Yay for bentos! Fun lunches should be for adults just as much as kids 😍 Are you headed back to work or school? Anyone still stuck at home? I hope you’re all safe and well!! ❤️
First day back (work, lol) was yesterday. Congrats to you on going back! Good luck! I like the new intro, btw. Also I love that the churro bars are vegan. So often, with club activities, I have trouble finding new things to make, because 1 or 2 regilar students are vegetarian or vegan, or 1 is vegan, another gluten free. This one sounds great!
My university is closed so everything is online. I thought “oh it’s ok I will make lunch when it’s lunch time” ... turns out making food takes time and that is something I do not have between classes haha so these are perfect for that, I can prepare them in advance and leave them in the fridge! Thanks for sharing :D
I am back to work after maternity leave and was feeling overwhelmed with getting lunches packed for myself plus taking care of an infant and toddler. These are perfect. I have been spending 10-12 dollars on take out salads from restaurants and by the end of the week I am at 70 ish dollars on lunch for 1 person! Thank you for this- JUST what I needed- great ideas and inspiration to try better next week.
Wow, I have so many things to say! First, congrats on grad school! Second those churro bites look amazing - I love the vegan recipes and suggestions! Lastly, thank you for putting captions on all of your videos - it really makes it accessible and fun to watch. Keep up the amazing work!
I neeeed those churro bars now! They look so good. I'm so happy to see your shift to less rigid eating - I was honestly watching less of your content because of the heavy focus on "healthy foods." But I always loved your creative recipes and am so happy to see this personal transformation for you - losing the guilt around eating has improved my life so much and I hope it does for you, too!
I have always loved your BENTO lunch boxes meals, I made them for myself and now teen daughter when she was in grade school! So glad you are doing them again. Because teen daughter has been wanting those bento box lunches again!
These look delicious, I cant wait to try the recipes! I'm not a big fish eater but I still want to try the tuna salad to see if I'll actually like it and start eating more fish
Alyssia! Your videos are not only yummy, but your advice and personality is what keeps me coming back. Thanks always for great informative content! Stay safe! Take care 🙂
That part about food being easier to consume by just changing the appearance, that's 100% true for me. I sometimes don't feel like cooking so I keep some meal replacement bars around for these moments, but I struggle to finish a whole bar if I just bite down on the whole bar. What I tend to do is just chop it up in tiny cube and put it in a bowl. Doing that makes it feel more like a snack and easily have me finish the whole thing when I can just pop it piece by piece into my mouth.
Great ideas! Really needed some hefty and healthy snack ideas for starting my office work, my body burns through carbs like you wouldn't believe. Dunno how much people would like it but a high fiber snack videos would be really neat
Thanks for the inspo, Alyssia! I've been looking for to-go lunch ideas for work! Also, just want to mention that your filming of the food prep was incredibly satisfying. 😊
I am seeing your video for the first time. I love that you made statements reference foods. I struggle with over eating and try to be mindful about the subject. Thank you for being so very open and I cannot wait to see more.
Hi Freha, welcome to the Mind Over Munch community! I'm happy to have you here 💜 You'll find lots of relationship with food and mindfulness content here!
Please make more adult bento boxes!! I really love the inspiration and these videos are great! ❤️ and you are very much inspiring. I have a fear with food too but which tends to happen in overcompensating or overeating. And the struggle is real so thankyou for your honesty!
Awesome video!!! I'm actually starting a masters degree too, so these tips are really useful for those long days on campus and away from student accommodation! (I'm in Zurich, so it's imperative I do food prep because eating out is EXPENSIVE here!)
I already bought your bento book and love it. In the video, these look even better as they are like adult Lunchables!! Very excited to try these out, thanks for being so innovative! These recipes are right up my ally :)
You're like really extra and I like that. EDIT: So this was the first video I've seen from your channel and when I finished it I thought it was fantastic. You speak really well and seem to have a great relationship with food and presentation. Subbed.
