Posts Tagged ‘panda’
New CuteZCute bento lunches
Posted October 2, 2012
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I am fortunate enough to have been on the list of people who were chosen to try out the new CuteZCute cutter for fun sandwich and bento faces. I have to say I’m super impressed at the easy of use and cleaning and the adorable, fun lunches in about 5 minutes flat. I can’t wait to let my 4 year old make her own lunches with it. For the affordable price it also will make for super cute gifts for the holidays too! All these tools come in 1 box.
The cutter is available at my favorite bento supply store Bento USA by All Things For Sale as well as on Amazon.
The panda face is on Rudi’s whole grain bread with a Stretch Island fruit leather face. The sandwich is on a bed of brown and wild rice with grape tomatoes and sugar snap peas. At the top left are grapes in a flower shape with a piece of panda baran (food separator) for decoration. at top right is a clementine orange I colored a panda face with a marker & peeled the ears up for fun. The lunch is packed in her Easy Lunchboxes container.
Miss G’s snack today was strawberry hearts, panda face shaped cantaloupe pieces and apricot mango soy yogurt in the round container in her Happy Tiffin bento.
Even Miss A gets a small version with the pig cutter. On the left side of her LunchBots Duo are pieces of cantaloupe, pluots, and below in the white pig silicone cup are watermelon pieces. Above the sandwich on the right is a small pig container with dried cranberries in it and sugar snap peas. The sandwich is simply whole grain bread with almond butter on the bottom and strawberry jam on the top so that it squishes through for color.
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Pandas & Pigs
Posted August 20, 2012
on:- In: bento | casein free | eating local | Foods | kids | lunchbox | plant based | raw food | snacks | Summer | Vegan | Vegetarian
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Today is the first day back to school for us. Not sure that I’m feeling quite ready for this, but here we go. These lunches are from last week’s playdate at a friend’s house. Tomorrow I will post the back to school lunches. I got 2 new sandwich makers to try. The first one is from Bento USA by All Things For Sale. I saw a lunch that they did, and I thought it was the cutest thing.
Expect more pandas from us throughout the school year! This makes sandwich pockets and even toast cute for your little picky eaters. Fill the panda face with vegetables or fillings to make them different colors or simply use different kinds of bread.
I was in a rush so I went for simple. The panda sandwich is on Rudi’s Whole Grain bread with Justin’s Almond Butter and strawberries in the middle. A homemade mini vegan cornbread muffin is above the sandwich and heart shaped strawberries. At the top left are organic raspberries with vegan chocolate chips in the middle and panda baran. At the top right are sliced red seedless grapes and sliced dried apricots packed in an Easy LunchBoxes.
And I got a new sandwich cutter from Pampered Chef friend. It’s called the cut & seal & makes uncrustable looking sandwich pockets. I get the feeling I’ll be using this one a lot as makes things quick for me, and I can easily make sandwiches ahead of time and freeze them!
I decided to make a pig out of it for Little Miss 4 year old. I used candy eyes and the heel of the bread is great for dark accents (the nose and ears). She also has a vegan mini cornbread muffin and blueberries. At the top are carrots and Tufutti sour cream for dipping in the small pig container. At the top right are strawberry hearts with a raspberry in the middle and pig pick packed in her Easy LunchBox.
I packed myself a plain almond butter sandwich and a LunchBots Duo full of fruit. From the top left are fresh, local Florida mango chunks, blueberries, rasperries and mini carrots.
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I have a lot going on this week. It’s the first week my kids are off school, it is my 1 year bloggiversary on June 2nd, and my sister is having her 1st baby today! She’s not here yet, but I know she’s a lucky and beautiful girl already. Welcome to the world, precious girl!
To celebrate my 1 year anniversary of bentoriffic, I must thank FunBites for their generosity and doing another giveaway. There are 2 cutters available from FunBites. The Cube It FunBites cutter is on the left and the Luv It! FunBites cutter is on the right. You can also find them now in Bed, Bath & Beyond. You’ll be supporting a family owned business who makes there products right here in the United States. My winner will get to choose which one of these they would like. I am always finding new ways to use them!
Since we’re my 1 year anniversary as a blog, I want to thank my friends and fans for all their support. I love you toast with fresh fruit for breakfast anyone? The small heart flowers are cantaloupe and watermelon. The heart in the middle of the toast is fruit leather. I used both the FunBites Luv It and Cube It cutters for the meal below.
More heart flowers for lunch using FunBites Luv It cutter. At top left is chickpea hummus with a clover pick, at the top right are watermelon hearts. The bottom part of the Easy Lunch Box has crackers for dipping in the hummus, next to the crackers are mango hearts, at bottom right are cantaloupe hearts and the bottom left has a sandwich topped with soy cheese hearts.
And a baby carriage sandwich today with a baby panda to celebrate my sister and her husband’s new arrival today! A sandwich made from both the FunBites Luv It and Cube It cutters. At the top left are pineapple and cantaloupe cubes and at the top right are pear cubes both cut with the Cube It FunBites cutter. The baby carriage sandwich is an almond butter and jam on whole grain bread cut from the FunBites Luv It cutter . The small hearts at the top are dried apricots. The baby lunch is also packed in an Easy Lunch Box.
Now for the giveaway!
Here’s how to win your choice of a Luv It OR Cube It cutter from FunBites. You must submit separate entries for each one of these items to increase your chances to win your choice of one of the cutters.
1. YOU MUST “LIKE” FunBites on Facebook
2. YOU MUST “LIKE” Bentoriffic on Facebook
Optional entries:
3. “SHARE” this post on Facebook
4. Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link to your blog in my comments
5. Follow me on my blog by subscribing to my wordpress posts.
GOOD LUCK!
This contest will go through midnight on Friday, June 8th, 2012. I will choose a winner by random.org and contact you. You will have 48 hours to respond, or I will choose a new winner.
Pandamonium
Posted August 29, 2011
on:- In: bento | eco-friendly | food blog | Foods | Holidays | kids | lunchbox | meatless | no waste lunch | obento | organic | snacks | toddler food | toddler lunch | Vegetarian | whole food | yum
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I have quite a few new followers in the past week! Thank you kindly for your support & encouragement! As always I welcome feedback (and appreciate it!). I have gotten some great tips from others. I’m also open to any ideas or things you’d like to see me attempt.
Today was a little panda sandwich for Miss G. Lots of simple circles for this one using mostly whole grain bread and eyes and mouth of fruit leather. I got the little chocolate panda cookies from my mom friend who frequents a great Asian market in her area. On the left side of the LunchBots container are crinkle cut mini carrots, edamame “bamboo” on decorative pics and a small panda container with ranch dip. Not seen but included in her lunch was a small container of blackberries and strawberries.
We just got through our first school cold of the year, so I try to keep probiotics as a daily part of their diet whether it’s Kefir for school of just yogurt with breakfast or lunch. Almost every day in my kids’ lunches, I include a Lifeway Kefir squeeze pack. There are 3 flavors pictured. The only one I never buy has bananas in it because we have a severe banana allergy in the family. I only include them on school days so it’s a special treat for them. Have a great week everyone!