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Bento of the Week: Twitterpated
This week's bento box comes from blogger Akinoichigo. Her adorable Miss Bunny — from Bambi — bento has me in awe. I guess you could say I'm "twitterpated!"
Healthy Gadget: Bento Stainless Lunch Jar
Lunchtime at work (or school) can be a dieter's hell. While you're sticking to your healthy turkey sandwich and yogurt, your coworkers are brining in yummy Mexican food that makes your mouth water at first sight.
You too can have yummy, but only healthy, dishes for lunch.
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10 Healthy Ways to Jazz Up the Lunch Box
Banish cafeteria meals with some creative ideas that will have school kids looking forward to mom's lunchtime surprises. Now that your lil one has a lunch box that helps reduce waste throughout the year, fill it with food that he will want to gobble down, rather than toss. With a little forethought and a few tools, those lunch sacks will be filled with healthy meals that are the envy of everyone at the table.
What's the Deal With: The Lunch Box Diet?
If you're one of those people who feels the need to munch on something all day long, the Lunch Box Diet plan was made with you in mind. Fitness trainer Simon Lovell came up with the idea which began in the UK, but is catching on in the US. Even celebs like Cameron Diaz gave it a try.
Back to School! 7 Awesome Girl-Power Lunch Boxes
When I was a kid, right about now was the time my mom would round me up and take me to Target for some good old-fashioned back to school shopping. Out of all the things a kid has to buy before she heads back to the classroom, the lunch box offers a great opportunity for personal expression. Take a look at seven girl-power lunch pails that I would trade my brown bag for even today!
What's the Deal With the Lunch Box Diet?
Have you heard all the fuss about this new diet, the Lunch Box Diet, which everyone is crazy about? Here are the basics, and it's probably a lot more realistic than you might think.
The Lunch Box Diet, an online diet plan, is a new diet based on buying a large plastic lunch box and filing it with a mix of 60 percent wholesome natural vegetables, 30 percent protein and 10 percent fat.
Food Pyramid Lunch Box: Cool or Not?
I'm definitely psyched that the food pyramid I learned about in elementary school was redesigned, but it looks like some people are still into the old horizontal stripes model — hence this Nutritional Pyramid Lunch Box. It's designed to help people make healthier choices when it comes to figuring out how to choose the correct portions of grains, veggies, and protein.
I'm actually surprised no one has thought of this before, but looking at the portions I think I might want more fruits and veggies than rice.
Lil Treasures: Lunch Box Surprises
Don't let school lunches become as routine as a line-up of classes, surprise your kids by putting a few fun edible treats in their lunch bags. And, always make sure they are age appropriate.
- Shaped Sandwiches — Turn your child's favorite sandwich, be it peanut butter and jelly or ham and cheese into an extraordinary one using stainless steel cookie cutters to make them into hearts, stars and animals.
- Cereal Chain — String naturally colored fruit loops or Cheerios on a piece of unflavored dental floss to create a necklace or bracelet.
- Mini Quiche — There's nothing like a lil brunch for lunch, make the quiche bite-sized using mini muffin pans or the pre-made appetizer pastry cups available at most grocers.
- Scoops of Fruit — Rather than having the kids fuss with peels, pits and rinds, use a melon baller to make their favorite fruit medley.
Pack a Lunch: Save $ and Calories
If you are dieting or trying to save some dough, you should really be brown bagging your lunch. Make it at home and take it with you wherever you may roam. You not only save money (sandwiches can be upwards of $7 around where I work), but you also can control your portions and calorie intake.
A Few of Lil's Favorite Things: September
Send your kids back to school with a hardy lunch in hand. While your children may be focused on hitting the books, there's no time like the present to make sure they are mindful of the world around them. Help them choose an Eco-friendly lunch box or lunch sack to tote and store their mid-day meal.
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