Junior high school exam

Naoko Makino, a registered dietitian who published the recipe book "Don't catch a cold until the actual performance! Genki Jukuben" (Kagawa Nutrition University Publishing Division) when her son took the junior high school exam, said that there are three genres of cram school lunches. It seems to be ideal to include it.

Fill half of the lunch box with staple food such as rice, and fill the other half with meat and fish main dishes and vegetable side dishes.

The standard amount is about 700 ml, which is the capacity of the lunch box. Side dishes should be filled with favorite foods to encourage children.

The maker tends to think "every day, fried chicken", but it's OK to keep putting it in until you get tired of it !
If you have spinach, you can put dried fish such as dried bonito flakes and tororo kombu on it to absorb the water and improve the taste of the two birds with one stone.

Also, during long summer and winter holidays when there is no school lunch, calcium tends to be deficient, so it is a good idea to add milk, yogurt, cheese, or just add it.

  Please note that the lunch box you eat at the cram school is not eaten while you go out to play, but only before or after studying. Sometimes I'm nervous, and for children who are burdened with cram school, they will eat lunch while feeling stress.

Keep in mind that you may not be able to eat in time.
The important thing is not to be too enthusiastic and not too hard so that you don't get "Why do you leave it even though Mom made it so hard!" It's a good idea to add a word, "If you can't eat it, you can leave it" so that the lunch box doesn't put pressure on your child.

It is also important to devise a size that can be eaten in one bite, and to make the amount suitable for children so that it does not take as long as possible to eat.

It's true that you'll be hungry when you study, but if you're too full, it can cause drowsiness and abdominal pain, so it's important to take that into consideration.

First of all, it is a good idea to consult with your child to decide what kind of school lunch is the easiest to eat and that you can enjoy it reasonably.