Bento Box Lunch Ideas for Picky Eaters - School Lunch Ideas Compilation
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- The ULTIMATE compilation of healthy school lunch ideas for picky eaters & kids! I’m sharing 5 bento lunch box ideas from my picky eaters bento box lunch series last year.
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Loads of healthy bento box recipes and healthy packed lunch ideas for school, including vegetarian and vegan options. It can be tough to come up with healthy meals for picky eaters, let alone pack a school lunch for picky eaters that they’ll actually eat…but it IS possible.
Whether you’re searching for healthy recipes for picky eaters or just some fun new back to school lunch ideas, I hope these kids bento box ideas can give you some inspiration!
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RECIPES from this compilation:
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► TAHINI-FREE HUMMUS bit.ly/2OYzXbj
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► PICKY EATER GUAC DIP bit.ly/2vKq20T
► TURKEY SURPRISE MEATBALLS bit.ly/2MQWuFh
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► YOGURT DIP FOR FRUIT bit.ly/2L0wKVt
► HALF & HALF SANDWICH
white bread
whole-wheat bread (same size)
sunflower seed butter
strawberries, sliced
Spread a thick layer of sunflower seed butter onto one bread slice & a thinner layer onto other slice.
Add sliced strawberries and assemble.
Preheat waffle iron, spray with cooking spray, and press sandwich according to your machine’s directions. (Clasp to keep waffle maker closed.)
Serve & enjoy!
► CINNAMON AIR-POPPED POPCORN
½ cup popcorn kernels
cooking spray
cinnamon
Pop popcorn in air-popper or on the stove (or use your favorite method).
Spray lightly, sprinkle cinnamon, and toss to coat.
ORIGINAL VIDEOS from Picky Eater Bento Box Series:
★ MEATLESS MONDAY BENTO • Picky Eater Bento #1! ...
★ HALF & HALF BENTO • Picky Eater Bento #2! ...
★ SNEAKY VEGGIES BENTO • Picky Eater Bento #3! ...
★ TASTE THE RAINBOW BENTO • Picky Eater Bento #4! ...
★ B.Y.O.B.L. BENTO • Picky Eater Bento #5! ...
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Any picky eaters in your house?! I hope these bento box lunches can give you some ideas and inspiration. Remember, it may take a couple exposures before trying something new-that’s true for kids and adults!
Mind Over Munch Loved it! Very interesting how you can actually put yourself in others shoes! Great job.
Mind Over Munch awesome!! Thank you xxx
thank you so much!
thank you!!
All your recipes are awesome
My son loves eating your recipes
Can you do GFCF bento box recipes .. please
I really miss the voiceovers. I watch these videos while doing other chores and cant read every thing simultaneously. I vote talking through them again
I do the voiceovers every week :) This was the first time I haven't in months. Back to regular programming this week!
I actually prefer it without any talking. Too many ytbers wanna just jabber on... just show me the fun and be done
@@Blulava Yeah, I like both variations, and I know that sometimes I don't want to listen to talking at all! So it's good to have both types available.
A lot of useful information, I prefer you presenting it though!
Fair enough! I'll be back! thanks :)
Mind Over Munch yeah! Hope everything is ok 😀!
Me watching how to make bentos when there isn't even anywhere to go to because of lockdown in my country
🤧😷🕒 😂😂😂
Wow! I'm a picky eater but almost every one of these looks delicious! Thank you for sharing, I'm excited to try them out!
I can't even express how much I appreciate this video. Idk about others, but I'm an adult who's a picky eater and this did not feel condescending what so ever. I also love that you explained how things helped, such as putting something on a stick, and what flavors are preferred, aka bland foods and seasoning.
Also super bonus points for the part about hiding veggies is okay, but we should also promote a healthy relationship with them. I loved this video!!!
thank you for being here! I appreciate you bringing kindness on here.
Shout out to the editor of your videos. Always amazing!
thank you :)
Your bento boxes are the BEST!
So many great ideas:)
Thanks so much, Cheryl! Hope you are well!
