I realized recently that I had acquired a ridiculous habit. I’d make my bento the night before work, eat it around noon, and then – especially on days when I’d get out around 8pm, with a 1.5-hour commute ahead of me – I’d buy some junk food from the vending machine or 7-11 to have for dinner. It was unhealthy, not particularly tasty, and surprisingly expensive, considering the low quality of the food in question. It made much more sense to just bring more food on long workdays, so I’d be covered for breakfast, lunch, and even, on some days, dinner. I’d been using my neoprene Monbento bag anyway, and it had a lot more room in it, so I finally put in an order and bought the insulated soup container and the large sauce cup. Now I can bring vegetables and bean dip (or salsa or guacamole or whatever) as a snack instead of going to the vending machine after eating everything in my main bento. Today I was actually already planning to get a burger at Shake Shack for lunch, so I didn’t pack my regular bento box; just my Tresor snack box and some spicy ramen in the insulated container. Both of them fit into the neoprene bag, along with my water bottle and three ice packs. It’s nice to have some additional flexibility for days when I need to eat more than I can fit in my regular double decker box.