Obento: Art in a Lunch Box - AD2CF0 Japanese kids eat a good-looking lunch. It is called obento (oh-BEN-toe) A ___________ are small containers made out of plastic, wood, or metal and decorated with cartoon characters, animals, or flowers. They have matching chopsticks or silverware containers, bags, cups, and lunch mats. Inside the bento box, the obento is just as colourful. Many Japanese people believe B ___________ . There is a Japanese saying: Food should be made C ___________. Japanese parents often choose foods with different colours, textures, shapes, and tastes. Then they arrange the food in the bento boxes. They make the obento look nice but also make sure it's healthy. What do kids eat as their obento? Rice and side dishes D ___________ , omelettes made with salt and sugar, small sausages, fish, or meat. Obento time is special. First, children wash their hands with soap E ___________ then they get their obento from their bags. In the winter, the sensei (teacher) may take their obento out of a warmer for them. Kids put their obento, chopsticks, and cups on their lunch mats F ___________ before eating, they sing a fun song about obento: "We are so happy because it's obento time. Our hands are washed and clean. Everybody is here now. So, let's say, "Thank you for the food, Mommy and Daddy."" Select from 1. so that you could eat it with your eyes 2. as they carry it to school in a bento box 3. and their mouth and throat with mouthwash 4. that all food should taste good and look pretty 5. which are arranged over their classroom tables 6. which includes food that is red, yellow, and brown 7. which include pickled, boiled, or steamed vegetables