A Different Kind of Bento at Meet the Dubiens

One wonderful thing about living in Japan is love of good food.

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Working in a Kindergarten I see lots of cute, nutritious, and seasonal bento lunches. Both home lunches and our catered school lunches always seemed balanced and fun. Japanese elementary schools also do lunch very differently than what I grew up with in public school in the United States.

Many schools send out detailed menus with lots of national data (now sometimes including information about radiation screening as well.) Many elementary schools have students eat in their classrooms, students taking turns serving food brought on a trolly from the school kitchen.

I am happy to see that the bento lunch idea is spreading around the world. It is great to see a different take on the bento lunch idea. This great site, Meet the Dubiens, is a great example of cute and nutritious bento that matches the local palette.

On her site Jill posts great pictures of the bento that she makes for her kids. Take a look to see a very unique and very cute take on bento!