My First Bento Box

I'm mildly obsessed with bento box lunches and regularly read the Wendolonia blog to check out the bento lunches she makes for her kids. I've wanted to start doing bento lunches for myself, but I just didn't know where or how to start. Last night I finally realized I had food that would work for a bento, so here it is:



Not the fanciest bento in the world, but I was very excited by it!! Some carrots and celery with light ranch dressing for dipping, plus some leftover cheddar cheese and crackers from the Superbowl party. And I had to include chocolate, of course, and the Cadbury cream egg fit perfectly! It was a great dinner to take to school when I went back last night for our first "Oliver!" rehearsal. And I was surprised at how filling everything was - I didn't even finish everything I packed.

I'm hoping this is the beginning of many more bento boxes for my lunches and to-go dinners. I'm definitely inspired and ready to try some other things. Yay for bentos!!