The second part of Assignment 2 had us select the container that would be most useful for the type of lunches we would plan to pack. My typical leftovers lunch usually has rice and some kind of meat. I had actually just ordered some divided containers to play around with portion control, but true to what the reviews said, they are not leak proof. So those will be best for foods that don't have a lot of liquid.
I splurged at an online bento store and picked up two different containers, only one of which I have a picture of, sorry!
This is a Lock & Lock set, 2 containers and a cute carrying case. The upper container is divided into 3 parts. I wanted a set that was microwaveable, since I have access to one at work and would very much prefer to warm my food before eating it.
So for Assignment 3, we got to pack the container. Ideally one would think about what kinds of foods to pack, and perhaps set some dinner aside for the next day's lunch. However, we are in the middle of a kitchen remodel which has made food prep quite challenging. So I cheated by picking up some food at the Japanese market.
The container on the right contains rice (from my freezer) and asparagus steamed in a microwave steamer. On the left, from the bottom, is Japanese fried chicken, dumplings, and blueberries. The fruit is in a silicone cupcake liner so I can just lift it out before nuking the container.
Total prep time was maybe 10 minutes, not including throwing the frozen rice into the microwave. I did that way before beginning to pack so the rice could start cooling.
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