½ cup sliced cucumber. Supplies: 2 bento-style containers with 3 compartments. 4 small silicone cupcake holders. To prepare the nacho meat: Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

Bento boxes date back to Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1868), when travelers would pack rice balls into bamboo pouches carried around the waist, according to Emiko Davies, ...

As a longtime bento box lunch maker, I swear by this Umami Bento Lunch Box ($27, originally $40) because its multiple sections remind me to pack fruits and veggies in addition to a main meal.

To get you started on the bento box craze, read below for the best bento boxes as well as food picks, liners and other accessories to make a boring bag lunch a thing of the past. OmieBox Bento Box ...