This week I’ve decided to battle dinner in a new way! I am going to try and pre-pack bentos for my dinners this week. I am just really struggling with the desire to cook of late. On Sunday I pulled out my handy dandy Ziploc Divided Container (aff link) and started creating bentos with exactly how many calories I needed for a meal. That way I could just pull them
Bentos for Healthy Eating
Bentos can be anything from works of art, to just making something cute, to a meal packed with lots of colorful fresh food.
When I pack my bento I try to fill the largest section with protein and then fill in with veggies and fruit. As I pack the food into the different sections I use a dry erase pen to keep track of calories.
The Menu:
Lunches:
- Monday: Walking Lunch
- Tuesday: Strawberry Goat Cheese Grilled Sandwich
- Wednesday: Easy Tuna Melt
- Thursday:
- Friday: Light Jamba Juice with Protein
- Saturday:
- Sunday: Eat Out
Dinners:
Monday: Hummus & Feta Stuffed Meat Wraps
2 ounces of chicken deli meat wrapped around 2 tablespoons of red pepper hummus and 2 tablespoons of feta. Served with apples, Buffalo Pretzel Chips, and snow peas with French Onion Snow Peas (348 calories)
Tuesday: Meat & Cheese Rolls with Hummus Dip
2 ounces of chicken deli meat wrapped with 2 slices of pepper jack cheese. Served with strawberries, snow peas and 1/4 cup red pepper hummus. (357 calories)
Wednesday: Pepper’s Antipasto
17 slices turkey pepperoni, 3 kalamata olives, 5 green olives, 5 black olives, and 1 light cheese stick. Served with strawberries and snow peas with French Onion Laughing Cow (312 calories)
Thursday: Imitation Crab with Wasabi Almonds
1/2 cup imitation crab and 1 ounce wasabi almonds. Served with green beans and apples. (340 calories)
Friday: Daddy Brings Dinner Home
Saturday: Chicken & Beef with Greek Yogurt Dipping Sauce (+ Snack)
3 ounces Southwestern Chicken, 3 ounces Tyson Steak, 1 tablespoon plain greek yogurt mixed with 1 teaspoon mustard. Served with hard boiled egg, green beans, and strawberries. (400 calories)
It’s Wednesday now… how is this working? I’m eager to hear!!
Really good – so much easier to pull a dinner out of the fridge then getting the energy to cook for 1
Great compartment container. Is the meal portion working for you?