Kawaii Beauty Guide P3

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For ANYONE who thrives (lol *snicker*) in the SILICON VALLEY (more specifically San Jose or San Francisco areas) this is for you! GO TO JAPAN TOWN IT IS AWESOME! I was there and it is like mini Tokyo minus the skyscrapers. If you do go there be sure to share with me on Instagram #japantownsanfrancisco or DM at @rejiinatotoro. e.g. right here (the last 2 are my fav😍 ):

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*announcer climbs on to stage*

"testing 1, 2, 3. OK ya it's on"

*clears throat*

"TODAY we are talking being HEALTHY"

*announcer jumps off stage*

"OW! My back! I guess I'm a bit to old for this"

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Ok then...

Moving On!

This is gonna go through things like in the cycle of a day! Morning to Evening! Like a clock. You know that thing on the wall... of your classroom... that usually never works... you know??? I SURE all of you had a broken clock in your class at least ONCE! Especially if you're in the TDSB. lol!

Starting us off...

Morning : Smoothie

Banana Panda

Ingriedients:

- 1 Banana

- 1/2 Plain/Vanilla Yogurt

-- you will also need a food processer or a smothie maker

Directions:

1. Put the banana in your mixer. Mix. for 1 min or until slush like.

2. Add the yogurt. Mix again for 1 min or until it looks like a smothie (lol)

3. # enjoy (get it? cause 3 = #, 3shift +#. Yes? No? Ok.) if you DID get that kudos to you!

Lunch : Bento Box

Bento Formula

Here we go:

Rice (usually with sesame seeds, nori or furikake) + Choose 1 of these: Okazu Mains:

Karaage (marinated deep fried chicken pieces. Freeze well)
Mini-hamburg (mini meat patties which are soft and delicious even when cooled. Freeze well)
Salted Salmon (pan-fried the same morning, or kept from the night before in the fridge)
Deep-fried Crumbed Calamari Rings (Freeze well)
Leftovers from dinner (keep in the fridge overnight)
eg: Nikujaga, Sweet and sour pork, Yakitori sticks.

+ 1 or more of these: Okazu Sides, Vegetable:

Cherry Tomatoes
Lettuce, watercress or other salad leaves
Sliced cucumber sprinkled with a little salt
Otsukemono (Japanese vegetable pickles or mildly pickled vegetables)
Edamame (we always have some in the freezer, and not just for bento!)
Steamed Broccoli (from last night's dinner)
Japanese Potato Salad or Pumpkin Salad (if you happen to have leftovers)
Kinpira Gobo, Carrot or other fridge-storable vegetable sides

+/- 1 of these, if you feel like it: Okazu Sides, Protein:

Tamagoyaki (basic Japanese rolled egg)
Wieners (miniature frankfurt sausage, microwaved)
Kamaboko (Japanese rice cake, from the fridge)
anything else in "Okazu Mains" section, in an even smaller portion.

= A delicious and super-easy Japanese bento, in less than five minutes!

Rice

Make sure you use short to medium grain or Sushi rice, that is still soft at room temperature.

The items listed in the Basic Japanese Bento Formula are not exclusive. Of course, there are numberless things you can put in your bento box, however if you want to do Japanese-style bento, I have a few simple rules for Obento Okazu:

Small portions. When hot food is eaten at room-temperature, it tastes good for only a few mouthfuls. Another benefit is that one large batch of mini-hamburg or karaage will make a dozen bento-portions for the freezer. (And that's after we've eaten 1/3 of it for dinner!)
At least 2-4 types of okazu. Since we're doing small portions, we need a few different items to fill out the bento box (and your stomach) and make it interesting. You can do more, but I'm lazy and 2-3 is my standard. Generally at least one type of protein okazu (main) and at least one type of vegetable okazu (side).
Okazu must be bento-able. It must taste good even when it has cooled down, it must be safe for a few hours at room temperature(eg fish must be salted), and it can't be soupy (we don't want leaks!) link here