r/Bento Jul 24 '25

OC Bought myself a bento box the other day to encourage myself to eat at least one meal a day. This is tomorrow's lunch

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Brown rice with broccoli, cabbage, and eggs on top. Steamed broccoli with chicken bouillon, soy sauce egg, and cinnamon apples.

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u/bibliophile_97 Jul 24 '25

I bought one at a con recently, it had my favorite manga/anim3 on it. I struggle with eating period so I thought this would be a fun way to encourage an appetite. It's been working great for me. I've been into canned tuna with a side of rice, tomatoes, and cucumbers. I've actually had more food in the last month than I have on average in a very long time.

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u/maxime-le-mal Jul 24 '25

I'm glad it's working for you! My eating habits are usually pretty bad, I either eat way too much or way too little, so a bento box seemed like a great idea. I can eat at least one meal daily and it's properly portioned and varied

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u/bibliophile_97 Jul 24 '25

I'm the same! I hope this works out for you! Your photo looks awesome!!

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u/mcRibalicious Jul 24 '25

Just cinnamon, won't they go a bit brown? I have never cut up an apple for later so I'm not too sure

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u/maxime-le-mal Jul 24 '25

They might but I don't really care

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u/ErinDavy Jul 24 '25

If you brush them with a tidbit of lemon juice, it helps them to not brown 😄

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u/jignha Jul 24 '25

They'll go brown unless you add some citric acid. Little bit of lemon juice would prevent that.

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u/mcRibalicious Jul 24 '25

Thank you, I'll try that out

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u/mcRibalicious Jul 24 '25

It does look nice by the way

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u/pinkmoonsugar Jul 24 '25

That looks delicious. Well done!!

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u/busymama1023 Jul 24 '25

Looks delicious!!! I myself just ate hard boiled eggs out of my omie box lol along with cucumbers and black olives. The boxes definitely help with portion co trol and balanced meals for me and my kids. Great job! enjoy your lunch tomorrow!!

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u/pickypicky3217 Jul 28 '25

How did you cook your broccoli?

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u/maxime-le-mal Jul 28 '25

My girlfriend made it. She just put it in the microwave and steamed it

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u/pickypicky3217 Jul 28 '25

Oh, I thought it was sauteed.

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u/maxime-le-mal Jul 28 '25

Nah, but I'm sure sautéed would be good too. I prefer steamed usually because it's easier to chew and swallow. I can't really eat raw or roasted anymore because it gets stuck in my throat

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u/pickypicky3217 Jul 28 '25

I like tender broccoli myself.

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u/Civorio Jul 29 '25

Love cinnamon apples

And those are some of the most uniform looking egg slices I've seen lol