The kids know that I hate Lunchables.
And I apologize for offending those that buy them.
I *do* cave once in awhile, and as The Ex said last week, “You used to buy them all the time when Nick was Madeline’s age.”
Yes. That was before I knew better.
How about a DIY Lunchable that you can feel better about giving your kids?
Oh.yes.please.
I have a collection of bento boxes, small containers, separators, and the like. All designed to make lunch fun. And mostly guilt-free.
You call the shots, and your kids get the fun of a lunchable.
Win, win.
I introduced my friend, Patrizia, to the world of bento boxes, and this past Saturday, to the wonderful world of Mitsuwa (a Japanese grocery store about thirty minutes from us).
Hello bento box loveliness! They have a reasonably decent selection of bento boxes, and across the street, at another Japanese novelty-type store, you can find all sorts of picks, elastic bands, molds, separators (the picture above is from the place across the street); basically way more fun than the average person should have on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
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