Create delicious lunchboxes for the entire family in 30 minutes or less!

This book provides easy, step-by-step instructions showing how to create six basic box lunches with many variations, and over 125 different recipes in a rainbow of colors ― the key to making your lunchbox look great.

Learn how to make fun and easy bento lunch boxes with a variety of basic preparations, such as:

• Steamed rice with teriyaki chicken, sesame spinach and sauteed root vegetables

• Egg salad sandwiches with crunch carrots and cucumbers

• Ramen noodles with warm dipping sauce, savory pork and spinach

• Picnic bento with nori rolls, crispy mackerel, miso green beans and glazed sweet potatoes

Author Sachiko Horie is a trained nutritionist who provides calorie counts for each recipe along with tips for healthy, balanced lunches that appeal to kids and adults. Detailed menu plans, make-ahead instructions, and color-coded assembly diagrams ensure that the entire family will be out the door on time with beautiful bento lunches in hand!

About the Author

Sachiko Horie is a nutritionist, food coordinator and culinary artist in Japan. She worked at the Yoko Yusei Culinary Arts School before starting her own business. She appears regularly in the media and is renowned for her simple, tasty, and healthy recipes for bentos, home-style meals, snacks, baby food and more. Her books include 3 Dishes in 15 Minutes! A Month of Super Shortcut Low-Carb Dinners, Shop for a Week and Use it All Up! A Month of Low-Carb Dinners (both from Shufu to Seikatsu Co.) and Cute Cutouts for Grownups (Shufu no Tomo Co.).