Fly Beauty: Eat Cute and Heathly via Bento Boxes

The New York Times just posted a story about how bento boxes or obentos as the Japanese calls them- are becoming increasingly popular as a new way to pack lunch in the United States.

For my fly girls on a diet, try swapping out the brown paper bag and use a bento box. Using a bento box will help with portion control, promote variety (think of all the different veggies you could put in the different slots), they’re cute and they make lunch fun!

Where to Get Boxes and Supplies


BENTO & CO Bentoandco.com (French language site, ships from Japan).


BENTO CRAZY Bentocrazy.ecrater.com.



FROM JAPAN WITH LOVE From-japan-with-love.com (ships from Japan).


I LOVE OBENTO Iloveobento.com.


JAPAN CENTRE Japancentre.com (ships from England).


J BOX Jbox.com (ships from Japan).


KINOKUNIYA 1073 Sixth Avenue (41st Street), (212) 869-1700.


LAPTOP LUNCHES Laptoplunches.com.


BOOKS: “501 Bento Box Lunches: 501 Unique Recipes for Brilliant Bento” (Graffito Books, 2009) and “Vegan Lunch Box Around the World” by Jennifer McCann (Da Capo, 2009).

VIA NY TIMES

Fly Health: Yoga District's $65 August Unlimited Pass

For my fly girls who love to have a peace of mind.

As the summer winds down take advantage of the one of the best-rated yoga studio in the district. Yoga District welcomes DC’s August heat with their August pass for unlimited yoga. The unlimited pass is valid only during August 2009 at the Bloomingdale and 14th Street centers.

Yoga District's studios:

U Street Corridor Studio
1910 14th Street, NW, Unit 1
Washington, DC 20009

2 Blocks from the U Street metro stop

Dupont Circle Studio
1635 Connecticut Avenue, NW
5th Floor

2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro
Note that there is another studio
in the same building

Bloomingdale Studio
1830 1st Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

Check out: www.yogadistrict.com for more information.