What’s better than preparing yourself or your loved ones an aesthetically-pleasing bento? It’s preparing a healthy and nutritious one. Check out our tips on how to prepare a nutritious bento!

• By consuming vegetables and fruits from 5 color families, green, red, yellow, white and black, where each color is associated with the body’s vital organs, you can attain a balanced and well-rounded diet. For your next bento meal, try to incorporate foods of different colors!
• Try to keep the amount of vegetables and fruit to half of your bento lunch
• Balance is the key. Try to incorporate different varieties of foods, such as vegetables, fruit, grains and protein
• Refrain from eating or drinking high-sugar or high-fat foods and drinks