About the book-
Easy, tasty, and healthy are three great aspects of any good meal. Combine them all together—in an easy to-go box—and you have the beauty of bento. In Bento for Beginners, you’ll learn how this Japanese culinary art can help you build 60 appetizing, well-balanced lunches that can be taken just about anywhere.
In addition to recipes, the book is filled with tons of tips and tricks on streamlining prep time, how to improve the storage life of your ingredients (without using preservatives), the right containers to use, and what foods make the best (and easiest) fusion dishes. There’s so much to savor in these to-go treasure boxes.
My thoughts-
When my kids were younger, I got a lot of supplies to make the cutesy Bento boxes you see all over Pinterest with the cute character shapes made of food, but I think I only ever got around to doing a Bento like that one time. It is just too much work. My kids are older now, and my oldest who is in 6th grade is completely obsessed with all things Asian. She loves k-pop, and anime and pretty much any variation on Asian food she can try. These Bento ideas are simple and healthy and they all sound incredibly delicious. These are meals my husband would probably eat too at work so I will probably get a few Bento boxes for our three kids and a couple of more for us. I love the ideas in here and I am also happy that nutrition facts are included and ideas for extras to go with the particular main protein are included. The sky is the limit really. There is a focus on Japanese food with Bento boxes, of course, but in this book there are also fusion meals and American comfort food, giving us even more variety in the dishes we can make. I absolutely love it. I recommend this to any parent looking to make their kids healthier lunches for school.
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