What is dim sum you ask? Dim sum is the Cantonese term for a type of Chinese dish that involves small individual portions of food, usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate.(from Wikapedia)
Kids love to mix and match their Japanese erasers, and now with the new colors of hamsters they can create many new combinations.
*Note, hamsters shown here are not sold in a set, you must purchase individual colors.
Check out this amazing collection of vintage lunchboxes from the collection of Dan Zieja. via wired.com and start your own contemporary collection at cool2school.com
Photo: Jim Merithew / Wired.com
Congratulations to Geoff Burke of Ft. Lauderdale Florida for this recipe. Brilliant in it’s simplicity, and sure to be a hit with the kids for the sheer fun factor. Geoff has won a copy of 
Lunch Lessons by Ann Cooper and Lisa M Holmes.
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sushi Rolls
Ingredients:
2 slices of bread (you can also try raisin bread)
2 tsp peanut butter (or try sunflower butter for those with allergies)
2 tsp jelly (any flavor works, but you know grape is the best!)
Directions:
1. Remove the bread crust, and flatten the bread with your hand or a rolling pin if the bread is very thick.
2. Spread peanut butter and jelly on each slice of bread.
3. Roll into a tight spiral and cut into 2 inch pieces.
4. Find other fresh ingredients to mimic a sushi plate, like carrot strips, fresh fruit and other garnishes.
Enjoy!
New baby dinos in eggs are the latest Japanese erasers and the can work as pencil toppers too!
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Check out awesome stickers made with the same designs of animals and foods you love! here
Wow! Start collecting Japanese Erasers the right way with this starter set. Includes 100 different individually packed Japanese erasers (Iwako and Dream Erasers) and a 11×17 full color poster. We start you off with an assortment of food, toys and animal erasers in a variety of colors.
Thanks to M Kennedy of Calabasas California for this simple and healthy lunch recipe. We loved this idea because it gives the kids the ability to put together their own combination of healthy and yummy foods. You could even encourage them to have fun with it by making a face on their bagel with grapes and cheese. M Kennedy won a set of Laptop lunch containers and utensils.
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High Protein for Active kids
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| Description |
This is a versatile high protein lunch that still tastes great at room temperature, kids can have fun assembling various possibilities themselves at lunch, and is not terribly messy. Plus, with very little prep at the beginning of the week, this lunch is a breeze to pack each morning.
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| Ingredients |
Whole hard boiled egg
7 grain or whole wheat mini-bagel, sliced Wedge of yummy cheese (varies: cheddar, Jarlsberg, brie, etc) A few tablespoons of peanut butter or cream cheese Grapes or carrot sticks or apple slices Water or low sugar juice box |
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| Kids can have fun deciding how to assemble this lunch each day. Do they want to put the peanut butter, the cheese, or the egg on the bagel? Do they want to eat everything separately or all together?
At any rate, the egg, cheese and peanut butter all together provide a very high level of protein (compared to most lunch items), and the whole grain bagel provides needed fiber. This lunch has enough variety to satisfy most kids, and gives them the energy to stay focused and alert through the afternoon. Best of all – it’s so easy to prepare this the night before. I boil a few eggs for use during the week, pre-slice a few bagels and bag them in snack sized zipper bags, a prepare a few small plastic containers of peanut-butter or cream cheese and cheese wedges to keep in the fridge for the week. I always pack some plastic utensils with this lunch. Then, it takes only a minute to pack everything in a lunch bag each morning. I pack this lunch for my kid two or three days a week and it is always a big hit. Be sure to provide plenty of liquid with this lunch. |
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