How to pack bento lunches
How I did it: It took me a while to finally get brave enough to assemble bento lunches- there are so many real /artists/ out there in the Bento-making hobby!!
My goal was to make Bento lunches for my otherhalf, so that he would have a happy lunch, and something to look forward to at work, mid-day.
I'm glad to say that this really worked out! I was at first bothered by the SMALL size of the bento boxes, because it always seemed like there wouldn't be enough lunch for him! I quickly discovered that was not true at all!
A good solid lunch ended up consisting of: A boiled egg, a tiny (3 inch) sandwhich, a few baby carrots, a few slices of fruit.... and he was always full, and often brought leftovers home, because I had packed more than he needed for a lunch!!
I was very surprised, but it worked out great. :)
Lessons & tips: Small metal 'cookie cutters'- make a regular sandwich, and then press the shapes into it to cut out tiny sandwiches! This was a great tool!
Resources: Small plastic molds can be bought to mold boiled eggs (fun!!) and I used those clear plastic 'lock lid' boxes to separate parts of the lunch- it was very effective, and they clean up quick after!
