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raisins, cans of mandarin oranges and pineapple tidbits, etc. Even on superbusy nights, I can still make my “Handful Lunch”—handfuls of pretzels, cheese cubes, and slices of turkey pepperoni thrown into one box, a handful of blueberries into another— faster than I can go through a checkout line at the supermarket with a prepackaged “ convenience” lunch.

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Obento or bento?

My American Translators Association-certi;ed hubby says the term is obento, and the honori;c “o” is needed, as in ocha (green tea). Technically, we should say osushi, too, but that now looks too odd in English.

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Don’t forget about yourself. Are you lecturing your kids on waste, then bringing to work a microwave lunch, a container of yogurt, and a can of diet soda? Invest in a pretty, mature obento system for yourself, too. Even if you’re a stay-at-home mom or work out of your home, as I do, go ahead and make your own obento lunch.

My apple slices don’t have to look like bunnies, but I ;nd that I eat healthier and exercise better portion control when I don’t wait till I’m ravenous to make lunch.

And while I’m making my kids’ lunches the night before, it doesn’t take any longer to make one more fruit salad for myself.

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