Currypanman onigiri x 2

Today I used some new gear to make a Currypanman curry onigiri for my son. Currypanman (curry bread man) is a character from the Anpanman cartoons.

brown rice and leftover green Thai curry onigiri (shrimp, eggplant and corn), shaped like Currypanman (mouth: umeshiso paste, nose/cheeks: ham, eyes: cheese & nori, eyebrows: nori)
mango in a bear-shaped cup
kiwi
country-style pate

My bento adds raspberries and banana slices dipped in orange juice.

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ad_k Says:
November 14th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
i think it’s so neat that your son appreciates all the different flavors you put in every bento and i also think it’s cool that you think to put them in there! kudos to you ^^
ss_biggie Says:
November 15th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Thanks! But at two years old, I’m not sure how much appreciating he does — he just eats pretty much whatever I give him. Fun shapes make him happy, though! Hopefully it’ll continue to pay off with a non-picky eater!
trekkiegrrrl Says:
May 11th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
(just in case you’re wondering about a reply to an old post.. I was travelling links at your blog :o) )

I think that the sooner kids are taught to eat all sorts of tastes, the less picky eaters they will be. The sure way of creating a picky eater is by feeding a kid the same (bland) things day after day. By sampling lots and lots of different tastes and textures, eating in itself becomes in interesting expirience, not just something you do to fill an empty stomach.

So I really applaude you for giving Bug all those different things to eat. And, of course, for doing it in such a fun way as bento.
ss_biggie Says:
May 11th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Thanks trekkiegrrrl! It’s still paying off with Bug.