This Week's Bento Lunch

The different tastes and textures found in this week’s bento lunch are sure to get you crunching and munching! Not only is this lunch fun to eat, it also offers a great balance of nutrition and is a breeze to pack.



Top a whole grain English muffin with marinara and sliced swiss cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese has melted. Let cool before putting into your extra large container.
Fill your dip container with parmesan cheese and store in your extra large container with your pizza.
Steam kale. Once cool, mix in sesame, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds. Put your Kale salad into one of your medium containers.
Cut a persimmon into wedges and put into your other medium container.

Use leftovers or make the night before:
Use your favorite falafel mix and either bake or fry balls. Once cool, put into one of your large containers.
Add a handful of cherry tomatoes to the large container with your falafel balls.
Prepare the baba ghanoush and put into your medium lidded container. Following is the recipe we used:http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/baba-ghanoush-2/Detail.aspx.
Prepare the tabbouleh: http://veganconnection.com/recipes/tabouli.htm and put into your other medium container.
Cut up a whole wheat pita and place into your remaining large container.





Make an omelet with cheese and your favorite steamed vegetables to put into your large lidded container.
Cut a lemon poppy seed muffin in half and put both halves in your other large container.
Prepare home fried potatoes, let cool and put into our medium container.
Peel and cut an orange into segments to put into your other medium container.
