{"id":13459,"date":"2011-04-24T23:26:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T03:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:39:09","slug":"lunchbox-ideas-bento-box-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/lunchbox-ideas-bento-box-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Bento Box (Healthy Lunchbox Recipe Ideas)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I recently took a lunchbox-making class at Taste Buds<\/a>, an NYC kid and family-focused spot that offers cooking classes and parties. For this event, the instructor focused on how to make a bento box (which literally means\u201cmeal in a box\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Make a Bento Box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There were five steps that the kids were instructed to take in order to create a healthy, colorful lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. First, line the bottom of the bento boxes with greens. (You can use any type of green that you like \u2013 lettuce, Romaine, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Next, place fruit on sticks\/skewers in the color of a rainbow and place it on the bed of lettuce. (Red, orange, yellow, green, purple and blue corresponded to strawberries, oranges, bananas, melons, grapes and blueberries.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Then, pick from an array of healthy vegetables to make a salad on the bed of greens. (Michael chose broccoli and carrots.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Use a variety of cookie-cutter shapes (letters, pictures, etc.) to make shaped cheeses to put in the bento box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Last of all, make \u201csandwich sushi\u201d. You do this by cutting off the crusts of a slice of bread. Then, spread a thin layer of meat (like turkey) or sandwich spread (tuna salad, egg salad, etc.) on the bread followed by some thinly sliced vegetables (i.e. cucumber) on top. Roll the mixture a couple of times (sushi-style) and then cut the sandwich sushi into bite-size pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s it! You will have created an easy, healthy lunch with your child that they will enjoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael is a great eater. He doesn\u2019t normally like broccoli, which is one of my favorite vegetables, though. To my pleasant surprise, he enjoyed it that day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I asked, \u201cWhat was the difference today?\u201d He rationally explained, \u201cWell, I never had it with egg salad before.\u201d Note to self: Keep trying a wide variety of food combinations. You never know what will work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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