Late Friday Review: Bento Websites

I use Pinterest to keep track of things I find interesting, but I also browse a few different websites/blogs of bento professionals and experts, who have been doing this much longer than me. Two of these bento blogs offer a lot of information on prepping and how to create variety, and they are Just Bento and Organized Bites. 

The author of Just Bento has a cookbook out! She is Japanese and showcases a lot of Japanese type bentos, which I hope to do more of in the future. She only makes the occasional charaben (cute character lunch), which I am all about, but I use her website mostly for things like linking to good resources, supplies, etc.

This website is a good starting off point to introduce the novice to the world of bento, and how to maintain portion control, use bento to lose weight, and incorporate bento into your daily life. This link goes to her "Bento Basics" page. 

She also has a link called "The Guy Does Bento" in which her significant other makes bentos! Now if I can inspire Mike to follow suit...


Organized Bites is a vegetarian and vegan bento blog. The mom uses a lot of Trader Joe's and Whole Foods products, and her child eats better than most people! I love how beautiful her lunches are. She also is not totally into charaben, and her bentos are super Americanized, but I really appreciate how healthy they are. Plus she is totally into the environment and conserving resources, etc.

I use the Organized Bites website to remind me of things I may have forgotten, like heirloom carrots in the above lunch (see the cute flowers with hot pink/purple edges?). Or using green beans, which would be delicious in salads or to dip into hummus, etc. Her child eats a much better variety of vegetables than my Mike would, but I can always hope.

There is a whole world of bento inspiration out there, so start with these websites and get browsing! :)