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    Home » Bento Lunches » Lunches

    Super Simple Bento Lunch

    Apr 17, 2014 · 2 Comments

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    I'm sharing a lunch from my archives today, because although I love creating fun themed lunches, using bento as a creative outlet, I also have to remind myself every now and again of the reason I got into making bento lunches in the first place - to provide my son with healthy, balanced meals, while generating minimal waste and packaging along the way.  Bento lunches don't have to be fancy or themed to be pretty either, and while I still believe that anyone could make the lunches I make, sometimes it's good to show how simple it can be to create a beautiful, healthy lunch.

    In this lunch Small Child had sandwiches on wholegrain bread, filled with ham, lettuce and tomato, with a little mayo.  On the side he had an apple, raw organic carrot sticks and red grapes, all packed in silicone cups to keep them separate from the sandwiches.  The grapes were skewered on polka dot food picks to make mini 'kebabs'.  I also added a Babybel cheese to the lunch box, decorated with a little heart, which I cut from the wax using a mini bento cutter.

    Eats Amazing - Simple sandwiches and fruit in IKEA dog lunch box

    As well as the lunch box, I packed a reusable food pouch filled with organic raspberry yoghurt (not shown) in his lunch bag, along with a couple of mini ice packs to keep the lunch cool.  Despite its simplicity, Small Child enjoyed this lunch just as much as any other I have packed for him - I must say I thought it looked very tasty and I would happily have eaten it myself! The lunch box I used helped too - this was packed in our super cute IKEA dog lunch box.

    Grace

    Items used to make this lunch:

    IKEA Dog Lunch Box       Triangle Silicone Cups Thumbnail    Polka Dot Picks  Thumbnail   

     Disclaimer: This post contains some Amazon affiliate links; I may receive commission on items purchased through the links.

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    1. Dosirakbento says

      April 22, 2014 at 10:05 pm

      Great post to show that a bento lunch can be simple but still attractive!

      Reply
    2. Grace says

      April 25, 2014 at 1:12 am

      Thank you!

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