Japanese Bento

Japanese Bento

Easy Japanese Cooking: Bento Love $10.16 Easy Japanese Cooking: Bento Love

GET 00219-F Bento Box w/ Cover, 5 Compartments, Japanese $274.95 GET 00219-F Bento Box w/ Cover, 5 Compartments, Japanese

GET 171-F Bento Box w/Cover, Red/Black, Japanese Fuji $297.89 GET 171-F Bento Box w/Cover, Red/Black, Japanese Fuji

The Just Bento Cookbook: $12.77 Bento-box lunches, inspired by the Japanese tradition, are taking the West by storm. More than just cute and decorative, this economical, healthy approach to eating will revolutionize your lunchtimes! Leading bento blogger Makiko Itoh has been spreading the bento word on her hugely popular web site Just Bento, but now, for the first time, her bento expertise has been packaged in book form. The Just Bento Cookbook is a treasure trove of delicious recipes and practical tips, and shows you how a daily bento lunch is something you can easily incorporate into your lifestyle. The Just Bento Cookbook contains 25 attractive bento menus and more than 150 recipes that have been specially created for the book. It is divided into two sections, Japanese, and Not-so Japanese. The Japanese section includes classic menus such as Sushi Roll Bento and Chicken Karaage Bento, while the Not-so-Japanese section shows how Western food can be adapted to the bento concept with delicious menus such as Summer Vegetable Casserole Bento and Everyone Loves A Pie Bento. In addition to the recipes, there are sections on bento-making equipment, staples to make and stock, speed and safety tips, and a glossary. There are timelines to streamline your morning preparation. A planning-chart section is included, showing how you might organize your weekly bento making. Whether you are just starting out on your bento journey, or already an aficionado, this book, with its wealth of recipes, tips, and practical guidelines, is sure to become an invaluable resource.

Bento Boxes $10.46 Bento Boxes

Japanese Kitchen $11.19 Japanese Kitchen

Japanese Cocktails: $10.16 Japanese Cocktails

Simply Japanese: $18.44 Simply Japanese

Japanese Light $16.49 Japanese Light

The Japanese Kitchen $13.58 The Japanese Kitchen

Japanese Garnishes $10.4 Japanese Garnishes

The Japanese Kitchen: $7.98 The Japanese Kitchen

EasyLunchboxes 3-compartment Bento Lunch Box Containers (Set of 4) BPA-Free. Easy-Open Lids (Not Leakproof) $13.95 Save time, money, paper, and plastic when you use EasyLunchboxes. No more wasteful baggies or mismatched plastic containers. Now you can pack lunches fast for work or school. Even make homemade “Lunchables®!” Created by a mom of three, these bento-style, 3-compartment containers are designed to be carried upright in the EasyLunchboxes cooler bag (choose from 7 vibrant colors). Container lids stay…

Stainless Steel Vegetable Cutters #K8444 100% Made in Japan!! $3.67 Set of 4 stainless steel cutters for vegetables and canapes. These cutters measure 1 inch in diameter and stand 1 1/2 inches tall. Great for carrots, zuchinni and yam slices!…

Kotobuki Plastic Egg Mold, Rabbit and Bear $1.45 The most important meal of the day can also be the most fun. Kids will love to get in on the cooking action when they can shape their hard-boiled eggs into rabbit or bear faces. Kotobuki’s easy-to-use egg mold works like magic on a just-cooked egg. Place the shelled hard boiled egg into the mold bottom, slowly close the top and secure. Then place egg and mold into cold water for 10 minutes, and vo…

Animation – Ben-To 1 [Japan BD] PCXG-50111 $109.95 …

Animation – Ben-To 5 [Japan BD] PCXG-50115 $104.67 …

Animation – Ben-To 4 [Japan BD] PCXG-50114 $103.02 …

Trendy Esskultur,sushi Und Sashimi in Bento Box – 24W x 18H – Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys $47.99 WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l…

Soul Eater: Part One $14.71 Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 02/09/2010 Run time: 315 minutes…

Animation – Ben-To 4 [Japan DVD] PCBG-51984 $88.28 …

Iwako Japanese Erasers In A Mini Bento Box – Penguins $5.98 Japanese puzzle erasers are packed in plastic box gift sets….

