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It Makes Me Happy: Grownup Reason to Bento (#5)

Taken on November 16 2007

This week on Not Exactly Bento, I’m talking about my Top 5 Reasons why Grownups should Bento. Packing a meal for yourself when you’re on the go, busy, or just because is a wonderful way to meet personal health goals and do something special for yourself. Join me as I talk about the top 5 [...]

I Feel Healthier: Grownup Reasons to Bento (#4)

This week on Not Exactly Bento, I’m talking about my Top 5 Reasons why Grownups should Bento. Packing a meal for yourself when you’re on the go, busy, or just because is a wonderful way to meet personal health goals and do something special for yourself.  Join me as I talk about the top 5 [...]

I Am More Adventurous: Grownup Reasons to Bento (#3)

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This week on Not Exactly Bento, I’m talking about my Top 5 Reasons why Grownups should Bento. Packing a meal for yourself when you’re on the go, busy, or just because is a wonderful way to meet personal health goals and do something special for yourself.  Join me as I talk about the top 5 [...]

Bento Saves Me Money: Grownup Reasons to Bento (#2)

I love how I just threw in that bbq chicken leg. From December 2008.

This week on Not Exactly Bento, I’m talking about my Top 5 Reasons why Grownups should Bento. Packing a meal for yourself when you’re on the go, busy, or just because is a wonderful way to meet personal health goals and do something special for yourself.  Join me this week as I talk about the [...]

I Am Worth It: Grownup Reasons to Bento (#1)

This week on Not Exactly Bento, I’m talking about my Top 5 Reasons why Grownups should Bento. Packing a meal for yourself when you’re on the go, busy, or just because is a wonderful way to meet personal health goals and do something special for yourself.  Join me this week as I talk about the [...]

How to Pack a Bento Box

How to Pack a Bento Box

Yesterday, this bento was my lunch, and it was lovely.  While I packed it, I took pictures hoping to share a step-by-step on how to pack a bento. As I pack for myself, I like my bentos to be a full meal: protein source with sides and a dessert. My goal is to fit what [...]

Coming to NEB: Bento Info Posts

Bento 414 - Mom's Pork Chop

Lately, numerous thoughts are floating through my head about posts for Not Exactly Bento.  Some of which are a series of informational posts, specifically for grownups looking to pack their favorite meals for lunch.  I’ve been hesitant to do so since there are so many great, bigger, and better blogs out there about packing your [...]

Another Use for My Food Picks

Lunch in a Box has a wonderful article on the care and maintenance of one’s bento gear.  I love Biggie’s site.  She gives so great, detailed, well-thought articles on bento lunches and its related topics that I view her website as my manual for the bento lifestyle.  The only problem is that I don’t have [...]

Random Post #2: Freezer Stash

I started out this year with the intentions of following Just Bento’s bento challenge quite closely.  While that hasn’t necessarily transpired as I thought it might (the reasons for another day and another blog post), I haven’t been completley unaware of what’s taking place in her challenge.  I read her weekly challenges and from it [...]