Bento #181

Imitation crab meat, steamed broccoli, grapes, strawberry jelly and lite ranch dip in the Hello Kitty container.

Maisie adores imitation crab meat so this was a good bento for her and me as she ate every last drop.

Bento #180

Broccoli, pineapple jelly, cream cheese on wheat Marie sandwich, grapes and lite ranch dip in the Hello Kitty container.

Maisie has needed a lit more fruit and veg in her diet so, I've been giving her very small sandwiches and lots the needed fiber. Thankfully she's enjoying this combination and today's bento box came home empty.

Bento #179

Chicken salad on wheat Hello Kitty sandwich with fairy sprinkle features, grapes, strawberry jelly, steamed broccoli, carrot sticks and lite ranch dip in the Hello Kitty container.

A few bits of broccoli stem returned home uneaten today but otherwise Maisie ate everything.

Bento #178

Mini spinach quiche, carrot sticks, grapes, jelly & lite ranch dip in the Hello Kitty container.

Maisie was happy that I remembered to include both a jelly and her dip. She finished every drop of her bento.

Bento #177

Maisie wanted a sandwich again so white chocolate peanut butter on wheat heart sandwiches with fairy sprinkles, grapes, carrot sticks and lite ranch dip in the Hello Kitty container.

Maisie wasn't happy that I didn't include a jelly in today's bento but she enjoyed what was there, finishing everything that I included.

Bento #176

Cheese pizza, strawberry jelly, grapes & raisins.

A fun and easy bento which Maisie enjoyed and ate completely.

Bento #175

Buttered noodles with parmesan, strawberry jelly, cashews, multigrain crackers, brie cheese.

Maisie loved this bento and her "white rectangle cheese" as she call the brie. She finished all but one lonely cashew.

Bento #174

Peanut butter on wheat heart sandwiches with fairy sprinkles, strawberry jelly, grapes & raisins.

Today we met friends at a jumping place and Maisie was a bit too distracted to really concentrate on eating her bento but she did well, finishing all but one of the heart sandwiches.

Bento #173

Mini spinach quiche, grapes & jelly.

Two of the quiches returned home with Maisie and she told me that I packed too much food.

Bento #172

Cheese pizza, strawberry jelly, grapes and multigrain chips.

Another successful bento as Maisie ate every last drop.

Bento #171

BBQ chicken meatballs on brown rice, grapes and orange jelly.

Maisie ate every drop of her bento but told me that she missed her broccoli...how cute is that!

Bento #170

White chocolate peanut butter on wheat heart sandwiches with fairy sprinkles, roasted broccoli, raisins & pineapple jelly.

I'm really not in a bento rut again it's just that Maisie is asking for certain items in her bento and I'm just trying to give her what she requests and make it cute. She loves helping to cut out her sandwiches and sprinkle on the fairy sprinkles. I've also found that when she requests certain items and I give them to her, she eats more so that's a good thing. Today's bento came home empty and she said that she loved it all but that I forgot to put in dip...oops!

Bento #169

Maisie again requested a peanut butter sandwich so this morning we made dolphins and a heart on wheat bread with the obligatory fairy sprinkles, roasted broccoli, raisins, orange jelly and lite ranch dip in the Hello Kitty container.

Maisie has really been enjoying roasted broccoli and actually requested that I put some, along with dip in her bento. Half of one dolphin sandwich came home uneaten,

Bento #168

Peanut butter on wheat heart sandwiches with pink fairy sprinkles, roasted broccoli, raisins, pineapple jelly.

Maisie requested the peanut butter sandwich and helped to make it in the morning and at lunchtime she ate every drop of her meal.

Bento #167

Grilled chicken nuggets, parsnip "fries", roasted broccoli, roasted cauliflower & lite ranch dip in the Hello Kitty container.

It's a new year and hopefully a new start to my bento packing. Maisie enjoyed all the veggies but only ate about 1/3 of the chicken but that's par for the course, avoiding the protein.