Healthy Lunches for Kids Who Want to be Cool in School

Sometimes, we as parents rack our brains out while thinking of cooking healthy for kids. I think it is safe to assume that we want them to eat healthy and well-balanced, but at the same time we don’t want them to be labeled as dorks or become bully bait at school. Plus, now you aren’t with them 24/7 to monitor what they eat. Your child may notice and be possibly envious of what other kids around him are having for lunch.

Now it is your responsibility to give them the opportunity to eat sensibly and with pride as to what you let them have for lunch. Here are a couple of tips to help guide you and your child in the right lunch path:

1. Talk to your child about his lunch.

If he’s just now having lunch at school, then it’s important that you discuss with him possible lunches that he will like and have for at least the first few months. For now, this is no time for experiments; let your child feel at ease with the concept of having lunch without you and not in the comforts of home. You can help him decide on what his lunch will be by having a daily menu that both of you can stick to for about a month or so.

When he is comfortable in having lunches with his friends, then you can let your creative streak run free again. You can surprise him at times, but of course, let him know that you’re doing something to his lunch and make sure that he becomes pleasantly surprised, not shocked.

2. Your child’s lunchbox.

Let your child pick out his lunchbox, but make sure that you label it well. Buy an insulated box to keep his food fresh, as some schools don’t provide fridges. You can buy colorful containers for him to use, but only with his consent. Remember that he is the one going to school, not you. So his likes come first. This will also ensure that he will be able to eat his lunch with pride, and not with embarrassment.

3. Variety in lunch food.

Have you ever seen a Japanese bento box? It is usually subdivided into parts with a variety of foods in it. You can try making one for your child so that he doesn’t get bored with his food (and to make sure that he can still eat some, if not all of it). Fill up small containers or subdivide a big container into several sections.

Suggested foods are the following: fresh fruit (either cut up into small, bite-sized pieces or a whole fruit to munch into), celery sticks with cream cheese or dip, yogurt, nuts, dried fruit, hard boiled egg, cheese cubes, pretzels, a trail mix, or bread-meat mix with cream cheese and asparagus or cucumbers in the middle, etc. The possibilities are endless – and the outcome is usually gratifying for you and your child.

Remember that the lunchbox is also a tool to get your child to eat well. Once you’ve established that fact, then it will be easier for both you and your child to fill it up with healthy goodies for your child’s welfare.

About the Author

Kimmy Feldman is an advocate of healthy eating. Do you want a healthy eating child? Having a healthy child is one of the best things a parent can ask for. There are more tricks on Teaching Children Healthy Eating which parents can use in order to get their children to eat healthily.

 

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EasyLunchboxes 3-compartment Bento Lunch Box Containers (Set of 4) BPA-Free. Easy-Open Lids (Not Leakproof) $13.95 Save time, money, paper, and plastic when you use EasyLunchboxes. No more wasteful baggies or mismatched plastic containers. Now you can pack lunches fast for work or school. Even make homemade “Lunchables®!” Created by a mom of three, these bento-style, 3-compartment containers are designed to be carried upright in the EasyLunchboxes cooler bag (choose from 7 vibrant colors). Container lids stay…

Stainless Steel Vegetable Cutters #K8444 100% Made in Japan!! $3.67 Set of 4 stainless steel cutters for vegetables and canapes. These cutters measure 1 inch in diameter and stand 1 1/2 inches tall. Great for carrots, zuchinni and yam slices!…

Kotobuki Plastic Egg Mold, Rabbit and Bear $1.45 The most important meal of the day can also be the most fun. Kids will love to get in on the cooking action when they can shape their hard-boiled eggs into rabbit or bear faces. Kotobuki’s easy-to-use egg mold works like magic on a just-cooked egg. Place the shelled hard boiled egg into the mold bottom, slowly close the top and secure. Then place egg and mold into cold water for 10 minutes, and vo…

Animation – Ben-To 1 [Japan BD] PCXG-50111 $109.95 …

Animation – Ben-To 5 [Japan BD] PCXG-50115 $104.67 …

Animation – Ben-To 4 [Japan BD] PCXG-50114 $103.02 …

Trendy Esskultur,sushi Und Sashimi in Bento Box – 24W x 18H – Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys $47.99 WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l…

Soul Eater: Part One $14.71 Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 02/09/2010 Run time: 315 minutes…

Animation – Ben-To 4 [Japan DVD] PCBG-51984 $88.28 …

Iwako Japanese Erasers In A Mini Bento Box – Penguins $5.98 Japanese puzzle erasers are packed in plastic box gift sets….