Girl! I did not know that you were doing the grad school trek too :) Welcome to the study club! I LOVE bento boxes for adults. Hope you won't mind if I throw your vid up on a recommended list? I hoard good informative reference videos like a squirrel hoarding nuts
I remember your bento box new year seria which was absolutely amazing and I couldn't wait until a new video would come up every day. Bento boxes rule! 🌺😍
Another keto friendly lunch that goes along these lines is buffalo chicken celery. Mix shredded chicken, greek yogurt or mayo & buffalo sauce & eat it with celery sticks.Yummy.
I went back to school too (dental assisting) at age 51 - yikes! But I have the cutest little bento lunchbox and needed some inspiration. Plan to share it with my high school daughter too. Thanks! (BTW your videos are always so well done and beautiful - keep it up!)
Awesome. I’ve been wanting ideas for lunch that does not require a microwave. Good idea with the horseradish. I have some leftover from a recipe that I had NO idea what do with. Congratulations on graduate school! I enjoyed grad school. It was the only time in my student career that I got straight As.
Thank you so much! Some of these recipes - especially the sweets and OMG that PB/yogurt dip? Seriously? Why could I not think of that when I was looking for ways to add more nasty plain greek yogurt into our diet LOL. I basically have 3 adults at home (schooling big kids) and when I food prep, I try to make things that are semi-done that they can just throw together ... a little of this, a couple of those ... but I always seem to be missing the fun. And you brought the fun back! We always have taco meat in the fridge but I forgot you could just use tortilla chips - my air fryer and i are going to have fun today with the rest of those whole wheat tortillas that I can't bring myself to finish (ever since I pulled my head out of me butt and decided that a couple low carb white tortillas was not going to make or break me) - tortilla chips going down. Even some with cinnamon and coconut sugar for dessert. Your last couple videos have been just what I've needed - been in a real big funk these last few months. Have a great day and I hope you wake up each day knowing how appreciated you are.
Miss real bentos from our time in Japan....But I got that Lunch-Bots steel case..Its perfect for Intermittent Fasting...you can have one filled with a variety of all kinds of things...so you dont feel like youre missing out on anything...and of course excellent for portion control.
For any fellow aspiring vegans, some good replacements for the ingredients in these recipes are: -Lightly crushed chickpeas or soft cooked lentils for tuna -Soy or coconut yoghurt for greek -TVP or soy crumbles for beef/taco meat -silken or a softer tofu for eggs (add turmeric for colour and black Himalayan salt for an eggy taste) -A few options for the cheese cubes could be vegan cheese, olives, mixed nuts (or just salted cashews, since they'reby far the creamiest nut), or anycreamy/salty/savoury snack you might like That's all I can think of right now, but I just figured I'd post something about this since I know I used to struggle to come up with things to replace meats and animal products with when I first started.
THIS VIDEO IS ONE OF MY MANY FAVORITES!!! I loved how you saved the best for last in my opinion, next week I am for sure going to make the mini taco with the churro!!! #thankyou #greatcontent
Beginner here :D Silly question... where does the sauce little cups go? In the lunch box or outside? Do they have lids? Love the video! Thank you! Cheers Sam
this box comes with a lid but it DOES leak. I use it for filming because it's beautiful for presenting but it is NOT the most functional for out and about unfortunately :(
HOT DAMN! Mama Munch is doin' bentos and all is right with the world...at least for a fre minutes anyway. Do a vegetarian Latin inspired episode-- Pinto Boxes!!
yes! these bento boxes are not ideal for functional use. They are beautiful for presenting filming wise but not great for on the go lunches, unfortunately... I wish!
