With nursing school fast approaching, I’m on a mission to take better care of myself. I’m stepping up my running routine to run, at the very least, 3 times a week. The next step is to prepare healthier meals…especially lunches. I tend to run out of time and not prepare lunch, therefore setting me up for drive-thru madness. I’m not gonna lie, I indulged in the McRib one too many times! It was good going down; but not so good going…well, you get where I’m going.
In my effort to stay on top of making nutritious lunches, I’m going the Bento Box route. Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware.
Some people get real fancy and make cute little animals and use vibrantly colored containers. I think Bentos are a great way to add variety and fun to an everyday lunch!
Here is my first effort at Bento. It’s needs a little work.
Here is today’s Bento. It has a simple salad of chickpeas and blanched broccoli, sardines in Tabasco sauce and some whole wheat crackers.
