We are completely in love with these little REINDEER CRACKER SNACKS right now. They are super easy to make, even for little hands, very yummy, and quite adorable! Even better, you probably ha...
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Another simple Christmas veggie plate that you can remake in no time at all! Just slice a cucumber into ten rounds and stack them in a pyramid shape. Halve cherry tomatoes and cut carrot ...
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Happy Thanksgiving! Looking for a CUTE, QUICK THANKSGIVING APPETIZER IDEA? We just designed these turkey crudités at the last minute, since everyone was a wee bit hungry and the turkey need...
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One of our pre-Thanksgiving week traditions is turkey-shaped sandwiches in our lunches and they are super easy to make! Unlike many cute lunches, these sandwiches only require items you likely ...
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We love Halloween at our house and Halloween foods just make it better! We've had kind of a busy fall, so this week is going to be all about the Halloween bento lunches and other foods. I've ...
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Halloween is probably my favorite time of the year. I love decorating, I love fall, I love the temperatures, and I really love any and everything pumpkin. I also love making (and eating) awes...
https://www.bentolunch.net/2016/09/31-days-of-fun-halloween-food.html
The other night, I made a whole chicken in the InstantPot for dinner. Seriously, this is my absolute new favorite kitchen appliance. It's fix it and forget it, but it doesn't take crockpot lo...
https://www.bentolunch.net/2016/09/leftovers-to-lunches-roast-chicken-3.html
We're always up for a new recipe challenge, this time it's from Bumble Bee Seafood to share a perfect lunchbox recipe. F&B love these tuna puffs, they are a lunchbox staple for my two. I've...
https://www.bentolunch.net/2014/08/lunchbox-tuna-puffs-bumble-bee-recipe.html
What can you put in an Easy Lunchbox? Pretty much anything! We typically use ours in the most standard way. The largest compartment holds the main course, the middle one holds fruit, th...
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With back-to-school approaching, it seems like there are a plethora of "how to make lunch" articles. Some are fancy and require tools or time that are in short supply. Others are rather sarca...
https://www.bentolunch.net/2017/08/how-to-make-cute-easy-bento-lunch.html
Since we have been enjoying our "Savebucks" Protein Bistro Box , I knew I had to remake some of the other bistro boxes. Next up? The cheese and fruit box! In the store bought box, there ar...
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I was making Faith's lunch the other day when I realized that the picture pretty much showed our standard lunch formula for school. While I love making creative lunches, they are usually filled...
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Like most kids, my two love the concept of the -able lunches. I've bought them occasionally over the years, but they are typically not enough food and the kids like the concept over the tas...
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Trying something a little different here! A rather popular coffee chain (Starbucks) offers a "protein snack box" for sale. It comes with a cheddar cheese, a boiled egg, multigrain bread, p...
https://www.bentolunch.net/2016/07/inspired-by-starbucks-protein-box.html
This was totally not planned. At all. I was actually shooting FB Live for a different site and talking about how to make a simple orange flower. I had an orange peeled in case, but I also p...
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Wednesdays are going to be our crazy day this year. It never fails--even with only a few activities, they all end up on the same day. The girl has yoga from 4-5pm, both kids have cross-countr...
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CelebrateWithM #CollectiveBias For those of you who've been following here for a long...
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We might be dog people (in the sense that Dante is technically a dog, although I consider him a furry human), but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy some cute cat themed ideas! Since we received ...
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Are you going to see Finding Dory this weekend? Ben and I saw a sneak preview on Monday and we LOVED it. It features all the beloved characters from Finding Nemo and introduces some new one...
https://www.bentolunch.net/2016/06/30-finding-dory-inspired-under-sea-food.html
You know you're going to get that note from school at some point this year. It's field trip time! Please send a few dollars and a disposable lunch with your child. The problem for me is that ...
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May the Fourth Be With You!!!! Once again, it's Star Wars Day and we are so excited for Star Wars food and fun today. We'll definitely be making STAR WARS FOOD at our house, but until we actu...
https://www.bentolunch.net/2016/05/25-fun-food-ideas-for-star-wars-day.html
School is starting soon and this means it's almost time for lunches again! While I adore cute food, I also adore cute EASY food. And I totally understand that buying a collection of tools ju...
https://www.bentolunch.net/2019/07/five-easy-cute-sandwiches-you-can-make.html
In case you haven't been reading the blog in the last week, the boy and I went to see a preview of the new Captain America: Civil War movie. This has ignited our current obsession with all thin...
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RaceDayRelief #CollectiveBias Are you enjoying race season so far? The first tim...
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The other kid went back to school the day after her brother. She actually started her two days/week dual enrollment college classes a few days prior, but I was informed that her official back t...
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