Monday's Bento

I have been enjoying my top layer of veggies and cottage cheese, but I'm probably going to need to change it up soon just for the sake of visual and culinary interest. :) It's easy to get into patterns, and one of the nice things about posting on a blog is you notice these patterns and want to stay away from them for fear of everything looking alike. I have a few variations planned for this week, but otherwise it's going to be a pretty similar layout. I promise something new for next week. ;) Today's bento comes to 3.5 Weight Watcher points.

This bento contains:

1/2 serving Shrimp & Vegetable Lo Mein (2.5 points)
6 cherry tomatoes (0 points)
cucumbers (0 points)
sliced red bell pepper (0 points)
1/4 cup 1% cottage cheese (1 point)

Tuesday's (uneaten) Bento

So I made a delicious bento last night filled with my favorite leftovers of Wasabi-Ginger Glazed Talapia, and guess what I did? Left it out on the counter all night! D'oh! So I don't get to eat it today, but luckily I had a Lean Cuisine in the freezer that I will have to make do with today. Oh well. Today's intended bento comes to 3.5 points.

This bento contains:

1/2 serving of Wasabi-Ginger Glazed Talapia (2 points)
1/2 serving of Sesame Ginger Cabbage Salad (.5 points)
1/4 cup 1% cottage cheese (1 point)
cucumber butterfly cutouts (0 points)
8 cherry tomatoes (0 points)

Good news, though, I did make it to the gym last night AND this morning. Wooo! Finally!

A Light Tuesday Lunch

I was surprised when I added up the points for my bento today. I usually try to keep my lunches between 5 and 6 points, but then I realized that my daily points allowance just dropped to 19, so I guess a smaller points lunch is in order. We'll see how much it fills me up, though. My bento comes to 3.5 points.

This bento contains:
1 cup Ginger Sesame Cabbage Salad (1 point)
1/2 filet of Ginger-Wasabi Glazed Talapia (2 points)
1/4 serving of Beet & Orange Salad (.5 points)
1/2 cup green beans with garlic and soy sauce (0 points)

My husband's bento comes to points 6 points.

This bento contains:
1 cup Ginger Sesame Cabbage Salad (1 point)
1 oz hard salami (2 points)
1 slice Cheddar cheese (2 points)
10 baby carrots (.5 points)
1/2 cup edamame (.5 points)
1/4 of an apple with sugar and cinnamon (0 points)

While I have been very very good at planning out all of my bentos for the week, the fact that my husband now wants bentos has thrown me off. I find myself scrounging around for things to put in his bento, while trying make sure that it's well-balanced. Doing this adds about half and hour to my prep time, which is just way too much time. I usually make mine while I'm making dinner, and then finish it up in maybe 5 or 10 minutes after dinner. But last night, I was still in the kitchen half an hour after dinner trying to find things to put into his bento. Of course, looking at his bento, you probably wonder why it took me so long. :) I just need to find a better, and faster method for making both our bentos. Any tips or suggestions?

Breakfast Bento for Tuesday

Pretty much the same old, same old. I mixed it up with raspberries this time. I make breakfast bentos almost everyday, I just don't post them because they all look the same. :) This breakfast bento comes to 3.5 points.

This bento contains:
2 oat-nigiri [1 cup oatmeal, 1 tsp dried cranberries, & 1 tsp golden raisins] (2 points)
2 Morningstar Breakfast Links (1 point)
1 tbsp. Lite Syrup (.5 points)
1/2 cup raspberries (0 points)

Salmon Wraps Breakfast Bento

Since I've begun going to the gym in the morning before work, I now need to pack a breakfast bento as well. I try to keep my breakfasts between 3 and 4 points, and this one comes to 3.5 points -- right on target! Every morning will probably be the same thing for awhile, so I won't post these every day. This week we have:

This bento contains:
1 cup red grapes (1 point)
1 piece of Italian Herb Flatbread (1 point)
1 tbsp Fat Free Cream Cheese (.5 points)
1 oz Applewood Smoked Lox (1 point)