子供の弁当

I read a few sites on Japanese moms sharing their menu along with tips and tricks on preparing the whole family's lunch boxes. Since these lunch boxes will be eaten without heating up with the microwave, they are prepared fresh every morning. (大変ですよね～) And dad's lunch box is made differently from the kids' lunch boxes. Dad's lunch box will be packed with more filling adult's food while kids'lunch box will be more colorful and fancy in appearance (often times with food cut and arranged in some cute character!) Some moms even go into the details of making a girly lunch box for their daughter and a more sporty lunch box for the older son. A lot of respectable work and creativity goes into each lunch box!!!

Here are some of the links useful to get yourself started on making these lunch boxes:
http://www.itoham.co.jp/cook/vienna/index.html
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou/
http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/homecook/lunch/index.html

Here are more amazing lunch boxes!!