Luv the recipes ...music was a bit tooooo loud and repetitive
sorry about that! can the music be turned down on your device? There's no narration
@@MindOverMunch Just a suggestion for when the music is bring added🌹I turned volume off .. but the music was cute and lively..👍🏼❤️
Def. agree on the bit too loud! :)
I really appreciate this! As a picky eater so much stuff out there is about how stupid it is to be picky and not food I can eat at all. You guys hit it out of the park with makeing the vegies small so they dont cause texture changes in the Turkey balls and haveing each salid separate and not mixed at all.
I got alot of great idears from this I'm exsited to try thank you so much!
Thank you for this! I found several actually useful tips in here. I went in to it pretty sceptical, like almost for a laugh, because I have a kid who is so incredibly picky. And even if most of these boxes are way too advanced for my picky eater there were several components that I will try.
of course, take what works for you :)
I'm a veges hater so... How about veges hater bento box? 🤣🤣🤣
Those are some creative bento boxes, Alyssia. What's your best tip for making cheesecake cupcakes?
thanks!! My tip: Use a LOT of cream cheese!
The added notes and facts really help inspire me for my picky eater. Thank you!!!
So I realized upon watching your video that my children are picky eaters. 🤣🤷🏻♀️ we do plain things in bentos a LOT.
I like the grilled sandwich idea and the grilled egg idea. I will try those soon!
Question: turkey meatballs served cold? I struggle with serving hot things cold... like hot veggies (corn, green beans, broccoli), meatballs or meatloaf, etc... one kid eats cold pizza joyfully, the others won’t. Any ideas on how to convince them to just try it?
Thanks! You can serve them hot or cold! Whatever your kids like :) I think it's important for kids or adults to be exposed to things again and again so we can get more comfortable with their presence, and eventually one day we feel inclined to try :)
The more i watch those videos, the more i want to make a bento box by myself 😋👍💕
i know there is not much market towards it on your account, but both my partner and i have differing levels of smell and taste disorder and it would be amazing to see some bentos/lunch ideas based on these issues if possible as that’s where we have trouble for meal prepping for work, there is honestly VERY LITTLE resources to turn to in this area! 🙌
my partner was in an accident and can only differentiate sweet/salty/spicy flavours, while i have severe chronic sinnusitis and can differentiate mostly different ingredients, but can struggle at times!
Before now I always associated picky eaters with children but I find that now I am a senior citizen I don't enjoy eating a lot of things I used to do....slowly becoming "picky" myself. ...So many of these suggestions are SO appealing that I can see where they would entice even ME to try again to eat guac!
haha thank you!
For the cauliflower popcorn start with mostly plain popcorn and then slowly start adding in the cauliflower until it is all cauliflower
Just letting you know because it helped me ❤
Hi. How long do the quinoa crackers last?
Does anyone watch these for themselves because they are in fact, the picky eater?
Omg im sooo early im 2 years early
amazing stuff
thank you!
I’m 12, I refuse many things. I don’t like spaghetti, fish, peanut butter, toast, most soda besides sprite, grapes, asparagus, all meat besides turkey and chicken, mayo mustard ranch, ice cream, yogurt, milk, strawberries, beans, potatos, bacon, most bread, sushi, and waffles. Sorry not sorry lol. I usually eat spicy foods, with habaneros and asian chilies. I’m half asian so my meals consist of spice.
These are ALL amazing ideas! Gonna tweak them a little for my toddler!! Thank you!!
You are so welcome! thanks!
It's not the shape and looks that catch the attention, it's usually the smell. If the smell is taste then they'll give it a go, but if it doesnt smell great, most of them wont try it. I'm a picky eater myself so I know the struggle.
Cool video tho!
Love bento boxes! Please keep them coming. 😁
thanks!!
I really appreciate all the details explaining what preparing foods in these ways may be more appealing, it really helps to figure out what may work and what may not. Also the fact that this wasn’t aimed just at kids or made to be patronizing is so important. It’s been hard for me to remember that anyone can be a picky eater for various reasons and that doesn’t make them immature, it just means a few extra steps to figure out how to make eating and trying new things less overwhelming. This video was super helpful for me to learn how to approach this in a more understanding manner
I really appreciate that, thank you so much!
LMAO This was clearly written by someone who is not a picky eater.
