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Poll: Why do you pack bento lunches?

Why do you pack bento-style lunches, or why do you want to?

I gradually got into bento lunches through a series of coincidences that I wrote about in my profile. I lived in Japan for almost a decade, but didn’t pack bentos often until my husband was misdiagnosed with celiac disease, a food intolerance that all but ruled out restaurant meals. Bento-style packing appealed to me as a way to help my husband eat well despite health restrictions.

After the doctors figured out that my husband didn’t actually have celiac disease, I drifted back into the bento habit because of my toddler son: one small bento box took up a lot less room in my diaper bag than four or five Tupperware containers. How about you?

Why do you pack bento lunches? (check all that apply)

  • Eating healthier (73%, 783 Votes)
  • Fun and playful (62%, 665 Votes)
  • Save money (57%, 616 Votes)
  • Portion control or dieting (52%, 559 Votes)
  • Interest in Japan (44%, 471 Votes)
  • Compact size (42%, 455 Votes)
  • Cooking experimentation (40%, 431 Votes)
  • More variety (38%, 412 Votes)
  • Artistic expression (29%, 314 Votes)
  • Get picky eaters to eat (12%, 132 Votes)
  • Food allergies (8%, 81 Votes)
  • Other (describe in comments) (6%, 63 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,078

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Poll voting closes at midnight Pacific on Sunday, January 11, 2009.

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Published by Biggie on December 31st, 2008 tagged poll | 47 Comments »

Poll: When do you pack lunch?

When do you usually pack lunch? I pack my son’s bento lunch in the morning because I usually don’t have my act together enough to do it the night before. When I do manage to pull one together when cleaning up from dinner, though, mornings are definitely less rushed and I can see the benefit of packing sturdier foods ahead of time if they’ll stand up well in the fridge overnight. How about you?

When do you usually pack lunch? (Check one)

  • in the morning (40%, 459 Votes)
  • the night before (34%, 395 Votes)
  • start the night before, finish in the morning (25%, 288 Votes)
  • other (describe in comments) (1%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,154

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Poll voting closes at 9:55pm Pacific on Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

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Published by Biggie on November 27th, 2008 tagged poll | 26 Comments »

Poll: Who do you pack lunches for?

Who do you pack lunches for? I’ve been writing about our family lunches for a while now, so you all know that I now pack bentos for my four-year-old to take to preschool, and I used to make them for myself and my husband sometimes. But enough about me, how about you?

Who do you pack lunches for on a regular basis? (Check all that apply.)

  • Self (61%, 1,013 Votes)
  • Spouse or romantic partner (27%, 451 Votes)
  • A child (27%, 451 Votes)
  • Self plus someone else (21%, 357 Votes)
  • An adult (16%, 269 Votes)
  • No one, I'm just reading about it (9%, 156 Votes)
  • A teenager (8%, 131 Votes)
  • Other family member (child, sibling, parent) (7%, 121 Votes)
  • Just someone else (3%, 49 Votes)
  • Friend (2%, 39 Votes)
  • Other (describe in comments) (1%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,665

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Published by Biggie on November 1st, 2008 tagged poll | 43 Comments »

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