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

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Lunchable




  • Peanut butter/wheat cracker sandwiches


  • Carrots and ranch with "cherry" tomatoes


  • Strawberry slices and blueberries


  • Chocolate pudding (I'm going to send a small container of sprinkles for them to add at lunch but if I put them on now, they will melt).

Monday, September 26, 2011

Theodore J. Bear





  • Salami and colby with yellow mustard or PB&J on whole wheat "teddy bear" sandwich. His features are made from brown crust, icing eyes, and a food safe marker.


  • Cherry tomatoes and ranch


  • Cheddar "teddy bears"


  • Red and green grapes


  • Mini Twix

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

Sunday, September 25, 2011

A Little Fishy

Today's lunch was a piece of cake thanks to these new sandwich thins by Pepperidge Farm. Haley went to the grocery store with me this afternoon and spotted them and thought they were a "must have".





  • Ham and cheddar with honey mustand OR PB&J on a "Goldfish" sandwich thin

  • Goldfish crackers

  • Blackberries with a fish pick

  • Carrots with ranch

  • Mini Milky Way

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Flower Power



  • 3 flower shaped sandwiches (stacked)...Ave has PB&J (of course) and Haley has turkey and colby jack, both on whole wheat.

  • Steamed broccoli with a flower pick

  • Strawberry yogurt with a strawberry/blueberry flower

  • Red and green grapes

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

My Heart Belongs to You



  • PB&J on a whole wheat bagel with a fruit leather heart

  • Carrots and a red pepper heart with ranch

  • Red grapes with a heart pick

  • Chocolate pudding with "XOXO" sprinkles

The little cups I put the pudding in is a new item I picked up at my local bento store the other day. The come with little plastic lids. I don't think they'd seal something super liquidity or runny but I *think* it will work for pudding.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Roll-Ups

These are not the prettiest roll-ups I've ever made but they will do and they will taste just as yummy!



  • Salami and cheddar roll-ups on whole wheat. (Ave has PB&J, of course)

  • Build-Your-Own "Ants on a Log" (celery sticks, raisins and peanut butter)

  • Strawberry slices and blueberries

  • Mini Milky Way

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Go Buckeyes!!

The weather today definitely feels like fall and with fall, comes football! So, tomorrow's bento supports our Buckeyes!








  • 2 salami and cheddar on whole wheat "football" sandwiches. I decorated the football with the crust from the bread and a little provolone cheese.


  • Steamed broccoli with ranch for dipping and a super cute OSU pick that my wonderful sister-in-law bought for me...check out her amazing food blog.


  • Blueberries with letter picks that spell "Go Bucks!"


  • Babybel Buckeye


  • Mini Twix candy bar*

*I wish I had the time to make to make chocolate peanut butter buckeyes today. They would have been the perfect dessert for this bento...and then I could have eaten the rest! ;)


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