Hi, I am on a quest to prepare food for my weekday lunches as well. Was just wondered if you heat your food before you eat them? And how long is it from the time you prepare them and the time you eat them?
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my blog :).
The lunches that are in the plastic bento boxes I eat cold or at room temperature. They normally say that they are safe to heat up in the microwave w/out the lid, but I prefer not to heat up any foods at all in those! The lunches that you see in my much older entries - in the glass containers or Tupperwares, I heat up unless they’re meant to be eaten cold.
For the lunches in bento boxes, I make them the night before and stick them in the fridge. If the lunch has something that has perishable items like cheese, I put them in a fridge at work. If it’s, say rice or noodles, I keep them at my desk. The veggie sticks & fruit still stay cool by noon when I eat.
I would highly recommend reading Just Bento’s lunch safety tips too :).
