Just Bento

Bento contents:

• 1 1/2 cups (370ml) sweet potato rice (300 cal)
• Braised spicy daikon radish and carrot (50 cal)
• Japanese-style omelette (tamagoyaki) with green onions (120 cal)
• Stewed dried shiitake mushrooms (5 cal)
• Broccoli florets with wasabi sauce (5 cal)

Total calories (approx): 480 cal (how calories are calculated)

Time needed: 30 minutes total (20 the night before, 10 in the morning)

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Bento contents:

• 4 shiso onigiri with 1 1/2 cups brown rice (330 calories)
• 2 ‘large’ hard boiled eggs (160 calories)
• Mixed steamed vegetables (about 40 calories)

Total calories (approx): 530 calories

Time needed: 15-20 minutes

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Bento contents:

• Brown rice (1 cup, 220 calories)
• Atsuage tofu (deep fried tofu) with green onions and oyster sauce (250 calories)
• Quail egg (30 calories)
• Blanched carrots and green beans (40 calories)
• Black sesame seeds (5 calories)

Total calories (approx): 545 calories (how calories are calculated)

Time needed: 20 minutes

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