↖These all look so amazing! Thank you for your inspiration, it helps us keep going on our own journey! We've lost over 90 pounds between us so far and counting! 😍
Melanie Santos - thank you Melanie! Everyone cheering us on is so great! We’ve started a channel so to see us messing about then do click on our faces lol 💕
You've helped me have a better relationship with food. I don't like to cook, so it's easy to get into a rut. I stop putting any effort into planning or prep. The relationship becomes unrewarding. Those are the times I start to eat junk. Little things like a wavy cutter seem "extra", but honestly it feels great to open the container and see someone took time to make it special. Your videos keep me inspired to nourish myself & family. TYVM
I totally agree! Thank you so much. In January I am doing a daily series about healing my relationship with food, and I am so excited to take the channel in that direction! Thank you for the support!!
Yay for bentos! Fun lunches should be for adults just as much as kids 😍 Are you headed back to work or school? Anyone still stuck at home? I hope you’re all safe and well!! ❤️
First day back (work, lol) was yesterday.
Congrats to you on going back! Good luck!
I like the new intro, btw.
Also I love that the churro bars are vegan. So often, with club activities, I have trouble finding new things to make, because 1 or 2 regilar students are vegetarian or vegan, or 1 is vegan, another gluten free. This one sounds great!
Good luck with school. I went to grad school....much help that was. Not. I hope it helps you tho
Hi Alyssa, these look amazing! Quick question, how long do these meals last in the fridge?
I have been waiting you for a very long time,youook so good. I like your hair.
Love the hair!
My university is closed so everything is online. I thought “oh it’s ok I will make lunch when it’s lunch time” ... turns out making food takes time and that is something I do not have between classes haha so these are perfect for that, I can prepare them in advance and leave them in the fridge! Thanks for sharing :D
oh yes! Thank you :) Please be well!
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Thought the same thing in 2020. Turns out I am lazy and would rather work and starve myself than make lunch 😂
i feel like this channel is so underrated. like the filming, the editing, ur personality - ALL AMAZING!!
thank you :) I appreciate you!
I am back to work after maternity leave and was feeling overwhelmed with getting lunches packed for myself plus taking care of an infant and toddler. These are perfect. I have been spending 10-12 dollars on take out salads from restaurants and by the end of the week I am at 70 ish dollars on lunch for 1 person! Thank you for this- JUST what I needed- great ideas and inspiration to try better next week.
Thank you :) I hear you on the ordering out-I’ve been overdoing it the last few weeks!
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Appreciate how the salt and pepper were made everytime💕
Wow, I have so many things to say! First, congrats on grad school! Second those churro bites look amazing - I love the vegan recipes and suggestions! Lastly, thank you for putting captions on all of your videos - it really makes it accessible and fun to watch. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much :)
As someone with a hearing impairment, the captions REALLY help.
I neeeed those churro bars now! They look so good. I'm so happy to see your shift to less rigid eating - I was honestly watching less of your content because of the heavy focus on "healthy foods." But I always loved your creative recipes and am so happy to see this personal transformation for you - losing the guilt around eating has improved my life so much and I hope it does for you, too!
thank you! I am really excited to be transitioning the content and sharing my journey more openly here!
I have always loved your BENTO lunch boxes meals, I made them for myself and now teen daughter when she was in grade school! So glad you are doing them again. Because teen daughter has been wanting those bento box lunches again!
Oh thank you! :)
I just had the egg salad for lunch with lettuce wraps, so delicious!!!! Will be a lunch staple most definitely.
Awesome! So versatile too :)
These look delicious, I cant wait to try the recipes! I'm not a big fish eater but I still want to try the tuna salad to see if I'll actually like it and start eating more fish
Homemade lunchables are the best! Great ideas! Thanks. My kids would totally love these, as would I.
Yes! Thank you!
The recipes, the sub ideas, the editing - all immaculate!! I wish id come across your channel sooner!
Alyssia! Your videos are not only yummy, but your advice and personality is what keeps me coming back. Thanks always for great informative content! Stay safe! Take care 🙂
Thank you soooo much!
@OrokuSaki Same!! I've been following her for over 5 years!! She's great!!
That part about food being easier to consume by just changing the appearance, that's 100% true for me. I sometimes don't feel like cooking so I keep some meal replacement bars around for these moments, but I struggle to finish a whole bar if I just bite down on the whole bar. What I tend to do is just chop it up in tiny cube and put it in a bowl. Doing that makes it feel more like a snack and easily have me finish the whole thing when I can just pop it piece by piece into my mouth.
