Just Bento

Bento contents:

Stir-fried noodles consisting of:

• 2 cups sliced mixed vegetables - sweet and chili peppers, cabbage, enoki (straw) mushrooms, snow peas, green onion, fresh ginger, celery, approx. 60 cal
• Shirataki or konnyaku noodles, 5-10 cal

• 1/2 Tbs. sesame oil, 60 cal

• 4 vegan shuumai dumplings, 120 cal

Total calories (approx): 245 (how calories are calculated)

Time needed: 10 minutes in the morning (can also be made ahead)

Type: Spicy Asian, vegan continue reading...

Bento contents:

• Savory lotus root mini-cakes (approx. 150 cal)
• Pan-roasted red pepper and leek with peanut sauce (approx: 200 cal)
• Sweet chili jam (30 cal)
• Cucumber wedges (5 cal)
• Naval orange wedge (30 cal)

Total calories (approx): 415 (how calories are calculated)

Time needed: 20-30 minutes total

Type: Asian-fusion, vegan, gluten-free continue reading...

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Bento contents:

• Shirataki noodles, 1/2 to 1 pack (5-10 calories or so!)
• Firm tofu, 1/2 block (about 90-100g) (100 calories)
• Kochujang (Korean red bean paste) based marinade (10 calories)
• Vegetables of your choice - green onions, garlic chives, ginger, garlic, peppers, cabbage, spinach, etc, with sesame oil (150 calories approx.)
• A small apple (50 calories)

Total calories (approx.) for the noodles only: 270 calories; including the apple: 320 (how calories are calculated)

Time needed: 20 minutes

Type: Asian-fusion with mainly Korean flavors continue reading...