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Kitchen Witchery ->
I recently discovered Bento, thanks to an awesome diva. And, as with everything interesting, I am diving in head first. I have bought the necessary Bento box and other such supplies, but to approximate those, you can purchase tupperware dishes and the like from the dollar store. The really important part of contemporary Bento, as I have been reading, is that your meals have variety, fresh food and are arranged attractively.
Here, I've put together a chart of meals that seem to fit together really well, for those of us who must plan ahead. This symbol: <--- means that part of the meal takes up two categories. Sometimes I wasn't able to figure out an item that might fit in a certain category with the other foods really well, so I've left those spots blank. If you know of a food that would fit perfectly, email me and I'll add it.
The bottom chart is just a list of food ideas in the different categories that you can pick and choose from.
Meal Chart
| Bread/ Carb | Meat/ Protein | Vegetable/ Fruit | Treat | Condiments |
| mini pancakes | hard boiled egg | homemade tater tots | muffin | maple syrup |
| breadsticks | salami | . | . | marinara sauce/ spaghetti |
| sloppy joes with bread and filling | <--- | . | . | . |
| flatbread | chicken filling | . | . | italian |
| egg salad sandwiches | <--- | . | . | . |
| bean and cheese burrito | <--- | . | . | . |
| flatbread | salami | grapes | . | hummus |
| rice w/ sauce | chicken strips | . | . | . |
| . | breaded chicken strips | . | . | ranch or marinara |
| tortilla wrap with turkey and cheese | <--- | . | . | . |
| rice | chicken strips | . | . | a good sauce to put over it |
| rice and hamburger meat balls | <--- | . | . | . |
| turkey or ham sandwich | <--- | . | . | . |
| peanut butter and jelly sandwich | <--- | yogurt with blueberries or strawberries | . | . |
| pork fried rice | pork strips | . | . | . |
| bagel | mini fritatta | . | muffin | jam or peanut butter |
| mini pancakes | ham strips | homemade tater tots | . | ketchup &/or syrup |
Pick & Choose Chart
| Bread/ Carb | Meat/ Protein | Vegetable/ Fruit | Treat | Condiments | Fillings/ Toppings |
| bagel | hard boiled eggs | tater tots | cookies | almond butter | tuna salad |
| baguette | string cheese | carrots | jello | apple butter | carrots (shredded) |
| bread sticks | cheese sticks | lemon cukes | apple crisp | avocado (mashed) | cheese |
| crackers | wrapped cheese sticks | apple slices | applesauce | banana (mashed) | chicken |
| English muffin | fried cheese? | banana | baked chips with salsa | brie cheese | chicken salad |
| focaccia | . | tomato w/salt | dried fruit | cashew butter | egg salad |
| pita bread | . | raisins | fruit bar | cream cheese (lowfat) | hard boiled egg |
| pizza bread | . | grapes | fruit leather | goat cheese | hot dogs |
| rice cakes | . | strawberries | granola | honey | lettuce |
| rolls | . | canned pears | homemade cookies | hummus | shrimp salad |
| sandwich bread | . | canned peaches (w/ crm) | notes from home | jam (spreadable fruit) | sliced avocado |
| tortillas | . | olives | popcorn | ketchup | sliced cucumber |
| onigiri w/ soy sauce | . | salad with dressing | pretzels | mayonnaise/mustard | smoked salmon |
| . | . | cucumber slices | stickers | peanut butter | sprouts |
| . | . | applesauce | trail mix | pesto | cream cheese |
| . | . | raspberries | yogurt with fruit | pizza or tomato sauce | . |
| . | . | pineapple | muffins | pumpkin butter | . |
| . | . | pickles | pudding | . | . |
| . | . | apricots | . | . | . |
| . | . | Asian pears | . | . | . |
| . | . | avocado | . | . | . |
| . | . | plums | . | . | . |
| . | . | blueberries | . | . | . |
| . | . | cherries | . | . | . |
| . | . | cranberries (dried) | . | . | . |
| . | . | prunes | . | . | . |
| . | . | orange sections | . | . | . |
| . | . | grapefruit | . | . | . |
| . | . | melon | . | . | . |
| . | . | nectarines | . | . | . |
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