Bento box is a Japanese origin that hold a single meal. It is made a home or bought in a food store. There are a lot of varieties, colors, shapes, and flavors.
弁当箱 (Japanese)
/Bentō-bako/
lit. lunch box
Use organic ingredients. If there is meat, make sure they can put the box in a refrigerator and reheat at lunch.
/i/ long e:
一/ichi/ 1. Add simple shapes:
Use small cookie cutters to cut fruits and vegetables into fun shapes. Make sure the leftovers go into a healthy smoothie.
二/ni/ 2. Keep it colorful:
Try adding many colors to the box.
- red strawberries
- red and/or orange cherry tomatoes
- orange, green, and/or yellow bell peppers or carrots
- yellow pineapple or starfruit
- green kiwi
- green and/or purple grapes
- blueberries and/or blackberries
- purple and/or white cauliflower
- white and yellow cut boil egg
- green seaweed with white rice balls
- yellow and/or white hard cheese slices
- brown bread and/or crackers
- red slices of apples
- etc.
三/san/ 3. Build server at once:
Prepare lots of fruits and vegetables, then pack several bento boxes all at once. Lunch for the week! Invite your children to help make theirs.
四/go:/ 4. Create characters: depending on age of the children
Make animals out of the foods, chicken meatballs, fruit, vegetable, etc.
