After two weeks of having school dinners, Little L announced that she no longer wished to eat anything the dinner lady served. I'm still adjusting to their choice of word because to me, dinner is a meal eaten in the evening. Anyway, going back to the topic of my little rascal who decided that a broccolli that looks grey instead of green is inedible. I guess I'll have to agree with her. So.....this means it's back to packing lunch for her every morning which was something I was glad NOT do when she started primary school.
Call me an anal mom but I never grew up eating ham or sausage rolls, both of which contain preservatives so I'm reluctant to offer her these for lunch. Neither she nor I are big fans of sandwiches. Lately, I've been filling her lunch box with fried rice or fried noodles, edamame beans, sliced fruit and a few jelly babies thrown in as motivation to finish everything I'd packed. However, I'm running out of ideas so it was good luck on my part that I came across this book - Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches by Maki Ogawa and Crystal Watanabe. It's packed with great ideas with very attractive bento lunches for kids. I've ordered my copy from Amazon and I can't wait till it arrives.
Call me an anal mom but I never grew up eating ham or sausage rolls, both of which contain preservatives so I'm reluctant to offer her these for lunch. Neither she nor I are big fans of sandwiches. Lately, I've been filling her lunch box with fried rice or fried noodles, edamame beans, sliced fruit and a few jelly babies thrown in as motivation to finish everything I'd packed. However, I'm running out of ideas so it was good luck on my part that I came across this book - Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches by Maki Ogawa and Crystal Watanabe. It's packed with great ideas with very attractive bento lunches for kids. I've ordered my copy from Amazon and I can't wait till it arrives.
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The book's amazing... to look at. Making the sushi or bentos seemed like it would've taken days per meal!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed it won't take me hours to make the bentos. I flipped through it and was impressed. The authors are certainly beyond creative.
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