I love that idea! Brilliant! I imagine that would make it a much more mindful and intentional experience. Thank you for sharing!
Great ideas! Really needed some hefty and healthy snack ideas for starting my office work, my body burns through carbs like you wouldn't believe. Dunno how much people would like it but a high fiber snack videos would be really neat
thank you :)
Thanks for the inspo, Alyssia! I've been looking for to-go lunch ideas for work! Also, just want to mention that your filming of the food prep was incredibly satisfying. 😊
Thanks 😊 we are growing and learning!
These all look great! I'm helping with distance learning w my grandson, so I'll be packing some of these goodies!
I am seeing your video for the first time. I love that you made statements reference foods. I struggle with over eating and try to be mindful about the subject. Thank you for being so very open and I cannot wait to see more.
Hi Freha, welcome to the Mind Over Munch community! I'm happy to have you here 💜 You'll find lots of relationship with food and mindfulness content here!
Ooooh, I’m definitely adding pecans to my tuna salad. I only eat Ritz crackers with my tuna mixes. It’s the buttery taste for me. 😋
omg SO good!
Hope grad school went well. These are great! Got here from Pinterest and you have a new subbie in me!😊
Please make more adult bento boxes!! I really love the inspiration and these videos are great! ❤️ and you are very much inspiring. I have a fear with food too but which tends to happen in overcompensating or overeating. And the struggle is real so thankyou for your honesty!
thank you so much!
I love the peanut butter dip. I have to let my grandchildren try it with gram crackers.
I use my pastry blender to easily chop eggs it works great.
Awesome video!!! I'm actually starting a masters degree too, so these tips are really useful for those long days on campus and away from student accommodation! (I'm in Zurich, so it's imperative I do food prep because eating out is EXPENSIVE here!)
Love to try the churro bars looks yummy everything looks great
Yay! Thank you!
I already bought your bento book and love it. In the video, these look even better as they are like adult Lunchables!! Very excited to try these out, thanks for being so innovative! These recipes are right up my ally :)
Thank you :) I appreciate you!
You're like really extra and I like that.
EDIT: So this was the first video I've seen from your channel and when I finished it I thought it was fantastic. You speak really well and seem to have a great relationship with food and presentation. Subbed.
Thanks!!! I need lunch ideas!!
Yay! Thank you :)
Girl! I did not know that you were doing the grad school trek too :) Welcome to the study club!
I LOVE bento boxes for adults. Hope you won't mind if I throw your vid up on a recommended list? I hoard good informative reference videos like a squirrel hoarding nuts
These are absolutely INCREDIBLE lunch boxes! Love the peanut butter dip and taco meat the most, but they all look so good and healthy too!
thank you :)
My fav bento box lunch thus far. I'm definitely trying this out.
Congratulations on getting into grad school!!!! Best of luck to you!!
Thank you :)
I always love bento box videos and this one is no different
thank you :)
1:55 may be it's just me but can someone tell me how she makes the salt n pep yin and yang??
i want to know too lol
The taco bites stole the show 😂😂 I’m such a big kid
I remember your bento box new year seria which was absolutely amazing and I couldn't wait until a new video would come up every day. Bento boxes rule! 🌺😍
You're the best! thank you :) I love them too!
Great inspo!! Thank you!!
You are so welcome! thanks :)
Having been in the food industry we do not use a plat or bowl we use clean hands in food safe gloves to press the eggs thru the cooling rack
I used a potato masher to do my eggs x
These are amazing. Always in awe of the awesome stuff you create ♥️
Thank you so much 😀
Hi Alyssia, great bento box ideas, very creative.... Congrats on Grad school... Good Luck 😊
Is no one gonna talk about the yin and yang salt and pepper? That was so cool
I LOVE you bento videos i think ive watched them all! Some more than twice
yay! thank you :)
Another keto friendly lunch that goes along these lines is buffalo chicken celery. Mix shredded chicken, greek yogurt or mayo & buffalo sauce & eat it with celery sticks.Yummy.
