I have never packed lunch in a bento box before, but bought some for my four-year-old, hoping to make packing lunch easier. I know it depends on each child's individual taste, but I'm looking for ideas. So what would you put in each of these compartments do you think?
eggplant / 11824 posts
Anything! Those are nice amounts of space in that bento.
How about small sandwiches in the largest far-right compartment, hummus in the middle circle, baby carrots or small crackers directly above, celery sticks (or other veggie for dipping into hummus) in the long bottom space and cut up fruit in the left top space.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I would just google bento ideas for *age* child. There are lots of ideas on the Hellobee blog too.
The little round section Ive mostly seen people put a few raisins or M&Ms for a treat in there.
honeydew / 7622 posts
I do these for daycare for T 2x a week.
Avacado, shredded cheese, chopped ham or turkey, black beans, cottage cheese, raspberries, blueberries, fried rice, steamed broccoli, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, peas, corn, etc
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
@T.H.O.U.: I was thinking mini marshmellows in there for a treat 
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
We have this same one and I love it! I pack sandwich or wrap in the big section, then a fruit and a veggie in the next 2 biggest, crackers/pretzels in the 2nd smallest and dried cranberries or yogurt covered raisins in the smallest.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
We have that same one. Here are couple of examples of what I've done (a sandwich went in the empty big compartment in one of the pics).
ETA: She also loves when I do pancakes or waffles in the big compartment and syrup in the small middle compartment.
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
@lawbee11: @gingerbebe: Pictures are so helpful!! Thank you!
nectarine / 2054 posts
Bentos are great! We also have Yumboxes, here are a couple we have made for our 4 year old.
grapefruit / 4584 posts
@gingerbebe: OMG the hot dog ghosts (or are they squid/octopus?) - so cute!!!
Are your kids' schools good about returning bento supplies (like the silicone cupcake liners)? We're new to sending lunches to school, and I've been using paper ones b/c I'm afraid they'll toss my silicone ones! I used to buy them at Daiso for $1/pack and didn't care, but now that I can't replace them so cheaply, I don't want them getting thrown out!
grapefruit / 4455 posts
@lawbee11: is that pasta in the first pic hot? I have the same one but I've always only put cold foods because I didn't know if it was safe to mix hot in one compartment and cold in another.. plus I also put cold packs in the lunch bag. If it's hot how do you make that work?
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
@2littlepumpkins: Yeah, it's warm. I usually pack the night before but if I'm doing pasta I'll heat up the pasta and add it in the morning. So it's usually room temperature by the time my LO eats it (which she prefers because she's sensitive to heat) and we haven't had any issues!
cherry / 131 posts
@gingerbebe: wow, looks great! Do u heat the left side or do the kids eat that RT?
persimmon / 1495 posts
100daysofrealfood.com has lots of photos of her kids' bento box lunches for inspiration
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