The Huffington Post – Juliette Steen
Hands up if your child’s lunch box or schoolbag routinely comes home with a bruised (or squished) banana, slightly nibbled carrot or a half-eaten salad sandwich. Getting your child to eat healthy at school can be tough, but there’s an easy way to encourage kids to eat vegetables and healthy protein — bento-style lunch boxes. Based on the packed meal common in Japanese cuisine, bento lunch boxes involve filling compartments with different food elements. The bento lunch boxes look colourful, varied and incredibly appealing to kids, and are the perfect way to help teach children healthy eating habits.(more)