Packing a Lunch, Summer Style
Jun. 4th, 2008 09:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
affrecaAll sorts of good intentions with food hitting around the same time. I know I'm terrible about eating enough vegetables, which is a shame because the garden is coming in. I'm amused that bento is becoming more common in the US, and the spin us Americans put on it. The part that resonates with me (other than not paying for expensive pizza when eat on campus) is portion control. I'm good at the not eating more than I'm hungry for, but most of my meals are monodish. Which makes veggies hard if they're not part of the one dish. I packed a good lunch this morning (sandwich, salad, apple sauce, couscous), but I felt more ambitious this evening.
First was the sandwich. I bought English muffins last weekend, which is just the right size for the larger compartment of my larger bento box. Add ham, cheese, mayo and backyard spinach. In the same box, I put the last of the couscous with three sweet peas on top and olives stuffed with feta. In the smaller box, I put in applesauce, strawberries (from garden), and green beans with mushrooms (green beans were cheap at grocery store, mushrooms from farmer's market that I kept forgetting to cook).
Nom. So much more likely to eat lunch if it is a series of snacks. Let's see how long I keep this up (I figure one week, then I'll be random about going to campus and fall out of habit, but it is fun for now).
First was the sandwich. I bought English muffins last weekend, which is just the right size for the larger compartment of my larger bento box. Add ham, cheese, mayo and backyard spinach. In the same box, I put the last of the couscous with three sweet peas on top and olives stuffed with feta. In the smaller box, I put in applesauce, strawberries (from garden), and green beans with mushrooms (green beans were cheap at grocery store, mushrooms from farmer's market that I kept forgetting to cook).
Nom. So much more likely to eat lunch if it is a series of snacks. Let's see how long I keep this up (I figure one week, then I'll be random about going to campus and fall out of habit, but it is fun for now).
