It was Ryan's first day of 1st grade, and AJ's first day of kindergarten today. Sorry to disappoint, but AJ will only be going to half-day kindergarten, so no lunch needed this year! Horror! So I'll try to make Ryan's count extra...
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Ryan's lunch: the centerpiece was a Spongebob made of yellow rice, garnished with white soy cheese, nori, tomato, & bread crust. To the left is leftover spicy baked tofu with mushrooms & onions. To the right is Spongebob's best friend Patrick made of Yves vegan bologna, on a bed of blanched spinach, with a few raspberries tucked in on the bottom. As a side treat I included a little container of corn nuts. And for special drink I bought Ryan a blueberry soymilk yogurt smoothie.
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Not
trying
to fool
you,
this is
Nate's
lunch
for
grandma's
house
while
I take
AJ to
kinder-
garten
orient-
ation.
His
first
full
half
day is
tomorrow.
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Nate's lunch: 1/2 pbj
sandwich; raspberries;
peanuts; a pickle;
blanched spinach.
He was very excited
about the new Spongebob
container, and I saw him
shaking it as he went out
the door, so there's no telling the condition it was in by lunchtime! If only I could photograph that! Oy.
On to AJ's walk to kindergarten...he was very eager to get going, running ahead with Dada...
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We'll see what he thinks
of it all after he's had a
few days to settle in with
his new teacher & friends!
6 comments:
I have my first in kindergarten this year, and made my first bento for her today. She's in half day as well, so they have a break for a snack only. I'm crossing my fingers to see how it goes over. I told her not to throw anything out because I wanted to know what she thought. I've been making bentos for myself for a while, but it sure is different making them for your kids. I haven't quite gotten my head around it yet (which is what brought me to your blog this morning).
Hey, I wondered how do kids eat something like the spongebob - do they just pick off all the bits with their fingers or do you send a fork?
In the second photo, I've shown the "spork" Ryan chose to accompany the bento. If I don't have appropriate matching mini forks or food picks, that's usually the sort of thing I toss in his lunchbox with the bento.
I just found out I'll be needing to include a snack for half-day as well, which was surprising because in full-day last year they only had an afternoon snack. But I'm thinking it's to keep bus-riders full until they can get home for lunch? Anyhow, I'm just going to throw a tiny snack in his backpack along with his water bottle, like a tiny container of crackers or something. Next year, however, is another story!
Glad you found your way here. And good luck with your daughter's first year in school!
Ah, a spork! Now I get it.
Actually, I've been a reader for quite a while, just haven't had reason to comment until now. i love how "real life" your bentos are. Cute but not fussy.
What size are your single layer SpongeBob bentos?
Let's see...here it is: http://disposableaardvarksinc.blogspot.com/2009/08/last-day.html
450ml for the biggest one, but it looks smaller because it's a bit deeper than many bentos. I'll often include a drink other than water or a little extra something on the side. Although this year they have a morning snack versus an afternoon snack so he isn't so starved by 12:10pm for lunchtime.
Here's the link to bento size guidelines at Lunch In A Box:
http://lunchinabox.net/2007/03/07/guide-to-choosing-the-right-size-bento-box/
6-8 year olds should use approximately a 500ml bento, which is why I add a little extra something for my almost 7yo.
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