FOOD: Bento Boxing

So, I got a new Bento Box last week.

It was hard deciding which one to get, cuz there are so many cute ones... and so many cute accessories. I opted for a more conservative one that had containers without dividers so that I could be more flexible. The need for more accessories has already arisen ;)

Today's box was entirely organic... consisting of Whole Wheat pasta, topped with butter and Parmesan Cheese. Grapes. Broccoli and Balsamic Vinegar... which I did not use, because I just plopped the broccoli on top of the pasta. I added an organic Orange to the mix and had a nicely rounded off meal.

Dinner, which I am able to order for free from work was a Tuna Sandwich [made with light mayo] on Multigrain bread, swiss and green olives [a splurge, I know] and a salad which I have not yet eaten.

Generally I start work at 7p.m. and eat the restaurant meal [or a portion of it] when I start. Then I eat my second meal around 11 or 12. The problem arises when I see buffalo wings or pizza on the menu... or if I eat all of the meal at 7. Then I'm stuck with nothing and I either get ramen from 7-11 or I eat out of the vending machine. Bringing healthy items from home will help combat this.

Today, however, I had an earlier shift [3pm], so I had the foods from my Bento at 4pm, my sandwich at 7:30 and have yet to eat the salad.

I will post images of my Bento on the Flickr Group Bento Boxes: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bentoboxes/

Which is a great place to get ideas, recipes and cute ways to organize your bento.

The hope is that by eating out of the Bento, I will A.) stop eating the fatty foods that are ordered whilst at work and B.) retrain myself to eat appropriate portion sizes.

In addition to all of this, I am trying to work out more... walk more... just generally be more active.

Any tips or ideas? I'd love to hear em!