Books like Yum-yum bento all year round by Crystal Watanabe

Discover a wide array of Japanese lunchbox recipes, from low‑carb to vegan, all designed for quick preparation and on‑the‑go convenience.

A practical guide of 50 step‑by‑step recipes for lively bento lunches that parents can easily prepare with ingredients found in U.S. grocery stores.

"Effortless bento is packed with 300 flavorful, creative and most importantly, easy-to-make bento recipes which can be made in advance and frozen or refrigerated. Whip up a few batches of dishes over the weekend and you're set for packed lunches for the week. And with so many recipes you and your family will never get bored of bento!"--P. [4] of cover.

"Your dilemma: picky eaters and a jam-packed schedule. Your solution: the bento box! From mom and food-blogger, Michele Olivier, Little Bento picks up where Little Foodie left off, by helping parents turn their "selective" children into healthy, adventurous eaters through creative, easy-to-assemble bento box lunches. Little Bento is the ultimate bento guide to planning, preparing, and assembling yummy, healthy and easy bento box lunches that your kids will love...no tricks or treats required! Michele Olivier, author of the best-selling Little Foodie, shows you how the #1 selling kids lunch box can inspire you to make balanced bento box meals that your kids actually enjoy eating. Inspired by her practical blog posts that captured the lunch-sick hearts of moms everywhere, Little Bento contains over 100 bento recipes and 55 photos of fully composed, seasonally-inspired bento box lunches, which include: Comprehensive bento box ingredient lists that will allow you to make safe decisions for allergy and food sensitive eaters Ideas for transforming family dinner leftovers into tomorrow's bento lunches The pros and cons of various bento box options--and how to decide which bento lunch box is right for your family Weekly bento meal planning ideas, make-ahead designations and sample plan-ahead worksheets help busy parents beat the morning rush Say "goodbye" to the stress of choosing between getting your kids to eat and getting your kids to eat healthy, and "hello" to the deliciously simple bento box"--

"These bento box recipes will help you maintain your daily calorie intake as these recipes are healthy and free from unhealthy fats with each bento recipe containing a balanced amount of carbohydrates and proteins. These bento recipes are suitable for both kids and adults. There are clear instructions given where you can substitute one ingredient with another or the tools that are required to make a particular recipe and the substitute if you don't have that tool available. All in all this cookbook is your complete guide towards portion control."--Back cover.