food pyramid lunch box
brilliant!
thanks to http://labexp.blogspot.com/ for the images.
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bento box
food is expensive. those of us who work in the city know that finding a filling lunch for less than 5 bucks can be a near-impossible feat. cheapassfood.com has been an invaluable resource for me, but i’ve decided to take my lunch frugality to the next level. i almost always make too much food for dinner, so packing a bento box is a simple way to save a ton of loot. according to this nifty lunch calculator, i could save $1,250 a year by packing lunch everyday. and that’s if i assume that my packed lunch has a cost of $3.00. if i assume that it has a cost of 0 dollars because it is part of my dinner from the night before, i save $2,000 a year! that’s a vacation to aruba!
yeah, we’re all busy, but the trick is in the planning. if you prepare your tupperware and have it ready for your leftovers, you’ll save a lot more time than you would running downstairs to pick up a salad at pret.
here is a bento box that i made the other night. the contents are somen noodles, broad noodles, bean sprouts sauteed in butter, avocado and lemon tuna salad, chawan mushi and potato salad roll-ups (leftover potato salad wrapped in a slice of store-bought turkey…so easy and soooo good). the garnish is a sliced beet and a piece of turkey leftover from the roll-ups. to serve, just pour some tsuyu (a super low-calorie mixture of dashi, sweetened soy sauce and mirin) over the noodles.
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it don’t hurt that people who pack their lunch usually consume less calories because they know what is going into their food. and think about all the containers you’ll be saving! no brainer, if you ask me.
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why is this a site?
swyyne has always been an experiment for me. with all of the other super eco sites out there, i've been feeling like i want to contribute something just a bit different. so for now, here are my random musings.
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