Bento Lunch 11-10-09

It has been a while since I posted one of my hubby's lunches so here is a pic of today's lunch in his Laptop Lunches lunch box system.

Clockwise from bottom left: Honey Mustard Chicken (from freezer), asparagus blend veggies with balsamic vinagrette, mixed nuts and a satsuma orange.

A Picture of Hubby's Lunch for Monday

I have not posted a picture of Bryan's lunch in a while. I just packed this up with leftovers from supper. He has roasted chicken and caramelized broccoli in the bottom left. Top left is tabbouleh in the silicone cupcake liner and sauted squash. Top right is mixed nuts and bottom right is strawberries, blueberries and pineapple. Yummy! If you are new to my blog, you may not have seen some of the posts about how we use Laptop Lunches bento style lunch boxes and we LOVE them so much!! You can also see a few other pictures here, here and here.

Bento Lunch 6-24-09

I have not posted a picture of hubby's lunch in a while. Here is what he's having today. First is a roast beef pita with feta salad stuffed in there, too. He also has blueberries and mixed nuts. Not pictured are a peanut butter sandwich and some home made granola bars that are in some reusable sandwich bags I sewed up late last week.

Bento Lunch 5-01-09

Today, Hubby's lunch is (clockwise from bottom left) leftover crispy chicken strips (pan fried them after rolling in Panko bread crumbs which gives them a really nice crunch), carrots, trail mix, strawberries, grapes and blackberries and in the last compartment, edemame.

Bento Lunch 4-28-09

Hubby and I both love this bento box. His lunch for today is a turkey and provolone sandwich with romain on whole wheat, carrots, baby banana, pretzels and trail mix, plus those yummy bliss mints hiding in the utinsil compartment.

Bento Lunch 4-27-09

Here is hubby's lunch for today. We marinated the chicken in teryaki sauce and a little sesame oil and rice wine vinegar then grilled it. It is served with broccoli, cauliflower and rice. His main dish is accompanied by stuffed grape leaves, grapes, strawberries and blackberries and a little container of trail mix. You can also see two chocolate mints hiding in the utensils compartment.

Laptop Lunch - Bento Style Lunch Box

I seem to be reviewing lots of products lately. Today's post is about these great lunch boxes called Laptop Lunches. We've been eying these for years and finally, a few weeks ago, I broke down and ordered. Wow! These things are wonderful. The goal of the organization, which was started and is run by some concerned moms, is to reduce the waste caused by all of the "throw away" containers used for kids school lunches. That is a goal worth supporting, in my opinion.

Even better than the goal, though, in my opinion is the boxes themselves. they are colorful, compact, well designed and fun. My husband takes lunch to work every day. Before our laptop lunches bento box, we used 5-6 sandwich sized disposable zip top bags per day, or one box of 100 per month. Here's what his lunch looks like now (this is the one we packed for today):

He's having a grilled chicken sandwich and a spring mix salad with carrots and feta cheese. That little container in the salad is a small container of dressing. He's also having strawberries and blueberries and the trail mix is for a mid afternoon snack. Not pictured is the drink container that we filled with orange juice and put in the freezer to help keep the lunch cool (we also got the insulated bag which eliminates the need for refrigeration). The juice will thaw by lunch time and be ready to drink. There is absolutely no waste in this box, nothing to throw away. I love this!

While the boys and I don't work or go to school every day, I did get boxes for us, too. We travel at least once a week during the lunch hour and these are so nice for packing a lunch that we can either picnic at the park or that the guys can eat while I drive. And I love that they eliminate the temptation to run through the drive thru or buy "lunchables" type products, eliminating both expenses and waste.