love this lunch box.
Tracey Peach says
August 21, 2015 at 11:36 amMyself (Blushing!) lunch has become boring so I could jazz it up in a bento box
iain maciver says
August 21, 2015 at 11:43 amI would pack one for myself
Momof2 says
August 21, 2015 at 11:56 amI love my kids Tresor box but I could do with one for me. Thanks for the chance to win.
Suzanne O'Neill says
August 21, 2015 at 12:09 pmI’d pack this for my partner to take to work.
Taz says
August 21, 2015 at 12:10 pmOhhhhhhh please pick me!!! Pick me!!!!!! I want this monbento so oooooooooo bad…..for my son of course
Yvonne Bradley says
August 21, 2015 at 12:20 pmPerfect for grandson on a fishing trip with grandpa
PetitMew says
August 21, 2015 at 12:53 pmI’d pack it for my son who starts Year 1 in September 🙂
winnie says
August 21, 2015 at 1:08 pmmy hubby 😀
Nicola McC says
August 21, 2015 at 1:11 pmI’d pack one for myself to make healthy lunches a wee bit more exciting!
Sarah Pybus says
August 21, 2015 at 2:19 pmMy 3 kids as they love a picnic type lunch
Marcia says
August 21, 2015 at 5:14 pmFor my daughter who’s starting Reception Year in September. She’s picky and bento lunches helps us enormously! Thanks for this chance.
Sally Groom says
August 21, 2015 at 5:54 pmI’d pack it for my youngest, who is starting a new kindergarten next month. He loves food and I find both children eat food better when they’re packed to be fun 🙂
Lauren (@laurenbigeejit) says
August 21, 2015 at 7:05 pmI would make up lunches for my little girl when she is old enough.
Mummy on a Budget says
August 21, 2015 at 7:13 pmThis would be for my daughter for the packed lunches we take out and about with us on our days out.
claire woods says
August 21, 2015 at 7:15 pmMy son.
Leanne cody says
August 21, 2015 at 8:54 pmThese boxes are pretty nifty! Love the colours and compartments x
Tina M Holmes says
August 21, 2015 at 9:28 pmMY KIDS
Clare Wood says
August 21, 2015 at 9:55 pmthese look great x
pete c says
August 21, 2015 at 10:46 pmfor myself for work
Layla Thomas says
August 21, 2015 at 10:58 pmI’d pack it for my 7 year old. He’s gotten really fussy lately and has the same lunch again and again for school. Maybe this would help get him to eat more of a mixture.
Tanya Rubezhov says
August 22, 2015 at 4:50 amI’d love to win it for my daughter who is starting her 1st grade next week.
Thank you for the giveaway.
Tracy Newton says
August 22, 2015 at 6:47 amThese boxes would be great for my husbands packed lunch, my little ones nursery lunch or snacks for family days out
Virginia Moore says
August 22, 2015 at 9:03 amMy kids
Laura Pritchard says
August 22, 2015 at 10:05 amFor my little boy at school.
Anna Robinson says
August 22, 2015 at 10:21 amI’d make a cute hello kitty themed bento for my 3 year old daughter!
Kate Reed says
August 22, 2015 at 11:21 amI’d pack one for my daughter for while she’s at nursery! We love the YumBox bought from you but I’d like to increase our lunchbox stash to keep it nice and exciting when I can’t be with her!
Paula Readings says
August 22, 2015 at 3:11 pmFor my grandson
Katie Irving says
August 22, 2015 at 5:11 pmfor me if i could keep it a secret hehe…as the kids have yum boxes
Michelle Banks says
August 22, 2015 at 6:24 pmfor my grandaughter x
Sarah Lemay says
August 22, 2015 at 11:29 pmI’d pack a bento lunch for my 2 yr old. He will be having lunch at playgroup in September, so this would be lovely for him to use.
Azlinda Muhammad says
August 23, 2015 at 7:34 amLove this bento box! The colours are lovely!
chantelle hazelden says
August 23, 2015 at 12:03 pmfor my youngest daughter x
Lucy says
August 23, 2015 at 2:05 pmFor my 5 yr old daughter (though my 3 year old son will want it too!)
Caroline says
August 23, 2015 at 6:40 pmI’d pack a lovely lunch box for my son with the hope of course that he would eat it & not say “me not like it”
Emma says
August 24, 2015 at 2:50 pmI couldn’t resist packing a bento box for myself! So compact and cute!
Sally Collingwood says
August 24, 2015 at 4:45 pmFor Skye aged 6 to go to school
Veronica T says
August 24, 2015 at 6:15 pmI would absolutely love one of these for those long days when I don’t have time to come home to eat lunch!
Rebeka Marschalko says
August 24, 2015 at 9:57 pmWould be great for my daughter when she starts nursery in September 🙂
Rebecca Phillips says
August 25, 2015 at 1:19 ammy 3 year old son, Caleb
Ruth Harwood says
August 25, 2015 at 8:32 amfor my son for college xx
Emily says
August 25, 2015 at 8:38 amVery cute and colourful boxes! I’d be packing one for my daughter. I know she’d enjoy a change from her usual bento box from time to time .
Cheryl Kean says
August 25, 2015 at 1:24 pmI would pack a lunch for my kids they could share
S Mills says
August 25, 2015 at 5:11 pmThe husband!
Hannah Wood (staveley) says
August 25, 2015 at 9:05 pmFor my daughter who goes back to school soon.x
Natalie Crossan says
August 25, 2015 at 10:41 pmLove the bento boxes – for m y daughter xx
Lizzy Cooper says
August 26, 2015 at 1:46 pmMy son 🙂
Sharon says
August 26, 2015 at 3:59 pmFor myself tbh, lovely way to take some healthy treats with me when I’m out 🙂
Lynsey Buchanan says
August 28, 2015 at 1:03 amMy daughter takes a packed lunch to school a few days a week
Michaela Hannah says
August 28, 2015 at 6:51 amMy oldest sons packed lunch at nursery
Angela Kelly says
August 28, 2015 at 5:01 pmI’d make one for myself!
Jayne K says
August 28, 2015 at 6:56 pmIt would be for my first grandchild.
Nancy Bradford says
August 28, 2015 at 9:15 pmI think I could make healthy lunches for my daughter a little bit funner if we had one of these.
Rachel Wise says
August 28, 2015 at 9:59 pmUse it for my daughter when she is at a dancing competition
Kelly Ellen Hirst says
August 29, 2015 at 9:55 amMy daughter who would love this!
Stacey says
August 29, 2015 at 11:17 amI would pack for my boyfriend who is starting teacher training this year!
Steven K says
August 29, 2015 at 12:41 pmMy boyfriend, he loves Japanese stuff.
Victoria Prince says
August 29, 2015 at 1:59 pmI would pack one for myself – it would definitely make lunch more interesting!
Karen Richards says
August 29, 2015 at 4:28 pmWould love this fir me or my son. We both love the boxes. Cool colours.
Patricia Fraser says
August 29, 2015 at 4:51 pmFor going to the beach with my kids
denise cross says
August 29, 2015 at 5:44 pmI’d use it for healthy treats to put in my backpack when out walking and exploring the countryside
Keith Hunt says
August 29, 2015 at 6:44 pmThe wife for a night shift.
Tanya says
August 29, 2015 at 7:51 pmMy husband. Gotta make his lunch more appealing
Tamsin Dean says
August 29, 2015 at 9:56 pmfor my partner for work
Pauline Black says
August 29, 2015 at 10:45 pmMy grandson jayden