Making Lunch Fun, One Box at a Time

ben·tol·o·gy (ben t äləjē) Noun : The study of making nutritious and fun lunches for my daughters.

I get a lot of inspiration from other blogs. So, in hopes someone might get some inspiration from me, I've decided to post some pictures here.

This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.Proverbs 3:7-9

Monday, July 4, 2011

Patriotic Breakfast

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Here's what my girls had for breakfast to start off the day:



  • "Flag Toast" - whole wheat toast with cream cheese, strawberry jam, and blackberries (I had intended to use blueberries but didn't realize we were out)

  • Mixed berry yogurt with a strawberry star

  • Banana stars

Friday, July 1, 2011

Wave Your Flag!

Another lunch to celebrate the 4th of July and to enjoy at the pool!





  • Flag shaped sandwich on whole wheat (H has turkey and cheese and A has PB&J) with dyed provolone stars.


  • Ranch flavored rice cakes


  • Red grapes


  • Cucumber and tomato slices with ranch


  • 2 Hershey Kisses

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Red, White and Blueberries!

A bento to celebrate Independence Day




  • Turkey and cheese on whole wheat roll-ups (Ave has PB&J roll-ups, of course)


  • Tomato and cucumber slices with ranch


  • Blueberries in a star shaped cup with strawberry slices


  • Honey Maid mini s'mores

All packed in my LunchBot Trio.

Pool Lunch

We're planning to spend the day at the pool so I packed a few quick lunches to take with us.










  • 4 mini PB&J flower shaped sandwiches on whole wheat




  • Carrots with ranch




  • Raspberry flowers with blueberry centers (These were Ave's creation)




  • Ranch flavored mini rice cakes

Check out What's For Lunch Wednesday for more lunch ideas.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Swim Team Snack Bento

Haley has another swim meet tonight. I'm going to feed her an early dinner but wanted to pack her some healthy snacks to enjoy between events.








  • trail mix


  • golden and red raspberries


  • whole wheat crackers with tornado shaped cheddar cheese (her swim team is "the tornadoes")


  • cucumber slices and cherry tomatoes

Check out What's for Lunch Wednesday for fun lunch ideas!

Friday, June 17, 2011

Another Bento Breakfast

We have another swim meet tomorrow which means another early morning at the pool. The bento breakfast worked out great earlier in the week so I decided to do it again. Plus, it gave me an excuse to use my new Lock & Lock boxes, which just arrived today!





Pool Day

We spent the day at the pool so I packed the girls a couple of quick bentos to enjoy while we were there.



  • 2 turkey and cheddar on whole wheat fishy sandwiches with cheddar decorations and icing eyes (Ave had PB&J)

  • Carrots with ranch

  • Red grapes

  • Mini ranch flavored rice cakes