For the past year or so, I have been seeing so many bento meals for kids in my social media feeds. I know for a fact that bento is something Japanese but it has evolved now to what I know - as a creative way to make a kid's meal more fun! Last month, Kailee and I attended a Bento workshop by The Bento Mommas and Oreos. I swear, I have a new found respect for mommies/daddies making bento meals for their kids. It's not an easy task - I mean, you have to have (major) creativity and ingenuity and patience and lots and lots of time. I initially thought that it was easy, well - do this and that - voila, a bento. But it's more than that - one should be able to plan what kind of bento to prepare, the available ingredients, tools to use. During the workshop - I've a gained an admiration for the parents who make bento. It takes a lot of getting used to . The cutting, the preparing, the molding and the presentation. The meal planning too! ...
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