xtalcase's Profile

My husband and I have a min pin who the vet has given the A+ on health, weight, etc. I guiltily told her I'd been feeding him "people food" since he was a puppy, and that I don't plan on stopping. She asked my to elaborate, and when I told her what I give him, and what I don't, she approved.

When I cook specifically for him (which I do on weekends or when I need to use up some ingredients) I stick to baked chicken breast, eggs, steamed veggies, sometimes a little bit of rice, and occasionally small servings of beans. For treats (other than dog treats) I give him little bits of cheese and dollops of peanut butter or cream cheese. I also sprinkle a little olive oil over his dry food a couple times a month.

But, it's not all healthy stuff. He also gets popcorn, crackers, chips (usually when we drop them - haha), the occasional last bite of hamburger or french fry, or the scrapings of last couple mac and cheese noodles in the bottom of the pan. My husband is vegetarian so when we had a bunch of left over turkey you know the dog ate more of it than I did.

We're very careful to steer clear of anything that contains onions, chocolate, too much sugar (like candy), and anything with too much garlic.

Whoa...that purple and yellow looks like Shaq threw up everywhere. No me gusta.

I usually use a small bowl, but yeah - this works great! For something with lots of stem, like cilantro, I hold the bunch by it's stems and snip straight into whatever I'm putting it in. Kind of depends on what herb your using, and how you're using it.

The bright colors are nice, but overall it's a little sterile and hotel-ish.

If I cook a large batch of something (spaghetti, chicken, whatever) I'll often portion it out into the bag or plasticware that I'm going to use to take it for lunch so I can just grab it in the morning. I also keep a variety of extra soy sauce, hot sauce, etc packets on hand in a drawer to complement my lunches.

It's cool, but I would literally kill myself on those steps.

They are beautiful but I'd hate to have to clean it. So not practical.

I'm disappointed Mr. Bento didn't make the cut. My husband and I each have one and we love them.

It depends on what I'm eating and if I'm multitasking. Sometimes if I'm packing or cleaning, I'll have my plate on the butcher block and eat bites as I walk by. If I'm working on the computer (which I don't normally do because greasy hands on the keyboard are so gross) or if I'm eating something really messy I'll sit at the diningroom table. Generally I eat on the coffee table, either sitting on the couch or sitting on the floor leaning against the couch, and watch a movie or some TV.

Fresh veggies and fruit are so beautiful. What a lovely collection of photos!