Simple Sandwich Bento
At first, I thought of packing Spam sandwiches for my kids, but the less-salty-less-fat version of Spam is a bit costly, so I bought a can of luncheon meat from Tulip as an alternative. However, I had a hard time opening the can and got to ask my hubby for help. He too had a hard time opening it, and after a lot of “struggles” with the can opener (we broke the key of the can 
), he managed to “dig” out the pieces of luncheon meat, which were all smashed and ugly. LOL! I could not cut them into thinner slices, but had to fry the luncheon meat with eggs for breakfast and pack some for my boy. My gal is very picky with eggs, and so far, she eats hard boiled quail eggs, and rejects the rest. Thus, I packed strawberry jam sandwiches for her as usual.
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Today’s bento, with sandwiches and grapes. I added some striped cheese into their bentos since my kids love it so much. 
My boy’s bento with a teddy bear holding a balloon (which is a grape).
My gal will have a bunny instead.
Today’s bento is pretty simple huh?
My kids like to “check” their bentos every morning.
Most importantly, I hope that they swipe them all clean after school. LOL! But one lesson learned, I better just stick to Spam because the can is easier to be opened!
Very very yummy
And looking at your striped cheese, reminded me that I needed to get some too. >.<
Your blog is great. I am quite new to preparing bentos but very inspired by the wonderful mums out there who take the time and effort to do this, including you of course. I will try this, looks wonderful. I would like to ask you about the sandwich container. This collapsible sandwich box, is it really good? Does it make the bread dry after a couple of hours? I live in Singapore and am wondering if it is useful as i see quite a few of these on the bento blogs i visit. Looks very interesting.
Wena, you better get started!
Claire, if you have concern about the bread or the food inside, try to line the basket with wax paper first. It acts like a protective barrier to the food, and after you close the cover, use a bento strap to ensure that it’s tightly closed. What I do is I put the basket in a basket bag, then in the fridge as my kids have long hours at school (8.45am – 4.30pm), and the bread is still alright. If not, you wrap the sandwich with cling wraps before packing them in the basket.
The idea of making striped cheese r superb! Geng geng!
Simple but very nice bento, i like!
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