Day 5

Today's lunch has a salad with chicken, shredded cheese, yellow tomatoes, and carrots. For sides I have a plum, half of a Clif Bar, and some apples slices. I also have some ranch dressing to go with my salad.

Day 4

This lunch contains a sandwich with deli sliced chicken and Swiss cheese on toasted 7 grain bread. To go with that, I included some strawberries and blueberries, apple slices, baby carrots, and a mixture of chocolate-covered raisins and some cashews. I also added a small container of hummus to dip my carrots in (Not included in picture).

Day 3

For today's lunch I have a turkey and Swiss cheese sandwich on toasted 7 grain bread. For my sides I included baby carrots, grapes, miniature dill pickles, and half of a Coconut Chocolate Chip Clif Bar.

Day 2

Today's lunch included a turkey, cream cheese, and dried cranberry lettuce wrap. For my sides I had some multigrain crackers, cubed sharp cheddar cheese, tiny "champagne" grapes, and some apple pieces.

Day 1

For my first day I made a turkey wrap with cream cheese, mixed greens, and dried cranberries on a flour tortilla. For my sides I had some blue berries, coconut almonds, Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss cheese, and some multi-grain crackers.

What is Bento?

Hi! I'm Jennifer, and I am a newly-converted bento lunch creator! I am currently a senior in college, and I am inspired to make myself healthy and enjoyable bento lunches. Now if you're asking yourself, "Bento? Is this another one of those crazy diet trends?" Well the answer is no, bento is not a diet. By definition, bento is "a lacquered or decorated wooden Japanese lunchbox."  While it technically refers to an elaborate sectioned box used to serve Japanese dishes, what drew me to bento was the unique way that the food was presented. Bento lunches present food in a way that is both pleasing to the eye and as a result, fun to eat! Because I have just recently begun making my lunches in this style, I am in no way a "bento master," even though I sometimes like to think that I am. ;)

Thanks for reading my blog, and I hope you enjoy my bento-style lunch creations.