Valentine's Day Bento Lunch #239: Bee Mine

Very simple lunch today. Tired but no choice, he's not too keen with the menu at his school except maybe one day a month when they serve fish sticks or nuggets. Linking this lunch to BentoLunch.net

• Heart shaped sandwich with bee pick and MINE organic fruit leather.
• Pretzels,organic baby carrots,blueberries

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Valentine's Day Bento Lunch #238: Puppy Love

And they called it puppy love. Oh, I guess they'll never know......Before I get carried away with the song, here is the bento. Packed in double tier lunch box that I purchased from Disney Store last year.
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• Top tier- Heart shaped puppy face with asiago cheese face and cheddar cheese ears, icing eyes, bread crust for nose(small heart shape),below ears are strawberry slices and baby carrots.
• Bottom tier- Heart shaped cheddar with puppy pick and goldfish crackers.

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Valentine's Day Bento Lunch #237: Hearts and Initial on Sandwich Thins

We have been loving sandwich thins lately especially me :)  I am having 'veggie' problems in our home. N said many times that he does not like any veggies! I have been admiring all the cute spinach bentos lately and thought of including spinach in his lunches but........ Now, he does not even eat his carrots or veggie stix that he used to! Linking to BentoLunch.net

• Heart shaped colby cheese, asiago cheese and strawberry hearts on sandwich thins.Colby N for initial.
• Organic baby carrots
• Strawberries with picks
• Cheeze- it crackers in snack box

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Valentine's Day Bento Lunch #236: XOXO

There are several meanings of XO. Some of my relatives in Asia might refer it to Cognac/Brandy (XO means 'extra old' for how long a brandy is stored). Cooking with brandy is quite popular there and there are many varieties of XO sauce for cooking, yum. This bento is based on hugs and kisses, XOXO!
X = Hug ( It's like arms crossed or wrapped around someone)
O = Kiss ( It's like a pair of lips forming an O and ready to give a kiss)
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• Pocket sandwiches made from gyoza/dumpling maker, topped with XO fruit leather.
• Cheddar XO, stacked
• Blueberries
• Grape tomatoes and home-made food picks

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Valentine's Day Bento Lunch #235: LOVE

Sassy lunch box is one of my favorites and I used it a lot when N was in Kindergarten last year. It is easy to pack and comes with 2 smaller & 1 larger removable compartments and each has a lid with it and also a small spoon. You can use it with or without lid. Besides, the main lid is secure and yet easy to open for his tiny fingers,my NO1 concern before.
I found mine at BabiesRUs and Target stores and price is reasonable too.

Need to make it early to the Farmers Market and get my hands on the BBQ pulled pork that was sold out and I missed last Friday. Have a wonderful weekend :)

• Left- Heart shaped ham and cheese sandwich halved and stacked. Fruit leather alphabet and cheez-it crackers.
• Right- Strawberry apple sauce with heart shaped sprinkles,veggie stix and colby hearts.

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Bento made by my Son 2-2

N is very enthusiastic about making a bento with PSA(Penguin Secret Agency) and EPF (Elite Penguin Force) theme; from his Club Penguin game which he is so into. He said he wanted it to be a 'heart' shape sandwich to show how much he loves his Penguins<3 He made everything for the top tier and gathered some snacks for the bottom tier into couple of food cups. He also made a food pick! All I did was roll up the ham, added some carrots and grapes. What a great little helper and I am so proud of him!

• Top Tier- Heart shaped honey sandwich with organic fruit leather (PSA,EPF) alphabets,sprinkles,chocolate covered pretzels,pretzel snaps.
• Bottom tier- Some sprinkles,garden salsa chips, ham roll ups,seedless green grapes,organic baby carrots and a food pick made by N.

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Valentine's Day Bento Lunch #234: Sweet Valentine's Cupcake on Sandwich Thins & Homemade Food picks

We love cupcakes and here is another healthier version. Homemade food-picks are made from foam stickers that I attached together(back and front). My first attempt can be seen here .My inspiration is from wonderful and talented Melissa at Another Lunch. Check out her inspiring blog.
This lunch is linked to bentolunch.net and and Thematic Thursday at dianarambles.com.
Also linking to kitchenfunwithmy3sons

• Cupcake shaped cheese with heart shaped sprinkles and heart shaped strawberry cut, above sandwich thins.
• Veggie stix and heart shaped organic fruit leather
• Seedless green grapes
• Grape tomatoes
• Couple of homemade food picks

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