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    Home » Bento Lunches » Lunches

    Zoo Themed Yumbox Lunch

    May 1, 2014 · 4 Comments

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    I'm running very low on sleep this week, which generally means low on inspiration too - my brain doesn't function too well on anything less than 8 hours a night, and I've been getting far less than that recently.  The lovely Small Baby has also decided that 5am is his new wake-up time, and nothing I try can persuade him otherwise! I am not a morning person at all, so as I'm sure you can image I am not impressed with this new timetable! Fortunately, the Yumbox, which I have been using a lot recently, takes a lot of the effort out of making lunches, in that all I have to do is find something to go in each of the labelled compartments - which is ideal on a sleep deprived morning when my brain is feeling sluggish!

    In this lunch Small Child had a pile of poppy and sesame seed crackers, carrot disks, a mini Babybel cheese with a bear cut from the wax to decorate, a silicone cup full of frozen peas, which defrost by lunchtime (did you know that peas are a good source of protein? I'm trying to use less processed meat in our lunches and they were one of the alternative protein options that I offered Small Child), chunks of fresh mango and some Greek style natural yoghurt.  I decorated the lunch with cute animal picks, a grass shaped silicone divider and an elephant pick, and used edible marker pens to draw a 'ZOO' sign on the top cracker.  I finished the lunch off with a special treat of some mini gummy bears, and packed a spoon and fork from our mini bento cutlery set in his lunch bag.

    Eats Amazing - Zoo themed bento lunch in the Yumbox

    Small Child ate everything apart from the peas and some of the yoghurt, which he finished off as a small snack after school.  He had decided that he didn't like peas after all (despite choosing them to go in the lunch that morning) but they soon vanished after I suggested he play a game of 'how many peas can you pick up with the elephant'!

    Grace

    Items used to make this lunch:

      Spoon and Fork Set Thumbnail  Silicone Baran Dividers Grass Thumbnail  Bright Animal Picks Elephant Thumbnail  Bright Animal Friends Fork 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. Mel says

      May 01, 2014 at 10:00 am

      Hi Grace
      I came across your story on the web.
      I have been so inspired by your lunches that it has made me more conscious of what I pack for myself.
      I am currently going through IVF and trying to eat healthier but find I pack the same thing every day.
      After seeing your lunches I went and bought a bento yumbox. I know they're meant for kids but it's perfect.
      Now I take to work carrot sticks, celery sticks, cherry tomatoes, crackers, nuts, baby bell cheese, blueberries and a container of yoghurt goes with it.
      It's enough to get me through the day and it means I'm eating a variety of foods.
      Thanks for the inspiration!
      Mel in Australia

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      • Grace says

        May 01, 2014 at 2:32 pm

        Hi Mel,

        Thank you so much for sharing your story! I totally agree, healthy eating and lunches are not just for children. I try to make myself healthy lunches when I can and will be posting at some point about the bento snack boxes I've started keeping in the fridge to try to keep myself on the straight and narrow. I wish you all the luck in the world with the IVF, keep up the good work with the healthy eating!

        Grace x

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    2. Madelein says

      May 01, 2014 at 8:11 pm

      None of my kids like peas 😛

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    3. Wendy says

      May 02, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      This lunch looks amazing! Love all your lunches actually!! Thanks so much for linking up with our packed lunch linky 🙂

      Reply

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