Maybe just be understanding that some people just genuinely do not like certain foods? Why do people who aren’t ‘picky eaters’ just assume that we just never tried something instead of considering that we DID try it and that’s how we know we don’t like it? You’re not going to fool me by ‘sneaking’ squash into a meatball. You might fool me into ‘trying’ it but the result will be me spitting it out immediately and never trusting you again.
Better idea: ask the picky eater what it is that they don’t like about a certain food. This might give you better direction on how to change their mind on it by incorporating it in ways that is actually specifically catered to avoiding the thing they dislike about it. It could be the smell, flavor, texture, saliva reaction...but you seem to be not considering any of that and instead just assuming that they’re being close-minded.
Maybe sometimes you just have to accept that they genuinely hate it and are never going to eat it. And that’s okay.
This is almost like the better version on bright side
Any ideas for bento for kids that doesn't eat fruits and veggies? I'm really having a hard time trying to make him eat veggies. And the only fruit he eats is Banana
Cold or hot lunch for tomorrow Mixed fruit cups choice meat you want
Pfft, if my mom did one slice white bread and one slice wheat, I would have either thrown the wheat slice away or just not eaten the sandwich. Wheat bread was nasty then, and it's nasty now.
I am definitely the pickiest eater in my house because I hate raw onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. I'm also not a fan of dark chocolate and I'm lactose intolerant. The struggle is real! ANYWAY, if I skip the salsa, the last option (build your own) seems totally delicious!
I am a very picky eater and the only thing i liked is the tomato cheese stick things ;-;
Maybe my child just doesn't eat a lot but that looks like a lot of food.... I mean that would actually fill me up. And besides that my child only gets like 25 minutes to eat his lunch at school.
The only thing I worry about is putting cook meat or boiled eggs in the lunch containers there's no way for a small child to microwave or warm up their meal.
these are here for inspiration but of course modify to suit your needs and amounts.
im a picky eater i hate that i cant eat any of these because of texture issues :((
I am the picky eater
I hear you!
Great ideas but definitely not for picky eaters. My son would not touch any of those foods unfortunately.
The thing about picky eaters is they have different picky preferences :) Age makes a difference too.
Great bento boxes. They look delicious. :)
However, somehow I'm always a bit triggered by the terminology "picky eater"...
When you call someone a picky eater, aren't you kind of encouraging them to be picky and to act that way? Altering the foods, trying to accommodate their preferences...
Of course this doesn't mean that you shouldn't make an effort for them every now and then or stop offering healthy options...
I just think labeling people in general is not a good idea. People go through phases and developmental stages. Everyone has their preferences. Well...I don't know. Maybe it's just me who thinks that way. :3 (No offense, though. It's still a really awesome video!)
I hear you! I didn't make up the term, but it's commonly searched for as many identify themselves or their kids as "picky"
@@MindOverMunch Yeah, I know you didn't make up the term. :)
In my native tongue, the word for a "picky eater" has a really negative connotation, I guess. It's rather fussy than picky - if fussy is worse than picky in this case. And it's something you really don't want to be. (Picky can be a tad more positive...like you choose wisely...just picking the best stuff. Like...just eating the pretty carrots and not the ugly looking ones.)
Sorry, just ignore me. Languages are confusing. 😔
I think there is a bit of a misconception that picky eaters are (always) picky by choice. I'm 26 and still very fussy with my food and really embarrassed about that. I hate to be the one saying "oh, I don't like that" and I really try to change that. But if I say I don't like something I have actually tried these foods numerous times and still struggle to eat them without feeling like I have to puke. So I try to sneak hate-foods into my meals even when I prepare them myself to try and get better at eating stuff I don't like. For me, these bentos and the tips are actually super helpful! And I saw them specifically because of the label in the title! Just some "food" for your thoughts! :)
what can i swap out for the tomatos because he refuses to eat them
My adult son has to eat cold lunches on the go. I love taking inspiration from your videos but he's much pickier than these. I am trying to use your formula. He mostly eats wraps, boiled eggs, and carrots, and I try to put a healthy sweet in. He likes very few fruits and veggies. Help!
So sorry! It's tough for me to make recommendations without knowing him or his preferences. I would suggest making a list of all the foods he likes, and then seeing what inspiration online uses those foods!
