Easy bento lunches (without buying those crazy-expensive boxes)
A dinosaur-shaped sandwich surrounded by star-shaped pieces of cheese. A container of yogurt dressed up with a few sprinkles. A toothpick skewering little chunks of apples, strawberries and grapes.
There’s something about tiny portions of all different foods that makes lunch SO VERY EXCITING for a little kid.
Bento lunches started in Japan as “visually-appealing meals packed into boxes,” and they’re all the rage in the school cafeteria. You can buy fancy space-age metal or plastic bento boxes with containers that fit neatly inside like puzzle pieces.
Of course, you don’t need to shell out $30 for a real bento box. Personally, I think that’s just asking for OCD frustration — I’d hulk out when my kids inevitably lost one of the irreplaceable little containers and the box was no longer a complete set.
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1
 |
| Read the full story |
As featured on …
Heather's Handmade Life 