Michael said he didn’t care what I packed him for lunch, so I had a little fun.

Top: Cantaloupe and blueberries

Middle: tomato and hard boiled egg; sauteed veg

Bottom: bbq chicken; mushroom barley pilaf

Much healthier than delivery pizza!

Top: Bunny egg (this was the first time I used my new egg molds); turkey

Middle: sauteed veg

Bottom: cantaloupe and blueberries

Hard boiled eggs are more fun to eat when they have a cute bunny face on them.

I had some faux crab to use up and thought, what better contents for a bento than sushi? I attempted my own California rolls. They were tasty and pretty, but when I tried to pick them up they crumbled. Oh, well. I just dug in with a spoon.

Top: the sushi is: rice, faux crab, radish, carrot and spinach (for lack of seaweed); borrowed Michael’s penguin soy sauce bottle

Middle: cantalope and blueberries

Bottom: pickles and olives

This was very visually appealing. Plus, I had all five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami. Perhaps I need to find a sushi-making tutorial?

(Forgive fuzzy pic. Batteries were dying.)

Top: mushroom barley risotto, yogurt cheese cubes, mixed veg

Middle: pomegranate yogurt and  blueberries

Bottom: granola

I should start portioning all my meals into my bento box. When I open it at lunch, it seems like so little food, but by the time I’m done, I’m full.

Top: Homemade beef, barley and mushroom soup (from the freezer)

Middle: garlic breadstick, herb yogurt cheese, pomegranate yogurt with blueberries

Bottom: granola to sprinkle on yogurt

Okay, so my soup container clashes with my bento and my middle layer is very monochromatic, but this met my Eating from the Pantry Challenge guidelines about not buying anything. The granola was left over from Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters (I got free a couple months ago) and the blueberries were free from the sample lady at Big Box Mart. Nothing tastes better than free!