How to brighten up a school lunchbox | Kitchen aide

A bento box stacked with familiar and fun shapes, colours and textures beats a drab cheese and ham sandwich any and every day

I’m already struggling with lunchbox inspiration for the kids. Help! Rachel, by email This sounds like a job for Claudine Boulstridge, who has been packing lunchboxes for her three children for 15 years, which is to say she has her gameplan down pat: “Having a simple formula and a few go-to ingredients means I don’t have to reinvent the wheel every morning,” says the author of Family and the Healthy Family Food Substack. Well, that plus a bento-style box: “It keeps everything neatly separated, fresh and visually appealing for hours, without the hassle of small containers,” she adds.