Sushi Snack Box

I have been packing sushi for my elder son to bring to school lately
They are simple sushi rolled with seaweed
Nothing fanciful or anything close to those pretty bento set I’ve seen some mummies made for their kids

I don’t think I’ll ever get creative and skilful enough to patiently knead each rice ball to some life like characters
And I reckoned that any effort to entice my 7 year old to eat the food he doesn’t touch would be in vain
He has a discerning taste bud and his mind seldom waivers

So he ends up getting the same old tuna sushi in his snack box
and he seems happy with that

Having said that, I do get a little sick with eating tuna sushi and secretly wish that I could convince my son to change his mind about some food in his ‘forbidden list’

It wasn’t very encouraging when the last time I added some cucumber into his sushi, he brought his snack box home, almost untouched

I decided to give it another try the other day
This time, to sneak in some avocado into his sushi
It would be great if he eats avocado, the natural wholesome food loaded with vitamins that the body needs

So I secretly mixed in some avocado into his tuna sushi
And just when I was about to pack everything into his box, he came into the kitchen and spotted the suspicious mustard green

He scanned through my kitchen top and was in total dismay when he found out that I had added avocado

We went into this whole argument about why he should eat the sushi with avocado
At one point I was quite sure that the sushi would go into the bin
but he relented and finally agreed that he would bring them to school anyway

I was expecting him to come home with the sushi untouched
Or maybe he would give all to his friends
Or worst he may just throw them away like how I used to toss my half boiled eggs into the bin when my mum wasn’t looking
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That evening he came home with one sushi left in his box
He had gave one to his friend and ate the rest
So now he thinks that the taste of avocado isn’t all that bad afterall

I think my effort is paying off

Maybe I should give bento set a shot
Hmmm….