I went back to school too (dental assisting) at age 51 - yikes! But I have the cutest little bento lunchbox and needed some inspiration. Plan to share it with my high school daughter too. Thanks! (BTW your videos are always so well done and beautiful - keep it up!)
thank you :) I appreciate you!
All the best with grad school. So proud of you😀
thank you! :) I am loving it!
The churro bars look great. Definitely trying them out
omg they all look sooo good ! best bento boxes video 😍
Thanks 😊
Awesome. I’ve been wanting ideas for lunch that does not require a microwave. Good idea with the horseradish. I have some leftover from a recipe that I had NO idea what do with.
Congratulations on graduate school! I enjoyed grad school. It was the only time in my student career that I got straight As.
Yes! Thank you! WOW! That is amazing :) Great job!
Thank you so much! Some of these recipes - especially the sweets and OMG that PB/yogurt dip? Seriously? Why could I not think of that when I was looking for ways to add more nasty plain greek yogurt into our diet LOL. I basically have 3 adults at home (schooling big kids) and when I food prep, I try to make things that are semi-done that they can just throw together ... a little of this, a couple of those ... but I always seem to be missing the fun. And you brought the fun back! We always have taco meat in the fridge but I forgot you could just use tortilla chips - my air fryer and i are going to have fun today with the rest of those whole wheat tortillas that I can't bring myself to finish (ever since I pulled my head out of me butt and decided that a couple low carb white tortillas was not going to make or break me) - tortilla chips going down. Even some with cinnamon and coconut sugar for dessert. Your last couple videos have been just what I've needed - been in a real big funk these last few months. Have a great day and I hope you wake up each day knowing how appreciated you are.
thank you :) I appreciate you!!
Just tell me where did you got this amazing bento box , I love it .
Please do more of these for grownups x
thank you :)
Yes! Just what I needed to see. Thanks
thank you :)
Yum these look great! very tempted to try these for lunch tomorrow, thanks for the awesome video!
Glad you like them! Thank you 😋
Miss real bentos from our time in Japan....But I got that Lunch-Bots steel case..Its perfect for Intermittent Fasting...you can have one filled with a variety of all kinds of things...so you dont feel like youre missing out on anything...and of course excellent for portion control.
For any fellow aspiring vegans, some good replacements for the ingredients in these recipes are:
-Lightly crushed chickpeas or soft cooked lentils for tuna
-Soy or coconut yoghurt for greek
-TVP or soy crumbles for beef/taco meat
-silken or a softer tofu for eggs (add turmeric for colour and black Himalayan salt for an eggy taste)
-A few options for the cheese cubes could be vegan cheese, olives, mixed nuts (or just salted cashews, since they'reby far the creamiest nut), or anycreamy/salty/savoury snack you might like
That's all I can think of right now, but I just figured I'd post something about this since I know I used to struggle to come up with things to replace meats and animal products with when I first started.
thanks for sharing!
What kind of crackers are the seeded ones you used in this bento?
I love your bento box lunch ideas
Yay! Thank you!
Can’t wait to try those churro bars! Always looking for gf baked goods. This video has so many great ideas.
Yay! Thank you!
THIS VIDEO IS ONE OF MY MANY FAVORITES!!! I loved how you saved the best for last in my opinion, next week I am for sure going to make the mini taco with the churro!!!
#thankyou #greatcontent
Thanks!! :)
Oooh you had me at Churro bars , I am running to my supermarket to get the ingredients 👍 Great video, thank you ❤
So good! thank you :)
Yes! I love your Bento boxes!!
yay! thank you :)
I’m stating grad school this year too! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
oh yay!!! Congratulations!!
Your salt and pepper make me 😆
:)
Congratulations ! Love your videos 💜
Thank you!! :)
Thank you. Fantastic ideas.
