Bryan Johnson says one of the things that helps him chase a longer life is a $24 stainless steel bento box. The 48-year-old longevity entrepreneur featured the container in a recent video and described it as a simple part of the routine he uses to aim for living to 120+.
“Now, I have done a lot of stuff for health and longevity — maybe trying everything out there — and some things have stuck; others have gone away within a matter of weeks. Today, I’m going to share with you what’s part of my life,” Johnson said. He then held up a stainless steel bento box sold on Amazon, saying, “Because I am a robot, I really like eating out of food-grade stainless steel.”
Johnson said the container is not plastic and that he uses it as a planning mechanism for his food. “So this is the container I use,” he said. “And what it represents, is one, it’s not plastic. It’s what I use as a planning mechanism for my food.” He added that his chef cooks and dishes up his meals, then places them in canisters in the fridge so he can map out his eating on a weekly basis. “This allows me to plan my meals out on a weekly basis, and do so without being worried about toxins,” he said.
He also said the boxes keep food fresh, have an airtight seal, are easy to clean and do not corrode. Johnson included the container, along with Extra Virgin Olive Oil from his Blueprint brand, in a list of what he considers health essentials. The shift may sound modest next to the rest of his regimen, which has reportedly cost millions and has included controversial blood transfusions, daily infrared sauna sessions, pricey wearable devices and strict fasting before bed.
The stainless steel box has landed in the middle of a much larger public conversation around Johnson’s anti-aging mission. He recently drew attention for comments about the effects of microplastics on the body, including on reproductive organs, and said in an X post that he became the first person to eliminate all microplastics from his semen by swapping out common household plastic items. Against that backdrop, a $24 lunch container looks almost ordinary. But for Johnson, who keeps turning his private habits into public proof of concept, ordinary is the point.
What comes next is less about the box itself than about whether Johnson keeps translating his more extravagant longevity claims into everyday routines anyone can recognize. For now, the bento box is the rare item in his orbit that is cheap, visible and easy to understand — and that may be why it stands out.
