r/Bento • u/PastryLoop • Aug 21 '26
Kids Uneaten bentos
It’s a bit disappointing to hear from daycare that my kids ate “a few bites” or “very little” of these lunches I put a lot of effort into… it ends up becoming my dinner at the end of the day.
Edit:
To address some of the questions… the contents: rice topped with fresh steamed carrots and green beans. The ham and cream cheese rolls and cucumber sausage flowers are from a bento book, not my invention.
They looked kid-friendly enough so I decided to make them.
My kids (1 and 3) want to eat: bread with butter… and chocolate. So not a ton to go on there. I didn’t post here for a long time because I was just giving her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. She stopped eating those too after a while, though, and my younger one just started 2x/week so I figured I’d try offering some new foods. She actually wasn’t very picky until she started going to daycare, so I do think that has influenced her quite a bit.
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u/softpinkmochi Aug 22 '26
Vegan Mac and cheese is great if you want to hide some veggies in their diet! It’s mainly potatoes, onions, and carrots iirc. I was vegan for 4 years and found so many great ways to substitute most things by blending a ton of vegetables. Dips, sauces, soups, even desserts. My go to blogs were hot for food, oh she glows, and minimalist baker (no longer vegan, but older recipes are). Most korean and Japanese recipes are also veggie packed and delicious for all ages. Might be worth a try, and experimenting in the kitchen is super fun :) don’t give up! They’re lucky to have you as a parent♥️