Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar Sl-Jae14sa

Love this lunch box, no more boring sandwiches

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 12, 2011

Pros: Easy transport, excellent portion control, super temp. holding

Cons: Stains with tomato products,container hot if microwaved, dont tip of soup will spill a little

I got this as a present from my co-workers as I had seen it at grad school. Lots of the students from Asia have these and now that I have it, I can say I LOVE MY MR BENTO!!!If you put the food in hot it stays hot, if cold it stays cold. The only thin...g is that if you have salad you want to take everything cold (or the salad wilts) and zap it at work.The containers are big enough that I actually now have 2 meals over the course of the work day (Soup bowl + little container) and (Big bowl [for rice] that I use for salad + medium container) with the smaller containers holding leftovers from dinner. I have actually lost weight (15 lbs and counting) with this changeover of eating habit, AND now with the recession since I make my food at home, and take my lunch with me, save money. The bag also holds a soup spoon, napkin, a granola bar (inside) and a yogurt or small fruit on top. Side pocket I used to store a plastic baggy with dressing, but now I just keep that at work, so no need. I have breakfast at home, tea/coffee at around 10-11, lunch at 1, second meal at 4ish and i get home around 7ish but im not super hungry (since I just ate) so I have smaller meals at night. You might want to look at the Amazon listing for this item as there are a lot of pictures of meal ideas, so sometimes Ill get inspired and do one of those. No more sandwiches, microwavable meals or junk food for me. And my coworkers now envy my lunches, I am constantly asked what I brought for lunch. Read more Less