Salad for SJP (our bunny)

I bought a bunch of bento stuff over the last week and finally got to test it out! It was a lot of fun cutting out veggie shapes. I am contemplating how best to do this so I don't feel stressed about putting together a healthy lunch during the week. I did pre-cut a bunch of veggies - celery, red bell peppers, carrots and cucumbers, and I put them with a smidgen of cold water into glass tupperware in the fridge. We'll see how they hold up!

The first thing I made was a salad for my bunny, SJP, who will be helping us use all the trimmings from veggies and stuff. There is a lot of waste with bento and my goal is to have the least amount of waste as I can. Luckily we have a bunny, but she can't eat too many sweets (carrots, apples, etc)...so I eat a lot of the trimmings as we go, and I also thought I could put some into carrot muffins or bread, and omelettes, or soups! Be creative with your leftover trimmings. If you have a compost pile, that would be perfect.

The little rabbit is made from a veggie cutter set I bought in Little Tokyo at Marukai Market (I also bought an elephant - can't wait to try it out!). It cuts three pieces that you just slide together. It was simple and the results are adorable! The little flower carrots are from a four piece stainless steel veggie cutter set I bought on Amazon. Threw everything together with some Upland Cress and voila! SJP mowed it down.