Mandarin Orange Chick'n with Rice Balls

Hello everyone! Today I decided to try making a lunch that looked more authentic for a bento box.  So I decided on orange chick'n and rice. :)
I used Garein Mandarin Orange Chick'n with I personally LOVE!

Here is the link to their site: http://gardein.com/

They have very good chicken substitutes as well as beef and fish. (I really only like the chicken, the beef has a rather strange flavor, but if you are looking for beef alternatives I'd suggest Morningstar.  I really enjoy their beef substitutes.)  So if your family is a meatless Mondays family or have a certain day with no meat this is a very good option.  I can find this brand at my local Walmarts and Target.  I haven't seen it at any Hyvee yet though.

So onto my lunch! :)

The bottom portion has the Mandarin Orange Chick'n on the right, steamed broccoli and mushrooms in the middle, and rice balls on the left.  (The two brown rice balls just have some soy sauce added for color and flavor).

The top portion contains cottage cheese with a little pepper on top and fresh peaches.

And of course I had to add a few adorable pins to the meal. :D

Well I hope you check out Gardein and maybe try some of their food. And let me know what you think of it! :)

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Veronica :)

My Birthday and New Bento Stuffs!

I am now 20! :)  And I got a few new bento things for lunches. :D  I got cute picks, a few new bento boxes/containers, as well as some little containers for inside my containers.  Oh! and I now have a few adorable rice molds and egg molds! :D

Anyways, I'm hoping to be on here more now that I have "easier" containers.  The blue one that you have seen on my previous posts is a pain to work with on a daily basis.  On many occasions I would just not pack something because it was too much work/time to deal with those particular containers.

So on to my first lunch with a few of my new items!

The top portion contains cookies and cream chocolate cake (leftover birthday cake) with a clementine and cottage cheese.
The bottom portion contains two pb&j sandwiches and celery with two adorable new picks. :D  The small container has a little bit of pb for my celery.

I will hopefully have more fun things to show you later this week. :P


I hope you all are having a wonderful day!
Veronica :)