Thanks for watching!
Love these! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thanks so much for making sensible foods 👌😘😘
My pleasure 😊
Love this, more please!
ok great, thanks!
How haven't you hit a million yet?? People are sleeping so hard on Mind over Munch 😭
It's been a while since I watched you and when I first saw this video, I was pretty shocked by how you now have bright red hair!
ha! :) I changed it about a year ago :)
@@MindOverMunch wow! :O
these all look really good😋
Thank you 😋
I always love your Bento s
Thank you!! :)
Thanks for the ideas.can you please share some substitutes for mayo in the recipes for low sodium diet folks
sometimes I'll use greek yogurt :)
the yin and yang salt and pepper surprised me lol
ha!
This was smack dab in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic.
Beginner here :D
Silly question... where does the sauce little cups go? In the lunch box or outside? Do they have lids?
Love the video! Thank you!
Cheers
Sam
Good idea for adult work lunch macaroni and cheese with chicken patties heard egg cheese dip chips hot coffee my name is Heather ha
do you buy the cheese cubes like that (3 mins 30)
Wonderful recipes!!! Thank you. Does your metal bento box leak? Does the round small container come with a lid?
this box comes with a lid but it DOES leak. I use it for filming because it's beautiful for presenting but it is NOT the most functional for out and about unfortunately :(
Is it possible to use almond flour instead of oat flour for the churo bars?
I have not tested it for these! so sorry!
Can you do the churro with almond flour?
I have not tested it with almond flour, I suspect the texture will be different!
Egg salad
HOT DAMN! Mama Munch is doin' bentos and all is right with the world...at least for a fre minutes anyway. Do a vegetarian Latin inspired episode-- Pinto Boxes!!
thank you :) LOVE pinto boxes idea!
I thought it was a nifty idea😊 and if anybody could do it and make it amazing, itd be you!
How do you get the salt & pepper like that ?
ha! secret...
Do you bento boxes leak? That’s what I worry about with the metal ones.
yes! these bento boxes are not ideal for functional use. They are beautiful for presenting filming wise but not great for on the go lunches, unfortunately... I wish!
Love the bento videos! But I’d love to see a vegan version of this video.
Çok beğendim
I grate my eggs
I've started watching the adult lunches to pack lunches for my little boy. apparently I don't pack my child kid food my kid likes to eat adult food
What are you in grad school for??
mindfulness :)
Love these adult bento lunch ideas!
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Those eggs were not boiled properly.
Thank you for always including vegetarian recipes!
Yes! I am actually eating a LOT more vegetarian these days, so more is coming :)
Lol you said the "take what you want, leave what you don't" thing that love. 🤣🤣🤣 And I said to myself, "I'm taking it all!"
LOVE it! Thank you
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I'm gonna try PB dip for today snack. Thanks for sharing : ).
Thank you :)
@HomeH how did it come out??
@@_melaniesantos It was delicious😍 and i also like to add some frozen bluberry(tastes like ice cream).🍨😁.
↖These all look so amazing! Thank you for your inspiration, it helps us keep going on our own journey! We've lost over 90 pounds between us so far and counting! 😍
Wow! Congrats!!! Thanks for being here :)
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Melanie Santos - thank you Melanie! Everyone cheering us on is so great! We’ve started a channel so to see us messing about then do click on our faces lol 💕
Thank you for your honesty about food anxiety! Easy to get swept up in the "health/fitness" community
thank you so much!
You've helped me have a better relationship with food. I don't like to cook, so it's easy to get into a rut. I stop putting any effort into planning or prep. The relationship becomes unrewarding. Those are the times I start to eat junk. Little things like a wavy cutter seem "extra", but honestly it feels great to open the container and see someone took time to make it special. Your videos keep me inspired to nourish myself & family. TYVM
I totally agree! Thank you so much. In January I am doing a daily series about healing my relationship with food, and I am so excited to take the channel in that direction! Thank you for the support!!