[Registered Dietitian Mom's Practical Recipes] Balancing Children's 'Yum!' with Safety! The Golden Rules for Foolproof Real Kindergarten Bento Boxes

Hello! I'm Midori, a registered dietitian and writer.This week was finally the day to make a bento box for my son, who is now ...

[The Reality of Parenting] Infinite energy from finishing a bento box!? The 1km round trip to the park twice a day and the problem of not being able to leave the park in a…

This week, my son walked to a park a bit further away with his kindergarten class to eat his bento.I felt relieved that the ...
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Is There a Dark Side to Those Adorable Bento Boxes?

Panda-shaped rice balls. A nori-whiskered Hello Kitty. Creatures made from hard-boiled eggs. When prepared for schoolchildren, praiseworthy bento boxes combine healthy ingredients with adorable ...