Well we are on the last bento for the month of January. It seems that he does not like a few items, but we hope he will get over it in time. The little black/brown things are not chocolate covered almonds, if you are wondering. They are called Kuromame (黒豆, Black Soybeans) … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Day 3 of the Bento for daycare
It seems that he really does like the O-nigiri (お握り or 御握り; おにぎり, rice ball) so we are sticking with it. The rice ball is made from white rice (sometimes you can find it in brown rice) formed into shapes (balls, triangular, oval shapes) and often wrapped in nori (seaweed). … [Read more...]
Day 2 of Daycare Lunch
We are keeping things simple at this stage of the game as to make sure the little one eats everything for lunch. So far it’s working; let’s see how he goes with this one. … [Read more...]
Dad’s Birthday Lunch Box?
Well today is my Birthday, but I had to make my own lunch. This is day two of our Son's bento box. Day 1 went well from speaking to his teachers. He did cry a bit when we dropped him off but it seems that within 5 mins he was fine and playing with everyone else. … [Read more...]
Daycare Lunch Day 1
So here we have it, his first day of day care and his first lunch box without his parents beside him. For the first day we decided it might be best to keep it simple and only give him one container of food. So we made rice balls and placed it in the bento box with the other … [Read more...]