OBENTO: ART IN A LUNCH BOX by Teresa V. Mitchum2016

At school in Japan, children bring a boxed lunch known as obento. In this informational text, Teresa V. Mitchum provides information about what lunchtime looks like for children in Japan. As you read, take notes on how parents prepare obento for their children.

WHAT’S SO MUCH FUN ABOUT LUNCHTIME IN JAPAN?

Japanese kids eat a good-looking lunch. They carry lunches to school in bento boxes. Their boxed lunch is called obento (oh-BEN-toe).

Bento boxes are small containers made out of plastic, wood, or metal. Sometimes they have sections to separate the food.

The bento boxes are usually decorated with cartoon characters, animals, or flowers. They have matching chopsticks or silverware containers, bags, cups, and lunch mats.

PRETTY FOOD

Inside the bento box, the obento is just as colorful. Many Japanese people believe that all food should taste good and look pretty. There

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PART A: What is the central idea of the text?

A. Japanese children eat healthier lunches than American children.

B. Obento focuses on how food looks, rather than how it tastes or its nutrition.

C. Great thought and care is put into obento lunches for children in Japan.

D. Parents use bento boxes as a way to express their love to their children.

Great thought and care is put into obento lunches for children in Japan.

Explanation:

The text shows how the Japanese take children's food seriously, creating lunch boxes called obento, which besides being very beautiful (attracting children's attention) have a nutritious, delicious and as beautiful food as the lunch box itself. This encourages children to eat, become strong and have enough energy to study effectively. In other words, the text shows how the Japanese have a strong regard and care for children's food.

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