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6 Healthy Bento Box Lunch Ideas
Ingredients
  • subheading: Vegetarian Bento Box:
  • 1 serving Mediterranean quinoa
  • 1 boiled egg
  • ½ orange - peeled
  • ½ cup grapes
  • subheading: Curry Bento Box:
  • 1 serving 10-Minute Chickpea Curry
  • ¾ cup cooked brown rice - around ¼ cup uncooked rice per bento box - can substitute with naan bread
  • ¼ cup roasted spicy cashews - or sub for roasted chickpeas
  • 5 cherry tomatoes - diced
  • ½ cucumber - diced
  • 1 tablespoon red onion - chopped
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice - or lemon juice, or vinegar
  • salt
  • Cilantro leaves
  • subheading: Mexican Bento Box:
  • ½ cup canned black beans - drained and rinsed
  • ¼ cup fresh sweet corn - if not in season, substitute with frozen sweet corn
  • ½ medium red bell pepper - diced
  • 5 cherry tomatoes - diced
  • 1 tablespoon red onion - chopped
  • 1 cup romaine lettuce - finely sliced
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro - chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • salt
  • ½ avocado
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon red onion - chopped
  • 1 slice jalapeno - chopped
  • ½ tablespoon cilantro - chopped
  • salt
  • ½ fresh sweet corn - boiled or roasted
  • tortilla chips
  • subheading: Japanese Inspired Bento Box:
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon mirin - substitute with rice vinegar + ½ teaspoon raw brown sugar
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup red cabbage - finely shredded
  • ½ white cabbage - finely shredded
  • 1 small carrot - cut into matchsticks
  • 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds
  • 4 to 5 cilantro leaves
  • ½ teaspoon miso paste
  • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • ½ tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • ¾ cup cooked brown rice - around ¼ cup uncooked rice per bento box
  • ½ cup spicy salt & chili edamame
  • 2 slices smoked wild salmon - or fresh sushi-grade salmon
  • subheading: Chicken Teriyaki Bento Bowl:
  • 1 chicken tight - or chicken breast
  • ½ tablespoon sesame oil
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon raw brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • ½ cup spicy edamame
  • ¾ cup cooked brown rice - around ¼ cup uncooked rice per bento box
  • 2 cup mixed salad leaves
  • 2 to 3 finely sliced radish
  • ½ tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • ½ tablespoon rice vinegar
  • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon raw brown sugar
  • subheading: Vegan Bento Box:
  • 1 avocado sandwich - or any of these sandwiches
  • ½ cup mixed berries
  • 1 cup air popped popcorn - by the time you do this, there will be a live recipe for this
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