Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Bring on the Bentos!

I've become obsessed with making Bento lunches for the kids since we moved to Japan.  I am not as creative as some of the examples I've seen online, but I have a lot of fun preparing them. It's a great way to make sure the kids get a healthy meal that is appropriately portioned.  Also, since Brandon is our little picky eater, I know he'll be getting enough for lunch.
Ryan's lunch with the onigiri I made the night before, along with edamame, mini Oreos, fruit gummies and goldfish.


Brandon gets Spaghettios today along with the little Oreos, goldfish, and raisins on toothpicks.


I'm going to eat lunch with Brandon today, so I made myself a Bento.  I've been wanting to try making "tamagoyaki" which is a rolled omelet. 

Thanks to the 100 Yen store, I now have a proper tamagoyaki pan!

I don't like plain eggs, so I sprinkled a bit of dill and pepper to compliment the eggs and cucumbers. 


Ta Da!  I have potato salad with a few popcorn chicken in one section and the tamagoyaki, edamame and apples in the other section.

Isn't that little spoon just the cutest thing?   Maybe that's why I like making these so much - I look for anything miniature (i.e. mini Oreos, goldfish, etc.) to put in the boxes. 

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