Bento #24 - BBQ Pork Sandwich

For a quick lunch this morning, I defrosted the other half other pork tenderloin, madea week or so ago. I then put it into a saucepan with a bit of BBQ sauce and made some shredded BBQ pork. Then, I tried to figure out what to do with it. As I was toasting my half of a mini bagel for breakfast, an idea came to me. I put some of the shredded pork on the bottom half of the bagel with cheese on top. A few minutes in the toaster oven and voila, a weird sandwich I don't know what to call.

Other items found in this bento include:
Steamed yam - Okay, we'll see how this works out for me. This is a new experience this time. I purchased some frozen yam patties at my local produce stand. I was told this was just straight yam. I think it is, but I steamed it for way to long. It ended up being a viscous (sp?) mass. Not too sweet though. I think I'm going to have to try this again and steam for less time.

Egg - Below the steamed yam is an odd looking thing to the reader. I've been reading Lunch in a Box and love the egg molds. But I try not to eat the yolk of eggs for cholesterol reasons. I eat EggBeaters instead. So in an attempt to combine Biggie's info on egg molds and quickie egg tamagoki (sp?), I cooked the Egg Beaters until cooked but still slightly moist and then pushed it all into the mold. You can't really tell I used the fish mold, but that's okay. The main goal is that it kept it all into a neat little package. I'll have to try this again soon.

Lastly, I have some salad to go with it all. Hopefully this all tastes okay together.

Bento No and Bento Yes

The bento below I made with leftover chicken I had cooked for a panini sandwich. Which came out wonderfully btw. However, this bento never ended up seeing the inside of my lunch bag. As I mentioned a few days ago, a friend of mine and I went to P.F. Chang's for lunch over the weekend, and I came home with leftovers. After my lunch at P.F. Chang's, I had a major case of CRASH! My body needed sleep. I could tell I had eaten something that was setting off the insulin problem, but couldn't figure out what. I'd eaten carefully at Chang's, didn't overeat, and was carefuly on the portions of carbs. That night, I had a small portion of the noodles below with some chicken. I felt that same crashing feeling. I realized it must be these noodles. They were tasty enough, but were sort of thick and floury tasting to me. I think they simply overwhelmed my system. I'm sorry to say I ended up disposing of them.

So the rest of the bento was recycled into a new bento that I enjoyed immensely on Monday. This bento consisted of leftover fried rice (which I was fine with), leftover chicken from a panini sandwich I had made (yummy tasting), cucumber, carrots, and a jello cup.

Jello Cups

If you haven't taken a look at Lunch in a Box yet, go do it now! Biggie (the blog owner) has the most amazing tips and information on "building a better bento."


She has a wonderful tutorial on making small jello cups, which I tried this weekend. I did the cheat route and just used plain sugar free jello. These turned out great and quite tasty. I included some fresh fruit I had in the fridge.

New Bento Supplies

I didn't post over the weekend and had no time yesterday. So I have a few pictures and info to share this morning.

First, my new bento supplies have arrived. I am so excited :) This is really the last of what I wanted for my little collection. The only other thing I might consider is a real bento box or two.

In the first picture we have little food divider cups, sauce containers, egg molds, sushi grass, and 2 new bento belts.

In the second picture, we have a Clickety Click set. I really bought this for the bento belts and the 2 Clickety Click boxes, which left me with some items I didn't really want. I'm going to try to swap them at the Flickr Bento Swap group. Maybe I'll get lucky and get a new bento box out of it!

Chicken with Carrots & Green Beans (#22)

Bento for 10/14/07:
Sauteed chicken pieces with steamed carrots and green beans.

Chicken with Carrots & Green Beans
Originally uploaded by bluefrogj

Okay, I am working on a new format for posts. Future posts will list the bento with picture first. Below that, I will list anything I have to say beyond the bento. And today's post will have some info for you, my dear but few readers.

First, the title of this post has a number after it. I've decided to keep a tally of the number of bentos I make. This particular one is #22.

The bento above is actually leftovers from the dinner below.

This was a yummy dinner. The only thing is that I'm still having a little trouble getting my paninis right. But it has been a fun process. Instead of making a sandwich for the bento, I just place the leftover cutup chicken in the bento.

Today, I met a friend at the gym. Afterwards, we had lunch at P. F. Chang's. I have noodles and fried rice leftover. You'll shall see these as a side item in bentos over the next few days.

Finally, I got a note from the post office that the package I've been waiting for has arrived from Japan. Wheeee! I purchased a few bento supplies online, as well as my first ever true bento box. I'm not sure how much I will use it, but I was ready to have 1 bento box that was from Japan.

That's all for now. More to come later I'm sure :)

Turkey Burger & Rice-a-Roni

Today's Lunch:
Turkey Burger
Herb & Butter Rice-a-Roni
Cucumbers & carrots
Dove Chocolate Square

Okay, this might not be the best lunch, but it will have to suffice. It's what I had in the fridge or available to quickly make. Not alot of time this morning.


Thought I'd show my afternoon snack since it's new to my repetoire. 6 triscuits, Laughing Cow light cheese wedge, container of sunflower seeds.

Have a great weekend to anyone reading this post!

Rolled Tortilla Sandwich with Sweet Potatoes

Yesterday, I saw a nutritionist familiar with working with women and insulin resistance. She reviewed with me the diabetic exchange list and gave me a meal plan.

So, today's lunch is packed with this in mind. My biggest problem with this lunch is the 1/2 cup of sweet potatoes. This isn't quite enough variety for my liking. So next time it's a 1/4 cup sweet potatoes with a bit of fruit to complete the 1 starch portion of the meal. All in all, it won't be a bad lunch.

So here's my lunch for today:
1 rolled sandwich with whole wheat tortilla, roasted turkey, and a piece of provolone cheese.
Small bottle of Organic Zesty Italian dressing, 1 square of chocolate
Sweet potatos and a "salad" of carrot shreds and sliced cucumber.


I'm showing my snack picture today due to the cute picks. I've seen lots of bento websites that have food on picks and I think "how cute." After the appointment yesterday, I went to a nearby craft store and looked in the cake decorating department where I found these great picks. So yesterday's snack that I didn't have the chance to eat was rearranged out of its food cup and onton food picks. At first I thought I would feel silly, a 30-year-old woman with food on plastic toothpicks. LOL! Now I'm looking forward to make snack. It looks like so much fun.