Colorado Bento

Bento Lunch Making, Exploring The Possibilities!

A few weeks into the school year, I had a mother pull me aside. I was concerned my first grade daughter had done something to provoke her son and in turn prompt this private conversation. To my surprise, she started asking me about the lunches I pack. She went on and on about how my daughter had the cutest lunches and how do I find the time. Funny thing is, I just started packing bento lunches for my daughter this year. Bento lunch making can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it: for now I focus on the nutritional aspect with just some small special touches. With the rise in concern in the quality of school lunch, packing lunch is an easy way to control exactly what your child is consuming. I was introduced to bento lunch making a couple years ago when my husband traveled to J...