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Need delicious meal ideas and tips to make the most of your Bentgo lunch box? We’ve tapped some of the most creative minds in meal prep to share their best hacks and recipes. You’ll find interesting blogs on everything from meal planning for beginners to appealing to picky eaters and even whipping up healthy plant-based meals the whole family will love.

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The Ultimate Waffle Breakfast Bowl Recipe

The Ultimate Waffle Breakfast Bowl Recipe

We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but in the morning scramble to get out the door and on our way, eating a healthy and delicious breakfast can often become an afterthought. This week's recipe, taken from Bentgo Salad's free ebook Fun & Healthy Salad Guide, looks to change that by giving you a nutritious on-the-go option for making breakfast a priority. 

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5 Healthy & Delicious Instagram Recipe Ideas for Your Bentgo Lunch Box

5 Healthy & Delicious Instagram Recipe Ideas for Your Bentgo Lunch Box

Instagram is full of quick and delicious meal ideas to keep your Bentgo lunchbox both healthy and interesting. But, we understand wading through all that content can be an enormous time drain, so we’ve done the hard part and rounded up five great ideas for you to try this week.

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Gluten-Free Cranberry Spinach Buckwheat Salad

Gluten-Free Cranberry Spinach Buckwheat Salad

It’s not often we find a delicious salad recipe that is chock-full of wholesome grains.  But thanks to health foodie Lillian Tse of Beyond Umami, this week we are proud to feature a Cranberry Spinach Buckwheat Salad that packs all the essential nutrients you need into every tasty forkful.

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How to Make the Ultimate Greek Salad for On-the-Go

How to Make the Ultimate Greek Salad for On-the-Go

Few salads do as good of a job at being both healthy and decadent as an authentic Greek Salad. With antioxidant-rich olive oil, iron-packed Kalamata olives, and the distinctive taste of feta cheese, Greek salad never disappoints—especially when you have an excellent recipe like the one we snagged from The Workout Girl.

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Want an Easy Recipe to Get Out of a Sandwich Rut? Try Onigirazu

Want an Easy Recipe to Get Out of a Sandwich Rut? Try Onigirazu

Have you gotten into a sandwich rut when packing your lunchbox?  How about shaking things up by packing an onigirazu instead!  Onigirazu (pronounced “oh-knee-ghee-rah-zoo”) is kind of like a rice sandwich, and they’re currently all the rage in Japan.  Layers of filling sandwiched between layers of rice all wrapped in a sheet of nori (the same type of Japanese seaweed used to roll sushi rolls in).  You can add just about whatever fillings you want, which makes them super flexible while giving you an easy alternative to your usual sandwich.

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The Perfect Tuna Niçoise Salad for On-The-Go

The Perfect Tuna Niçoise Salad for On-The-Go

Jazz up your lunchbox this week with a classic, easy-to-prepare French favorite–Tuna Niçoise Salad. Chances are good you already have all the ingredients in your refrigerator. Put them together as directed in this recipe for a delicious and elegant lunch that is simple to pack and take on the go.   
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Vegan Lunch Delight: Citrus Chickpea Quinoa Salad

Vegan Lunch Delight: Citrus Chickpea Quinoa Salad

If you are looking for a tasty way to incorporate a vegan-friendly recipe into your Bentgo Salad lunchbox this week, health coach Shannon Sullivan has a fresh, protein-packed Citrus Chickpea Quinoa Salad you should try. She shares all the details for prepping and packing this delicious lunch to carry with you on-the-go in her latest “What I Eat in a Day” vlog.  Check out the video and recipe below.

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How to Make Your Healthy Eating Resolutions Stick

Resolving to eat better is easy to do on January 1. But, after a few weeks (or even days for some of us), old temptations take over and our good intentions get put on the back burner. If you’re tired of that same old song and dance, keep reading. We’ve scoured the Web to find the best advice out there from health bloggers, nutritionists and everyday people like you who have stuck to their guns and made healthy eating a way of life.

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How To Pack the Best Kids Lunches in 2016

How To Pack the Best Kids Lunches in 2016

Lots of moms ask me for tips and advice on packing lunch for their little ones. Which is exactly where today’s post comes in. As the New Year approaches, there is no better time to start this new routine. I don’t want you to feel intimidated or overwhelmed when packing lunch, so I’m going to share a few tips, tricks and lunch ideas to get you started.
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Vegan Panzanella Salad: The Perfect Cure for Holiday Overindulgence

Let's face it, after all the delicious overindulgence of Thanksgiving it's really hard to get back into the healthy lifestyle you've been working so hard to adopt since last New Year's Day. It's especially hard going back to work and staying on point at lunchtime. Four-day weekends are never long enough, but the not-so-healthy habits you bring back from them can still throw off your entire work week. Martini at 10 a.m. anyone?! No, just me? Cool.

Anyway, that's why I love this recipe!

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Quinoa with Ginger-Carrot Dressing and Maple Tofu Recipe

Quinoa with Ginger-Carrot Dressing and Maple Tofu Recipe

We are so excited to share our recipe for Quinoa with Ginger-Carrot Dressing and Maple Tofu served with purple cabbage "chips". This is a super delicious fun lunch and travels perfectly in our Bentgo containers. It can be a pain trying to find the right containers for our lunch and somehow our lids always disappear! But, our Bentgo boxes make it easy because everything snaps together. The boxes come in cool colors, and we got our favorites, purple and green. Along with the many compartments, Bentgo boxes also come with silverware.

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A Quick + Easy Thanksgiving Leftovers Lunch Recipe

One of the best things about Thanksgiving is that for about a week after you have a refrigerator full of tasty leftovers to enjoy. Moms get a break from cooking for a few nights, and everyone is happy to eat their favorite turkey day dishes over and over again after waiting patiently for them all year long.

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