Mickey Mouse in the House!

A big huge THANK YOU to Daisy for our awesome Mickey goodies! Sophia loves Mickey and has been begging for a "Mickey Mowwwsshhh pinto" since we opened the package. :)

We are still spring breaking, but her bento pleas are just too cute to refuse!

In this Zak! Nibble tray you will find:

Black Olives

Mickey Mouse mini Dark Chocolate Dreams PB&CO sandwiches

pumpkin seeds

blue berries

gluten free vegan marshmallows

strawberries

If you're interested in creating/sharing/learning how to bento, I welcome you to my facebook group Bento Enthusiasts! 

SPRING BREAK!!

Hi! Andy Bye! :)

We are heading to my dads house to enjoy the beginning of spring break with my family! I can't wait! In an effort to 1. be healthier and 2. save money, I packed bentos for us (dinner/snack) for the drive. Its about 3 hours, and I hope this will keep everyone from asking to stop or drive through somewhere... YUCK.

Bunny bento for Olivia

Not pictured- a green apple. This is my bento! :D I'll post the chickpea recipe below!

A daddy bento! You can't really tell but this one includes 2 sandwiches. 

A little Sophie bento!

Cinnamon & Truvia Roasted Chickpeas

Preheat oven to 350

Line baking sheet with 1 tbsp olive oil

Spread out 1 can of organic, well-rinsed chickpeas on the baking pan

sprinkle with cinnamon and truvia, bake until crispy!

We will be home Monday or Tuesday... and its possible to see some bento adventures throughout the week! Orrrrrr we'll be back a week from Monday with lots of spring break photos and a brand new school lunch.

Til then, join us in our Bento Enthusiasts facebook group! Its open to anyone (just request to join) that enjoys bento, learning about it, making it, talking about it, and posting their food art on various social media. :) 

Feelin' a little Froggy

Ribbit, ribbit!

Sophia is on a huge princess and the frog (pwincess and da fwoooogggg, mom!) kick the last couple of weeks. She is also on a HUGE bento kick! She's finally old enough to really "get" bento, and love it. Yesterday she carried around a piece of bread and some Chia ginger superfood cookies "i make pinto, mom!" for like an hour. She has also started creating "pinto" for us with her wooden melissa and doug toys in her little kitchen. I love it!

So today, when she went to the pantry...

Sophia: "I hungy mom, I wan bite bite!"
Me: "Ok! What do you want?"
Sophia: *walks to pantry* "I go dis way!"

.... hahahaha! I opened the door for her and she pointed to the bento boxes and said she wanted a "pinto pock" ... how could I refuse?!

I grabbed my cute z cute, and made a quick little lunch for her!

In this ELB, you will find:

A simple Pumpkin butter sandwich made with my cute z cute

Pirates booty

Pretzel crisps & horizon organic cheese

Simple, easy, and just the right size for a toddler. :) 

Bright Sunshiny Day

Hooray! For the first day in what seems like AGES, we have SUNSHINE! Too bad its freeeeezing out. This weekend is supposed to be in the 60s though, and my family plans to go hiking at Mt. Magazine! So excited!

In this Zak! container you have:

a boat and clouds made from a peach

Archer Farms marinara and mozzarella chips

Pepperjack cubes

Garlic naan whales

roased pumpkin seeds

Archer Farms fruit leather

Sophia refuses to eat anything cold besides cheese, and so I had hoped that the peach shapes would encourage her. No such luck... the peaches are still sitting in the pineapple tray. So are the pumpkin seeds. I will save them and try again with her next meal!

i LOVE zak!

Zack Morris- is that what you're thinking?! Nah. Me, either. I was more of an A.C. Slayter kind of girl. Muscles, muscles, muscles!! hahaha :D

I am talking about my zak! nibble tray! I haven't used it in ages- what with all our moving around and most of my bento stash being packed up in a cardboard box. Well, bento is BACK, ZAK! in the Poirier household!

I made Sophia a little toddler bento- much to her delight! She has been saying "I want a pento-pock!" all day.. that's how she says bento box. I even have an adorable video, but we were in the car rider line and the background music is pretty silly. Maybe I'll post it another time!

In Sophia's Zak! tray:

wheat bread & sunbutter mini sandwiches made with FunBites

a sweet & spicy kale chip**

pepperjack slices
bran & sesame stix

black beans with cucumbers

I really, really love our Zak! tray. It was a gift from a very sweet lady I met on an online forum when I was pregnant with Sophia. She sent the sweetest message, about my lunch making abilities and how sweet she thought I was... and I will never, ever forget. Thank you, sweet Alison.

{{ I want to thank my amazing IRL friend Beth over at A Boy And His Lunch for my super fantastic blog re-design. My heart is with the ocean, and this nautical theme makes me soooo happy! She is also having a Go Green Lunchbox give away- you should enter! }}

**look for the kale chip recipe in my upcoming e-cookbook "Get Your Healthy Glow" :D