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Mama Mia! This is a great bento box for teens {or anyone else with a little bit higher culinary tastes}. Heck, make two, one for your teen, and one for you to enjoy. It’s like a box of sophisticated indulgence. 🙂 Ingredients Grape Tomatoes Olives Cheese Salami Crackers Directions Cut cheese into cubes and then Read More >>
I like to call this Bento box creation the Molly Ringwald. 😉 Remember the breakfast club? It’s like a flashback bento. Ingredients Cucumbers Bread Mayo Nutella Cashews Strawberries Directions Slice the cucumber. Then, start making the cucumber sandwich. Slather as much or as little mayo as you prefer onto the bread, and then arrange the Read More >>
Adding marshmallow fluff to this sandwich will make you a lunch legend among children for generations to come. The best part is that you can totally off-set it with whole grain bread, bananas, and sugar snap peas. Ingredients Marshmallow Fluff Peanut Butter Bread Banana Strawberries Sugar Snap Peas Directions Start by making the sandwich. Spread Read More >>
Kids love chicken nuggets. Why not make a lunch of them on your own terms? This bento combines their favorite, with healthy sides. P.S. No need to tell them you slipped them the whole-grain, no crappity-crap nuggets, either. Ingredients Chicken Nuggets Cheese Celery Cherry Tomatoes Ranch Directions Bake the chicken nuggets as per the directions. Read More >>
This protein packed bento box satisfies sweet and salty taste buds, all while keeping bellies full for hours. Ingredients 2 Eggs Apple Slices Pretzels Almonds Directions Hard boil the eggs. Place them in the fridge to cool a bit. Peel and slice the hard-boiled eggs into thirds. Place almonds into a silicone baking cup. Place Read More >>
