Family bentos (#16, 17, 18)

This morning was a bit of a rush, so I’m glad that I had just done some food shopping for our upcoming Spring Break trip to the beach house — it meant I had easy stuff to grab for my “assembly line” bentos.

My husband’s bento is in the blue containers (upper left), mine is the yellow containers (lower left) and my son’s was the white container with the soda.

We all had ham and cheese (hubster and I had some salami and “grown up” cheese), cashews/peanuts, and some mini candies. I didn’t have much in the way of veggies, but I think we’ll survive.

Diabetes: this is a 75 carb meal
GF: gluten in the crackers and Kit Kats

Dad’s bento (#15)

We had leftover cheesy chicken noodles after dinner last night, so I packed these up right away in a divided Tupperware container. This morning, I added slices of pepperoni (and one cut into a heart and placed on the noodles!), crackers, green peppers, cheese wedges, and a sliced strawberry.

For good measure, I added a Reese’s Cup pack to his lunch bag.

Mom’s bento (#14)

We had a rotisserie chicken this weekend, so I made chicken salad with the leftovers and added a cup of sliced almonds and craisins to mix in right before I ate. (If you add them earlier, the almonds get mushy and the craisins leave “interesting” blobs of pink on the chicken.)

I included a strawberry, but realized that I needed to slice it to get it to fit into the bento — so I took care of that after I’d already posted the picture to the blog.

The Smartie was supposed to be my treat, but…. the moment I smelled that Reese’s Cup, I had to slip that into my bag as well.

Boy’s bento (#13)

We only had one piece of bread this morning (eeep!), so I made a half PB&J and happily discovered that it fit be-yew-ti-fully into the bento. I used a piece of silicon baran to separate it from some sliced green peppers. I filled the lower tier with Cheetos, but my son has asked that I only include a small amount of Cheetos — apparently, it’s just too much to try and finish in the short amount of time they have to eat.

I added a yogurt and a pack of Starbursts to finish out the meal.

Diabetes: this is a 75 carb meal
GF: the bread contains glutens