Comments on: Portion Control With A Bento Box http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Live Happy, Healthy & Fit Everyday! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Noel Lynne Figart http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Noel Lynne Figart Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/#comment-812 RE: Overloading a bento box. I suppose you could fill a bento with M&Ms or something and have a bad meal. But the thing is, a bento box is <i>small</i> -- you're looking at about two cups of food, tops. They're <i>supposed</i> to be packed quite tightly, but if you follow the basic bento design aesthetic (3:2:1 -- Three parts rice, one part protein, one part veggies and/or fruit) you can pack that thing as tight as you like, and your calorie count for the container is going to be roughly equivalent to the milliliter capacity, RE: Overloading a bento box.

I suppose you could fill a bento with M&Ms or something and have a bad meal. But the thing is, a bento box is small — you’re looking at about two cups of food, tops.

They’re supposed to be packed quite tightly, but if you follow the basic bento design aesthetic (3:2:1 — Three parts rice, one part protein, one part veggies and/or fruit) you can pack that thing as tight as you like, and your calorie count for the container is going to be roughly equivalent to the milliliter capacity,

]]> By: Noel Lynne Figart http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Noel Lynne Figart Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/#comment-1161 RE: Overloading a bento box. I suppose you could fill a bento with M&Ms or something and have a bad meal. But the thing is, a bento box is <i>small</i> -- you're looking at about two cups of food, tops. They're <i>supposed</i> to be packed quite tightly, but if you follow the basic bento design aesthetic (3:2:1 -- Three parts rice, one part protein, one part veggies and/or fruit) you can pack that thing as tight as you like, and your calorie count for the container is going to be roughly equivalent to the milliliter capacity, RE: Overloading a bento box.

I suppose you could fill a bento with M&Ms or something and have a bad meal. But the thing is, a bento box is small — you’re looking at about two cups of food, tops.

They’re supposed to be packed quite tightly, but if you follow the basic bento design aesthetic (3:2:1 — Three parts rice, one part protein, one part veggies and/or fruit) you can pack that thing as tight as you like, and your calorie count for the container is going to be roughly equivalent to the milliliter capacity,

]]> By: monica http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/comment-page-1/#comment-120 monica Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:35:01 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/#comment-120 You cannot overload a bento box because they have lids. Presumably you take them to work with you. Also, the boxes themselves tend to be very small. Like about as big as a sandwich. Even if you crammed it with food, still half or less than half of a restaurant portion. Besides, if you pack your own lunch, you are less likely to pile on garbage (hopefully). You cannot overload a bento box because they have lids. Presumably you take them to work with you. Also, the boxes themselves tend to be very small. Like about as big as a sandwich. Even if you crammed it with food, still half or less than half of a restaurant portion. Besides, if you pack your own lunch, you are less likely to pile on garbage (hopefully).

]]> By: monica http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 monica Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:35:00 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/#comment-1160 You cannot overload a bento box because they have lids. Presumably you take them to work with you. Also, the boxes themselves tend to be very small. Like about as big as a sandwich. Even if you crammed it with food, still half or less than half of a restaurant portion. Besides, if you pack your own lunch, you are less likely to pile on garbage (hopefully). You cannot overload a bento box because they have lids. Presumably you take them to work with you. Also, the boxes themselves tend to be very small. Like about as big as a sandwich. Even if you crammed it with food, still half or less than half of a restaurant portion. Besides, if you pack your own lunch, you are less likely to pile on garbage (hopefully).

]]> By: zell http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/comment-page-1/#comment-114 zell Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:39:41 +0000 http://www.workinonmyfitness.com/2007/09/24/portion-control-with-a-bento-box/#comment-114 Haha. Weird. I just recently discovered this as well. Haha. Weird. I just recently discovered this as well.

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