British Bloke's Bento

Mon 14th Jul 2008

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I came back from town this weekend with a not so healthy lunch. As I was about to dig in I had a pang of guilt and thought about the healthy bentos I'd been making over the last few weeks. I ended up picturing my unhealthy lunch as a bento.

For a bit of fun I actually put it all in a bento box. I think the plum balances it out nicely.

Bento contents:

1 Sausage Roll filled with unknown meat
1 Peperami stick which looks and feels like it has been laminated
1 little bottle of HP brown sauce. That's right, it's not soy sauce, it's HP sauce!
1 can of Red Bull. Mmmm liquid hyper-activity.
Lots of mini cheddars!
3 Jaffa cakes
1 Yorkie Bar. Remember girls, it's not for you! This is a bloke's chocolate bar!
1 plum to maintain a healthy balance.

Preparation time: 2 minutes in the shop. 15 seconds unwrapping items.

Total calories: 1032 I haven't a clue

Bento type: Obesity in a box

I actually ate all this and felt like crap afterward. I haven't eaten that much junk food in one go since university. The funny thing is all these items are easier to obtain than a healthy alternative here in the UK. Even if you find a salad it's probably had sugar added to it!

For healthier and far more delicious bento ideas check out Just Bento

This is my entry into the February Japan Blog Matsuri

Comments (imported from the previous Wordpress site)

Nick Ramsay said on Mon 2008/07/14 00:40 JST:

That actually looks delicious! You wouldn't believe how good that looks to me!

xorsyst said on Mon 2008/07/14 00:59 JST:

I would have to agree, that does look good. It's been so long since I have had a Yorkie bar, but I have to have my Milky bars.

Chris said on Mon 2008/07/14 02:03 JST:

Nick, I'll swap you a sausage roll for an uncut sushi roll ;)

Xorsyst, a Twix is usually my guilty pleasure of choice.

maki said on Tue 2008/07/15 00:35 JST:

I love it!

Jon Allen said on Sun 2009/02/22 01:44 JST:

love it.
Hope you had a bag of crisps to go with it?

tony said on Wed 2009/02/25 04:14 JST:

No too bad. Pretty tasty looking.

Jamaipanese said on Wed 2009/02/25 04:51 JST:

red bull gives you wings!

sorry, I just had to say that :P

frugalistajapan said on Wed 2009/02/25 16:12 JST:

Finally, a bento I can actually eat. Looks the tastiest thing in the world. Thank you for ruining my frugal goal of not eating any foreign food - I truly hate you.

Chris Gaunt said on Thu 2009/02/26 01:58 JST:

Haha sorry! :P I made that when I was back in the UK and fed up of western food. Right now I could kill for a yorkie bar!