In an effort to make my children eat all their school lunches, I decided to make Japanese-style bento boxes. This involves styling the food to make pictures or characters and also balancing the different food groups. My problem was not how to get them to eat fruit or vegetables but to eat more substantial things like meat, fish and sandwiches. Thankfully, or otherwise, they both prefer to be running around, playing sports rather than eating.
The harsh reality of the new lunches meant getting up around 6 to prepare the masterpieces.
Was it worth it? Yes, they eat everything now and love seeing what scene they have that day.
