BENTO BOX - LUNCH BOX IDEAS

1. Fill a large bowl with some warm water, dip one wrapper into it gently for 1 second to soften and then lay it flat on a clean chopping board.
2. In a row across the center, place one lettuce followed by carrot, tomato, cabbage, cucumber, mango and shredded chicken.
3. Fold the uncovered sides inward, then tightly roll the popiah skin from the bottom to the top. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.  
4. In a small bowl, mix the peanut butter, lime juice, honey and soy sauce.
5. Serve the spring rolls with the dipping sauce and enjoy!

1. Preheat oven at 180°C.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat, saute garlic and onion for 1 minute until fragrant.
3. Stir in mushroom and spinach, cook until spinach is wilted, about 3-4 minutes, then transfer to a large bowl.
4. Squeeze extra moisture from spinach mixture as much as possible with the help of a sieve or piece of cheese cloth.
5. Stir in chickpeas, egg, raisins, salt and black pepper until well combined.
6. Spoon the mixture into a baking tray, top with cheddar cheese.
7. Bake in preheated oven until quiche is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool slightly before cutting into slices.

1. Mash banana in a bowl using a fork until it becomes a wet consistency. Add egg, oatmeal and whisk mixture until batter is smooth.
2. Heat a non-stick pan over low heat; add vegetable oil.
3. Drop batter in non-stick pan to make 4 pancakes. Cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, about 3 minutes.
4. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, about 2 minutes.
5. Spread peanut butter on the pancake and decorate it with the orange slices or any fruits you like and it’s ready to serve!

1. 1. Microwave corn kernal in a microwaveable bowl for 1 minute. 
2. Add in soft margarine, mayonnaise, raisins and tuna into the same bowl and then mix with a spoon until well combined. 
3. Put lettuce and apple slices into the pocket. 
4. Fill in the pocket with the corn and tuna mixture with a spoon. 
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 to the remaining pita pockets. 

1. Heat up oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat, place bell pepper rings in the non-stick pan.
2. Crack one egg into each bell pepper ring, close the lid and cook until bottom holds together and the corners are browned, 2-3 minutes. Cook until the desired doneness is reached. Remove from the pan and set aside.
3. Make a criss-cross cut on each slice of wholemeal bread to get 4 small triangles shape.
4. Put 1 Tbsp of tuna and 3 slices of cucumber in between two triangle shaped wholemeal bread slices to make a mini sandwich. Repeat this step with the remaining tuna, cucumber slides and wholemeal bread.
5. Place 2 mini sandwiches at the bottom of the bento box to resemble the flower pot.
6. Arrange the bell pepper egg at the top to resemble the flower.
7. Use your imagination and creativity to decorate your own secret garden with the jambu air, mint leaves and cucumbers. Have Fun! 

1. Pour rolled oats and raisins into a very shallow dish or plate.
2. Stir peanut butter in a bowl until well combined. 
3. Peel banana, cut into half and insert the skewers. 
4. Coat the banana with the peanut by using a dessert knife. 
5. Roll the banana into the oats and raisins. 
6. Freeze if in the fridge before eating or eat it right away.

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C
2. Place a piece of baking paper on a baking tray and then put the wholemeal wraps on the baking paper.
3. Spread the sardines in tomato sauce on the wraps evenly with a spoon.
4. Arrange starfruit, cherry tomatoes and broccoli in a single layer on the wraps.
5. Top up with mozzarella cheese and black pepper.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 5 to 8 minutes until the cheese is melted.

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C
2. Flatten the bread with a rolling pin.
3. Spread 1/2 teaspoon soft margarine on each slice of the bread evenly.
4. Line each muffin cup with one slice of flattened bread and bake them in the oven for 2-3 minutes until crisp. 
5. Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a mixing bowl, mix in mixed veggies and pepper until well combined. 
6. Take the muffin cups out from the oven, transfer the egg mixture with a spoon into the bread cup. 
7. Top each of them with 1/2 slice of cheese, return them to the oven and continue baking for another 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and egg is set. 

1. Spread one tbsp of peanut butter evenly on one slice of wholemeal bread.
2. Arrange the half of the banana slices in a single layer on the bread.
3. Sprinkle one tsp of pumpkin seeds and drizzle half tsp of honey on the open sandwich before serving.
4. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

1. Place a baking sheet on a microwaveable plate and brush some oil on it.
2. Arrange the sweet potato slices on the baking sheet in a single layer.
3. Microwave the sweet potato for 3 minutes or until crisp.
4. Let it cool for 5 -10 minutes before storing it in an airtight container. Can make a large batch at one time and keep it up to 1-2 weeks.
5. Heat up oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
6. Sauté the minced garlic until fragrant.
7. Add in the minced chicken and stir fry for 3 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.
8. Toss in mixed vegetables and all the other seasoning, mix well and continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
9. Serve with lettuce: Place a spoonful of minced chicken in the middle of the lettuce leave and eat right away and have the sweet potato chips as side.

1. In a large bowl, combine pasta, pineapple chunks, tuna, carrots, and spring onion then set aside.
2. In another small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, light mayonnaise, greek yogurt and salt. Pour over pasta and stir to coat.

