Today I packed rice onigiri with sesame furikake, "ugly carrots" (carrots brushed with balsamic vinegar), cherry tomatoes, sesame green beans, shelled green peas, sliced string cheese, lunchmeat rolls, strawberries and gluten free soy sauce in the fish.
For my first bento, I was surprised at how well everything travelled (this photo was taken after my generic snap box spent the day in my purse.) However, my eyes were much bigger than my stomach - even in a bento box labeled 2.1 cups this was entirely too much food.
I made the onigiri last night with leftover sushi rice, but I'm afraid they are too thick. Not only was this too much rice, but they were beyond bite-sized. Tomorrow I plan on trying a locking sterilite container and packing a less busy box.
Well done on your 1st bento! Making sure the box is full helps in keeping everything together so keep that in mind when you're taking less... Looking forward to #2!
ReplyDeleteGnoegnoe, you wer my very first comment! Thank you for the tip to keep everything together - it could quickly become quite a mess!
DeleteGreat first Bento! I suggest getting a smaller box because it's easy to pack a large amount of food into bento boxes.
ReplyDeleteI also make gluten free bentos and blog about them. If you want to check out my blog here is a link.
http://katsbentolove.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the tip, bentos are oddly deceiving. Thankfully this was mainly veggies so the calories were not too high, but I could pack 1000 calories in this box without even trying. This may turn into my salad box.
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