Absolutely! Actually, there's a forum there now too, with people talking about packing a variety of types of bento boxes and lunches.


Missydarlin - I'm glad you tried out your Mr. Bento and liked it! My husband and I actually have them, and thanks to my brother's awesome leatherworking skills, ours have personalized leather carriers. We use ours every week, depending on what we're packing for lunch.

Also, for travelling, I know that since the exterior carriers are metal, you can use them with an immersion heater to heat hot water if you need to. (Take out the plastic bowls first, of course!)

As for bento in general, the boxes are small because when you pack a meal in the small boxes according to the Japanese government's reccommended food pyramid, the size of the box directly corresponds to the numbers of calories in the box, so a 600ml box, packed "correctly" (half grain/rice, 2/6 veggies, and 1/6 protein) will hold a meal that is roughly 600 calories.

I've taken several flat, "tight" (water-tight) bento with me on plane trips with my own food, but not my Mr. Bento. (Yet!)