1. Heat up oil in a non-stick pan over medium fire.
2. Sauté in garlic, ginger and onion until fragrant.
3. Add in pumpkin, stirring gently, until slightly softened, about 3 minute.
4. Toss in brown rice and chickpeas, stir fry for 1 minutes.
5. Add in soy sauce, oyster sauce and white pepper to season and continue stir fry for 1 minute.
6. Toss in baby bok choy, stir until heated through and soften.
7. Garnish with spring onion and sesame seed and then serve.

1. Whisk the eggs, milk, chopped cilantro, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
2. Heat the oil on a non-stick pan. Add the egg mixture, and stir with a wooden spatula to scramble.
3. Place 2 leave of lettuce on the center of one tortilla, sprinkle 2 tablespoons of cheese; top with half of the scrambled egg, 2 tablespoons of tomato.
4. Roll up burrito-style (fold bottom up and sides center). Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

1. Microwave the pumpkin for 5 minutes until cooked and soft.
2. Use a spoon to scoop out the pumpkin flesh, leaving the skin behind.
3. In a mixing bowl, mix together soft margarine, tuna and pumpkin with a fork until well combined. Season with salt and black pepper and then garnish with spring onion.
4. Place a sheet of baking paper on a microwaveable plate and spray some vegetable oil on it.
5. Arrange the tortilla wedges in a single layer on the baking sheet.
6. Microwave for 4 minutes until golden brown and crisp.
7. Let the tortilla chips cool for 5 minutes and then serve together with the pumpkin tuna mash.

1. Shape carrot into flower
2. Prepare 1 tortilla bread
3. Arrange salad and chicken strips on top of tortilla wrap and add mayonnaise
4. Role firmly. Then, cut tortilla wrap into half
5. Wrap each side with food wrapper
6. Arrange the carrot shape flower on top of tortilla wrap
7. Arrange tortilla wrap into Bento Box
8. Arrange apple and cherry tomato too

1. Shape omelette into flower.
2. Cut cheese to shape the head and the hand.
3. Cut seaweed to shape the eyes.
4. Arrange salad into Bento Box.
5. Fill fried rice into Bento Box.
6. Arrange the shaped omelette and apple into Bento Box.
7. Arrange shaped cheese on top of the fried rice.
8. Arrange long bean and cherry tomato into Bento Box.

1. Cut the cheese to shapes of eyes, ears and mouth.
2. Cut the seaweed to shapes of eyes and nose.
3. Cut the French toast into half. Arrange into Bento Box.
4. Arrange the salad into Bento Box followed by the green apple, red apple and cherry tomatoes.
5. Arrange the shaped cheese and seaweed on top of French toast.

1. Arrange the burger into Bento Box.
2. Shape the cheese according to the choice of character for decoration purpose.
3. Cut the seaweed to shapes of eyes, mouth, hair and tie.
4. Arrange the shaped cheese on top of burger.
5. Arrange the orange and grape fruits too.

1. Mix the tuna, mayonnaise and peppers in a bowl. Put aside.
2. Spread the butter onto the bread. Arrange the salad and tuna mix on top of the bread and placed another bread on top.
3. Cut the sandwich into half.
4. Arrange the sandwich into Bento Box.
5. Arrange the starfruit and grape fruit into Bento Box.
6. Shape the cheese according to the choice of character for decoration purpose.
7. Cut the seaweed into a shape of eyes.

1. Fill in the pasta into the Bento Box.
2. Arrange the red apple and green apple into Bento Box. Put aside.
3. Shape the cheese according to the choice of character for decoration purpose.
4. Cut the seaweed into shapes of eyes, mouth and hair.
5. Arrange the shaped cheese on top of the pasta.
6. Arrange the cherry tomato and broccoli too.

1. Cut the wholegrain bread into a shape of a house.
2. Spread the mayonnaise on the bread.
3. Arrange the chicken slices on the bread.
4. Arrange the salad into Bento Box.
5. Arrange the house shaped bread into Bento Box.
6. Fill in the yogurt in a container into the Bento Box.
7. Arrange the carrot, cucumber and cherry tomatoes into Bento Box.

1. Cut the cheese to a shape of a flower, arrange it on top of the biscuits.
2. Arrange the salad into bento Box.
3. Arrange the biscuits into Bento Box.
4. Arrange the carrot and cucumber into Bento Box.
5. Fill in the tuna in a container into Bento Box.
6. Arrange the red grapes, green grapes and red apple into Bento Box.

1. Shape the omelette into a flower shape.
2. Cut the cheese to shapes of a head and hands.
3. Cut seaweed to shape the eyes.
4. Arrange the salad into Bento Box.
5. Fill in the fried rice into Bento Box.
6. Arrange the shaped omelette and apple into Bento Box.
7. Arrange the shaped cheese on top of the fried rice.
8. Arrange long bean and cherry tomato into Bento Box.

1. Cut the boiled egg into half.
2. Finely cut the cucumber skin into a shape of a bee and place it on the egg.
3. Arrange the salad into Bento Box.
4. Arrange the boiled egg into Bento Box.
5. Fill the bihun into Bento Box.
6. Arrange the capsicum, cherry tomatoes and cucumber on top of the bihun.
7. Arrange the red apple and honey melon alternately into Bento Box.