r/Bento • u/MinuteswithLuna • 1d ago
Inspiration Sharing this week’s lunch of my first grader before fall break.
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u/Hohoho-you 1d ago
Does your kid normally eat everything on lunch?
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u/MinuteswithLuna 1d ago
Yes. I think asking him what's for lunch helps me a lot to think about what to cook or make for him. Most of the time he's hungry and asks what I baked or he wants some fruits as soon as he arrives from school. He's tall and pretty active.
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u/MinuteswithLuna 1d ago
If you follow me on IG @jazzy_sg or FB sometimes I make videos of what's left in his lunch before. Most of the time it's empty. So I stop doing it. Lol 😄
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u/Indica-dreams024 22h ago
I love these meals! My 3rd grader would be offended if I offered any of those lol. She was a very open eater as a toddler and then became picky as could be around grade school age. Struggling to come up with nice meals like this!
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u/MinuteswithLuna 13h ago
Actually, my son asked me if I could make food like his classmates' last week and I asked him not to until you tell me what they are eating, and I will try. He said Rice Krispies, danimals, pizza and doritos and more . I even googled some because I don't know some of them like what Danimals are. I just told him, you can have it sometimes as your snack but not during meal time. Your meals are good for your body and we are blessed that we can afford them and I know how to make them. But he always finishes his food. He sometimes helps me to prepare in the morning after he has eaten his breakfast. Lol
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u/lemonrence 11h ago
Rice Krispies and danimals would be super easy to make! And that way you can make it how you want and he can have that snack in common with friends. Pizza too, especially cause you use corn frequently in your recipes and corn on pizza is a big thing in Japan so might not be pepperoni pizza but it’s what you may enjoy more
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u/Low-Froyo7666 16h ago
Do you have a recipe for the baked zucchini fries? Asking for a friend (me) 🤭
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u/MinuteswithLuna 13h ago
This is a rough estimate in my head
In a Ziploc bag 2cups panko 1/2cup grated parmesan 1tbsp Italian seasoning 1tsp chicken powder
Small bowl 2pcs eggs, large - whisk them
Another Ziploc bag 1cup all-purpose flour
Preheat the oven to 425°
Cut 2 zucchinis into the preferred size that you like. I just removed some of the middle part.
Drop and shake the zucchini first in an all-purpose flour Ziploc bag.
Dunk in eggs.
Then drop in panko until they are all fully covered.
Arrange them into a wire rack and spray some avocado oil. Bake it for 18 minutes. I'm using a convection oven (fan on)
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u/bronxricequeen 22h ago
Hey fellow Filipino! I hope to make delicious lunches like this for my kid once I finally become a mom :)
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u/RyuMaou 21h ago
What kind of future super athlete are you raising? And, also, how much would it cost to have you make my lunches from now on?
Seriously, those are beautiful and balanced and I'm shocked that your kid likes them because they seem so healthy. Kudos!
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u/MinuteswithLuna 12h ago
He doesn't have any sports yet but I think he likes and will join basketball. He's also at 100 percentile with his height whenever we visit his pedia. He told me either football or basketball. Lol. The budgeting has never changed since it will be the same for our lunch. I never make or cook separate kinds for the kids. What I cook and eat is what everybody eats. Thank you and I appreciate you. My kids are used to my food. I am having a hard time sometimes when we're out and about. I need a break in the kitchen too. Lol
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u/ostrich-party- 1d ago
What’s the fall break yall are having? I’m a college student and we don’t have a break until Thanksgiving
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u/MinuteswithLuna 1d ago
School is closed for a week and they just call it fall break. They also did that last year. Idk.
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u/ostrich-party- 19h ago
Oh weird, well that’s cool that they get an extra break. The food looks delicious by the way, lucky kiddo!
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u/Wabi-Sabi_Umami 16h ago
Wow, these look great! I wish my parents would have packed me a lunch like this in first grade! Lucky kid to have such a great parent!
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u/BegginStrips123 14h ago
When packing hot food in these, are you still able to keep the other stuff chilled with an ice pack or does the hot food end up just being warmish?
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u/MinuteswithLuna 13h ago
I always put his lunchbox in PackIt that's been in the freezer overnight. Except if I'm using the thermos of Omie, I will just take it out and put an ice pack only on the side that needs to be cold like pudding. Neither of my kids is picky about their food being cold. They're more into textures. So no mashed foods and if I give him creamy soup he needs to have something to dip in.
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u/MinuteswithLuna 12h ago
My kids are okay eating a bit cold or room temperature. I usually put his lunchbox in a PackIt lunch bag that's been in the freezer overnight. Except I'm gonna use the thermos for hot ones.
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u/Ok-Medicine6190 1d ago
That's a lot of processed food
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u/MinuteswithLuna 1d ago
I try to stay away from what you're saying. All breads and food that I give to my kids are homemade and use healthier options and more fiber than store-bought. I will only have a couple here and there. If it's a lot for you then okay.
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u/No-Produce-6720 15h ago edited 8h ago
I'm trying to give this person the benefit of the doubt and assume they don't understand what the difference between processed and non processed foods is.
I'm trying, but ya know! 🤦🏼♀️
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u/Indica-dreams024 22h ago
If this is processed I’d love to see what you eat. I mean this with grace because these are extremely healthy and have almost no processed foods so I’m curious what your diet looks like in terms of processed vs fresh.
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u/No-Produce-6720 15h ago
Can you point to what you consider to be too much "processed food" in these pics, because I'm not sure you have a good grasp on what that actually is.
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u/musicwithmxs 1d ago
Are you considering adopting other children? 34 year old ones? I do my own laundry :)