For Junior.
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Greetings and Raison d'être
Hello, reader.
I am the mother of Junior, a first grader. Kindergarten was a half day affair so this is the first year he will be eating his lunch at school. He is a picky and deliberate eater, which means that a meal can take over an hour to be consumed. Since his lunch period is less than 25 minutes, I needed to pack a delicious and attractive lunch to entice my very slow, finicky eater.
I began making bento lunches for him this year so that I can monitor what he eats and what he disdains when he is out of my sight. I know, I know. I am a bit obsessive. Yes, I wanted to control the content and quality of his food.
The "discount" part of my bento making is due to my goal of matching the dollar value of the elementary school lunches charged by the school district. Therefore, the value of each lunch should not exceed $1.50.
The guiding lights of my adventures in bento making are Biggie of Lunch In A Box and Maki of Just Bento. These ladies are amazing source for bento making as well as linguistic and cultural translators of the Japanese source of Bento making art.
I am the mother of Junior, a first grader. Kindergarten was a half day affair so this is the first year he will be eating his lunch at school. He is a picky and deliberate eater, which means that a meal can take over an hour to be consumed. Since his lunch period is less than 25 minutes, I needed to pack a delicious and attractive lunch to entice my very slow, finicky eater.
I began making bento lunches for him this year so that I can monitor what he eats and what he disdains when he is out of my sight. I know, I know. I am a bit obsessive. Yes, I wanted to control the content and quality of his food.
The "discount" part of my bento making is due to my goal of matching the dollar value of the elementary school lunches charged by the school district. Therefore, the value of each lunch should not exceed $1.50.
The guiding lights of my adventures in bento making are Biggie of Lunch In A Box and Maki of Just Bento. These ladies are amazing source for bento making as well as linguistic and cultural translators of the Japanese source of Bento making art.
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