If you want to know why French Women Don’t Get Fat and use some of that knowledge in your own quest for great health, my suggestion is to forgo reading the book, and spend a little time in France! Here are a few things I discovered they do there that I wish we did (or…
I love packing Gabrielle’s lunch. It’s especially fun and easy with her PlanetBox lunchbox. I tried a couple other bento-style lunchboxes before this one – and have found this one to be the best. It is dishwasher safe and comes out perfect after each wash – without any rust areas or color change to the…
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I love that. That’s seriously cool. Do they have an adult version of this? I would love to have something like instead of old tupperware in a bag. 
Ooh! Totally taking notes for when I’ll be packing Frances’ lunch next year!
Loved this post. You should also check out Wendolina for ideas to put in the bento: http://wendolonia.com/blog/
I love this! I need to do this for my kiddos. No waste, colorful food, this is great! Thanks for sharing.
Can you make my lunch, please?
What a great-looking bento box! It’s so neat to see the care and creativity you put into packing your daughter’s lunches. =)
Charlotte has a great regional farmer's market. Jeffrey, Gabrielle, and I took an outing there last weekend in search of fresh produce. We came home with spinach. (Which I've been loving in breakfast egg white scrambles with cherry tomatoes and red bell peppers.) Beautiful peaches. I was so happy to get home with all the…
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Glad you have found a fave! Yah’s best is at the Charlotte Farmer’s Market on Saturdays each week with yummy fresh salsa! We love to hear what our customers have to say! Happy 4th to you and your family!
Paige & Yah – founders/owners of Yah’s Best Products, LLC
I love chopped salad so much. And that salsa looks delish.
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Jen - I loved this post. I’ve been trying to live a healthier lifestyle in the last year or so…. switching to organics whenever I can (they are a bit more expensive though), more excercise (zumba and weight training), smaller portion sizes (totally agree with the huge PLATTERS they serve at restaurants. I’d prefer a smaller dish with better flavor), go shopping for fresh groceries everyday (I try to do this as much as I can), cook my own food instead of box or frozen meals. I’ve learned that I can’t go back to preservative-filled foods. It just tastes blah to me now. So much more flavor in real foods. One food that comes to mind is real lemonade. I make my own lemonade with a simple sugar and it’s so much better than the lemonades they serve at most restaurants. It’s from their soda machine. Yuck. The flavor doesn’t even taste lemony to me anymore.
Anyway, I just wanted to say how much I agree with what you wrote. This comment got a little winded. Sorry about that.
Rebekah - Cute post!
Sue - I agree with you, Jessica! I shop usually every other day for fresh food. The only things I buy in bulk are paper products and cleaning supplies. You can’t beat the taste of a freshly-made salad or stir-fry! And the colors of the different fruits and vegetables are so awesome together!