All Your Bento Are Belong To Us!

I have decided to add a few of my son's bento lunches to the blog!  Why? Because I am fascinated by it.  I love packing his lunches. I love packing the other kids too but, they seem not so enthusiastic about lunch.  I need to work on the big kids bentos. For now, I will go with the preschool bento.
What made me get into this?  I have always used reusable containers to lower the plastic in the landfills and to lower the cost in our wallets at home. But mostly, I wanted to make sure my kids had enough healthy foods and not too much junk food. I started researching and there is such polarity on how you should feed your kids, that I thought I would follow my intuition.  (I really believe that being too restrictive in anything will backfire in the long run.) 

So, here is a picture of a preschool bento.

In this Bento: blueberries, 1/2 golden apple (cored), strawberry cream cheese on whole wheat sandwiches and chopped string cheese.

BTW--my preschooler isn't allowed to bring bananas, peanut butter, eggs, and something else that I can't remember.

What did I send for a drink? A cup of apple juice and ice (to dilute the sugar and keep it cool). And good old fashioned water.