One way to transport bento

A friend asked me how I transport bento once it is in the containers.

The general idea behind bento is that you pack the containers tightly enough that they won't spill or slosh around. If you have kids, though, and knowing how kids are (especially if they walk to school or tend to throw their backpacks about), you might want to consider a lunch sack like the one pictured above.

I bought it some time ago from Wal-Mart, but I'm sure they're other places, too. It is a square, insulated case and makes transportation of bento very easy.

The bottom is rigid and wide enough to accomodate the bento boxes we're using. So the bento box sits flat. This leaves room for a water bottle, chopsticks, a washcloth, hand sanitizer, or anything you might want to tuck in there.

I've incidentally found that the Target water bottles fit the best in these sacks! They are skinny and tall. It also makes for easy handling by little hands. :)