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, October 10, 2011

Nutty for Acorns!

Hopefully the girls will go nuts for their lunch!




  • 4 acorn-shaped sandwiches on whole wheat. I used the heel of the bread for the tops of the acorns.

  • Broccoli with ranch

  • Red and green grapes on acorn picks

  • String cheese

  • Hershey kiss/vanilla wafer acorns

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

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Jack-O-Lantern Bento

My first, of what I'm sure will be many, Halloween bentos of the season.





  • Salami and herb cream cheese on a whole wheat bagel with a cheddar jack-o-lantern. His face is made with dyed provolone.

  • Carrots with ranch

  • Grapes with pumpkin picks

  • Babybel cheese with a pumpkin cut out

  • Hershey Kisses

Harvest Pumpkins



  • Pumpkin shaped sandwich on whole wheat

  • Sliced strawberries

  • Steamed broccoli with ranch

  • Cheddar pumpkin

  • Hershey Kisses

Check out the following link for other lunch box ideas!

Allergy-Free Vintage Cookery

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Autumn Leaves



  • 2 leaf shaped sandwiches (Haley has salami and cheese and Ave has PB&J) colored with food safe markers

  • Carrots with ranch

  • Red grapes with leaf picks

  • Hershey kisses

Monday, October 3, 2011

Smiling Faces

Hopefully tomorrow's lunch will make them smile :)





  • Ham and cheddar roll-ups on whole wheat with cheddar and provolone faces. All features are made from cucumber peel.


  • Green grapes


  • Tomato and cucumber slices with ranch


  • Babybel face with cucumber peel face


  • Mini Milky Way


Bento of the Week

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Honey Bee






  • Salami and herb cream cheese on a whole wheat bagel with a provolone flower and a bee pick.


  • Raspberries


  • Mixed berry yogurt with a raspberry/blueberry flower garnish


  • Carrots with ranch


  • Mini Reese's Cups

Check out What's for Lunch Wednesday for other lunch ideas.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

First Fall Bento




  • 4 "acorn" sandwiches (stacked in 2s)


  • Pretzel snaps


  • Steamed broccoli and ranch


  • Babybel with acorn shape cut out (Ave has 2 acorn shaped cheddar cheese pieces)


  • Green grapes


Bento of the Week