Thursday, October 20, 2011

How To Make Your Own Snack Box

The basic idea with this snack box is that it is the first thing you reach for when you feel peckish between meals, rather than reaching for that leftover piece of cake in the fridge, or grabbing something from the vending machine at work.   Your box should be filled with foods which you can quickly fix for yourself, but they should be healthy and tasty, too.

As I was thinking about how to put this into practice, I was inspired by the idea of the Japanese lunch box, or the bento box.
It is basically a lunch box which is divided into different sections.
To make your own bento-style snack box you will need a plastic container with a lid, such as a lunch box. Smaller tubs with lids to fit inside your box. And, silicone muffin cases, or even pastry cutters (particularly for kids).
Basically, you want everything to be held tightly inside your box, without touching each other, so that they don’t flavor one another, or get mixed up.
If you intend to take your snack box to work, for example, you will need to make sure everything is secure with lids or plastic wrap, etc., before you travel.

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