@@MindOverMunch Thank you for taking the time to respond.
what can you use instead of cinnamon my kids are allergic to it pls and I love your vids
Hi there! If you're looking for a substitute for the yogurt dip, you could always just combine yogurt and honey alone. Or, substitute for the cinnamon with nutmeg.
For the muffins, you could omit the cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice altogether. Or, substitute with nutmeg, allspice, cloves, or a combination of these! 🙂
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I was kinda hoping for homemade/heathy-fied dinosaur chicken nuggets. 😂😂😂
I did a tofu nuggets in another bento box video :)
Mind Over Munch wow! I’m always amazed at how fast you respond to comments! I’ll be sure to check out that recipe!
I couldn’t love this more! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks!!
Sadly I'm too picky to try half of them 😢 they look nice tho
So.....I tried the blueberry/grape skewer thing and now there’s fruit squish and blood all over my kitchen! I think I did it wrong...
oh no! maybe your berries were super plump!
Ugh I should never watch this when hungry.... :D
All of your bento's look 100% better than what I got as a child/teenager for lunch. Seems nutrition wasn't such a big deal in the 90's and I got sandwiches with cheese or nutella.
oh trust me... same when I was growing up!
I literally became mesmerized for a few min
haha thanks!!
I don't know what I do wrong but every time I tried to make chips they never came out right
what happens?? try doing only one tray at a time, on a baking rack.
@@MindOverMunch with aluminum or parchment paper doesn't work? They come out half crunchy half soggy, more like a baked potato vs a chip ....I will have to buy a rack then that might be the issue lol.. thanks so much for responding!
I LOVED this video!!! Super excited to try some of these ideas for my kids school lunches! Thanks!!
So glad! thank you!
Yes I love your videos I use almost everyday
thank you so much!
I'm 19 but I wanna make these for when I go to work haha
selena these are great for work tbh
H7
awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi..good.afternoon☕
Love❤❤❤❤Bento.box
Recipes🖒...🤗iness.yummm❗😊
Hello 😊thanks!
These are the best picky eater tips I’ve seen. Amazing job!
Yay! Thank you!
your ideas are SO fun and i really appreciate your creativity! you get me all excited to eat healthy 😊
thank you!!
Was just thinking today how to spice up lunches for the kids!
thanks!!
Im not sure if you have done it already but can we get more gluten free bento ideas?
for sure! I have done a ton already though :)
Where did you buy the amazing bento lunch box?
I linked it in the description! :)
Mmmmm😋😋😋😋😋😋😍😍😍
:)
You are truly the bento queen
Lost interest when it was just a music video 🤷🏼♀️
regular programming back this week, sorry about that!
Im enjoying my high much more with this music during the waffle sandwhich!
I need someone to make these for me lol yum
Remember when it was just called a lunch box?
vaguely! :)
These are awesome 🙌🏼🌟
Thanks.
Hey where do you buy the bento box that you use for your videos?
Hi! I link it in the description :)
Yayyy!! Bentos are back
yaaaaa!
Ugh I love these ideas!
thank you!
Where do I get the Bento box?
I linked it in the description :)
All I needed was this
thanks!!
So fun!
thanks!!
Great vid
thank you!
I love this video! Healthy, fun and variety! I’m curious if there’s anything I could use to switch out for the cooking spray?
What about cooking spray are you trying to avoid? The oil or the aerosol or something else?
Kaya Hanson No, I was curious about substitutes such as if I can brush sunflower or olive oil on the food instead? (That’s what I’ve got in my pantry currently.)
you can get an oil spritz can and put any oil you prefer in it :)
Mind Over Munch I didn’t know that! 😯 Thank you so much! 😁
🤣 she beat me to it. The 99 cent store (dollar tree, dollar store, etc) have cheapy plastic spray bottles that you can fill with any oil you like. Or if you have a travel size spritz bottle (usually comes in mini travel kits), that works too
These are all reall good! Just maybe not for picky eaters
You’ve posted a lot of these in your past videos. Good idea to add the facts and a few other suggestions
I don't like the language of calling someone with food aversion(s) picky. It's messed up. I did, however, enjoy most of this video.
I didn't make it up, but I hear you! A lot of people struggle with "picky eaters" in their household. It's not meant to be demeaning but does need to be addressed.