[Photograph: Sydney Oland] About the author: Sydney Oland lives in Somerville, Mass. Find more information at sydneyoland.com (or read eatingnosetotail.com)... More

Makiko Itoh, author of The Just Bento Cookbook, assembled a list of 10 bento rules that keep her bentos healthy, fun to eat, and easy. One of these rules is that a bento should not take more than 30 minutes to assemble. This one comes together in a snap—just under five minutes. More