Bringing Back The Bento
No glad wrap, nut free, packaging free, no junk food. The Kindy Lunch box rules were strict and enforced, with this naughty Mummy getting a note sent home in the first week of Kindy for not following the rules (I sent a home made muffin that broke the no sweets rule!) At first it drove me crazy but I now admit (very quietly) that a year of preparing healthy, environmentally friendly lunches has set up great habits for Master O and Mummy! We went a whole year without using a single piece of glad wrap, alfoil or snap lock bag. A year without a pre packaged biscuit, muesli bar or chip. A year without peanut butter, jam or Nutella on a sandwich. How? It’s all about the Bento.
Traditionally Bento is a Japanese cuisine that refers to food packed in a box of “Convenience” More recently in the world of Mummy made lunch boxes Bento is snack sized food arranged in a box cut, pushed and drawn on to make clever little novelty lunches! Our lunches were no where near as creative these Mummy’s lunches!
The novelty of Bento is a great way of getting fussy eaters to eat healthy food! So here’s to another year of healthy, environmentally friendly lunches, the Bento way!
Check out these and many more clever ideas on my Pinterest boards.