Everyday Bento Lunches to Go Today.com Parents interviews author Wendy Copley and features Everyday Bento in their article "365 amazing bento box lunches... and 5 tips to actually do it yourself" to 20.2 Million visitors/month!Read the article here .

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"Pleasantly simple collections of bento lunch ideas for everyday use, with everyday ingredients. From breakfast ideas, to fun lunches for kids, and even holiday ideas to make a special day even more special. […] This book is great for anyone looking to begin their Bento box adventures. All the pictures are bright clear, and show you step by step how to assemble each dish. Every page also contains simple, clear, and easy to follow instructions for the different recipes involved in each box. Everyday Bento is a great find for you to have in your repertoire for healthy lunch making ideas." — San Diego Book Review

" Everyday Bento is packed full of colour photos on every page, and the instructions are very clear." — Castle View Academy

"Bento are Japanese boxed lunches. They are colorful, healthy, and beautifully presented. Wendy Thorpe Copley does a great job keeping these elements in her creations. She stresses the benefits that come with using bento: reduced waste from packaging, healthier food, a cheaper meal, and the fact that even picky kids are more likely to like well-presented food." —Gretl, Age 14, Kids' Book Buzz

"Everyday Bento is full of colorful and creative kid's lunch ideas, with easy to follow step-by-step instructions, Wendy does a great job inspiring beginning to pro lunch-makers alike." —NoBiggie.net blog

"…features the Japanese tradition of bento boxes using American ingredients in a fun and nutritious way." —Tara's Multicultural Table blog

" [Everyday Bento] is packed with ideas for fun, delicious lunches."—AlphaMom.com

Your kids will look forward to what's in their lunchbox every single day with the delightful collection of recipes in Everyday Bento!

The bento food movement teaches us that foods can be attractive, nutritious, fun and delicious all at the same time. Kids love to try foods that bring a smile to their faces, and will often eat things they wouldn't otherwise try. For example, they'll love an adorable bear cub made from brown bread, peanut butter and jelly nestled on a bed of blueberries. Cut watermelon into hearts, and tuck them next to a ham sandwich shaped like ballet slippers for your budding ballerina. Create building bricks from healthy cheese, carrots and cucumbers—or a hot dog octopus, swimming across a sea of cucumber. Picky eaters or not, they'll try it!

Wendy Thorpe Copley writes the popular bento blog Wendolonia, which takes the traditional Japanese concept of bento—a single meal packed at home in a reusable container—and Americanizes it. Using simple ingredients found in any grocery store, Wendy creates entertaining meals that are sure to delight even the most finicky eater. Some of the fun and easy bento creations here include:

• Princess Bento
• Rock and Roll Bento
• Snowman Bento
• Butterfly Bento
• Farm Yard Animals Bento

Besides being great fun to look at, bento lunches are a healthy way to enjoy food while keeping portions in check. Freshly-prepared lunches packed in portable, reusable bento boxes are also kind to the environment and easy on the wallet—very important in today's economy. Everyday Bento teaches you a few simple techniques to make creative lunches, all in a reasonable time-frame for busy working parents.

The 50 bento meals in this cookbook feature familiar foods with fun themes that will appeal to children and adults alike. Follow the easy step-by-step instructions to recreate each bento box, or mix and match different elements from the book to make your own unique creations. Make lunch fun again with Everyday Bento!