Saturday Morning Roundup – Bento Lunch Ideas

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What is a Bento Lunch?? -you may be asking yourself

A Bento Lunch is one that is compact, balanced, and usually visually appealing. To me, it’s a fun way to get your kids more excited about taking lunch to school.

Skip the brown bag, and opt for a more eco-friendly lunch tote. I am also extremely excited to ditch the plastic baggies!

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Hello money saver!

I just bought my kids their own package of Easy Lunch Boxes 3-compartment Bento Lunch Box totes off Amazon.

I also purchased the same brand (Easy Lunch Boxes) Insulated Lunch Box Cooler Bag that fits the totes. They come in a variety of colors.

A black lunch cooler

Ok, so now that you have the gear… you might be looking for some inspiration??

Well you’re in luck!  For this Saturday Morning Roundup I have searched for some sweet Bento Lunch ideas all over the web, and there are SEVERAL. Here are some of my favorites…

**I highly, highly encourage you to click through to these wonderful blogs, or photo galleries I have listed here. Some of them are blogs that are strictly dedicated to Bento Lunches! So many great ideas out of these talented peeps.**

Olympic Bento Lunch Box

Bento lunch ideas designed to look like London, includes bread, cheese, melon, watermelon

Gluten Free Mac & Cheese Bento

A bowl of soup next to a bowl of fruit

Chicken Nugget Bento

A bento lunch idea, with melon shaped like flowers, meat and carrots shaped like carrots in rice

Berry Good Bento

Bento lunch idea with crackers, pretzels, cucumber slices, blueberries, blackberries and bread

Snack Bento with a fun Kid treat

A bento lunch idea with carrot sticks, strawberry slices, crackers, star shaped cheese slices and rolled meet

O.W.L. Camp Bento

Bento lunch idea with an owl shaped out of cheese, grapes, broccoli, trail mix and a sandwhich

Flower Bento Lunch

A bento lunch; sandwiches and fruit laid out to look like flowers

Feelin’ Foxy Bento Lunch

A bento box with a sandwich shaped cat using strawberries for ears, yogurt and cheese squares

Mini Quiche Bento Lunch

Bento lunch idea with a compartment for walnuts, a compartment for grapes and banana slices and crackers

Fresh and Fruity Bento Lunch

A lunch container with grapes, berries and blueberries and another container with celery sticks with peanut butter and slices of meat

So as you can see, these lunches are simple, and definitely kid friendly. Some can have loads of flair, and some can just be left over dinner arranged in a new fashion.

Either way, I get to save some money, and call it eco-friendly all at the same time.

Win-Win! 

Do you have a Bento Lunch you want to share?? I would love to see it!



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  1. I think it is more advisable for moms to prepare pack lunch for kids. This way you will know that they are still eating healthy food when they are out of the house.

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  6. My kids would go CRAZY over this post. they have been begging for bento boxes this year instead of lunch boxes.

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    1. Do it! The ones I got are great, my kids used them for the first time today, and loved it!

  9. These are great. I love Bento boxes and so does my 5 year old. She will love the chicke nugget bento. 🙂

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    1. Thanks Kathy! I know- I can’t wait to make that one for my kids, they’re going to flip!