Lower that fat!

I keep telling myself to lower the fat in the lunches. So today's was relatively simple. But my god the more I read the more I worry about packing the calories into these boxes. According to Just Bento, if you have a box tight (like your really should) then the ml=cal in an almost 1:1 ratio.

Scary thought. Luckily with mine if i must pack a fattier lunch I can use half the set to make 500 cal, or maybe one of my smaller boxes. But with Zuza's, its a sandwich container. Probably closer to 800 cals if packed tight! Websites often recommend fillers like tomatoes, or carrots, etc. But you can only eat so much of em.

Today's lunch I tried to pack it light, with variety and still fills the box. Can't have the food shifting around inside eh?


Zuza's lunch consisted of white rice, unsalted tamagoyaki (which came out beautifully this time!), fried sweet potato (the only food with oil), white rice and grapes for dessert.

Sadly she found the white rice kind of plain. For me out of habit I like to eat it with the sides, but I guess its different for her? I don't want to salt it, nor fry it. hmmm maybe some sesame will be nice.

My lunch was relatively the same. Can you tell I was concerned about calories based on the ratio of food in the two boxes? No sweet potato for me since I know it is Zuza's fave. Instead, I had some jarred Chinese spicy radish preserves. Quite yummy! This box was still too much to eat for lunch. Time to rethink how to pack these things, I think...