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Incredible cartoon-inspired lunches made by mum for her son each day

  • After finding some ideas for recipes on how to manipulate food into shapes and patterns online Heather began to create the bento-style lunches for her son for fun. She then posted them Facebook for friends and family to see and since then all of her creations have been documented on her blog <a href="http://lunchboxawesome.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Lunchbox Awesome;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Lunchbox Awesome</a>.<br><br>Heather is a huge fan of children's cartoons. Here she has crafted Garfield's sleepy expression using some egg yolk and whites and a piece of whole grain toast with seaweed for the cat’s stripes.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
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    After finding some ideas for recipes on how to manipulate food into shapes and patterns online Heather began to create the bento-style lunches for her son for fun. She then posted them Facebook for friends and family to see and since then all of her creations have been documented on her blog Lunchbox Awesome.

    Heather is a huge fan of children's cartoons. Here she has crafted Garfield's sleepy expression using some egg yolk and whites and a piece of whole grain toast with seaweed for the cat’s stripes.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • Fruit and vegetables were used to make The Very Hungry Caterpillar box. Heather also added Oreo cookies for a special treat.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski<br>
    2/11

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    Fruit and vegetables were used to make The Very Hungry Caterpillar box. Heather also added Oreo cookies for a special treat.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • Heather has created recognisable faces from famous Disney cartoons including Goofy, Captain Hook, Woody from Toy Story, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger for the bentos. <br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
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    Heather has created recognisable faces from famous Disney cartoons including Goofy, Captain Hook, Woody from Toy Story, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger for the bentos.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • The intricate lunches can take up to an hour to assemble but Heather thinks it’s all worth it as she writes on her blog, “The fun bento designs can help disguise foods too and promote interest for your child to try something new! Eggs may be shunned until they look like an Angry Bird or Jack's dog Zero!” <br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
    4/11

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    The intricate lunches can take up to an hour to assemble but Heather thinks it’s all worth it as she writes on her blog, “The fun bento designs can help disguise foods too and promote interest for your child to try something new! Eggs may be shunned until they look like an Angry Bird or Jack's dog Zero!”

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • The Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Elmo appeared in a lunchbox surrounded by blueberries, carrots and pretzels.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
    5/11

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    The Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Elmo appeared in a lunchbox surrounded by blueberries, carrots and pretzels.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • Cowabunga, Dude! Here is Michaelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles bento-style.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
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    Cowabunga, Dude! Here is Michaelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles bento-style.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • The bentos don’t always included characters and Heather also creates boxes inspired by seasonal holidays. For Halloween she made spooky bentos containing Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. <br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
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    The bentos don’t always included characters and Heather also creates boxes inspired by seasonal holidays. For Halloween she made spooky bentos containing Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • ‘Ho, ho, ho! Happy Holidays’ Heather wrote on her blog for her Christmas bento that featured Santa with a cauliflower beard.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
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    ‘Ho, ho, ho! Happy Holidays’ Heather wrote on her blog for her Christmas bento that featured Santa with a cauliflower beard.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • Heather kept the lunches together using a fairly shallow container and fillers like lettuce to help raise the sandwiches as seen here in the penguin box.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
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    Heather kept the lunches together using a fairly shallow container and fillers like lettuce to help raise the sandwiches as seen here in the penguin box.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • For her Muppet-themed bento Heather relied on blue food colouring, pasta for Miss Piggy’s hair and garden peas for her pearl necklace.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
    10/11

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    For her Muppet-themed bento Heather relied on blue food colouring, pasta for Miss Piggy’s hair and garden peas for her pearl necklace.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
  • The tools to create the lunches include kitchen shears, metal cookie cutters, various size straws, toothpicks and silicone baking cups. Heather also uses traditional bento tools like egg molds and sauce containers to separate the foods and dips.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
    11/11

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    The tools to create the lunches include kitchen shears, metal cookie cutters, various size straws, toothpicks and silicone baking cups. Heather also uses traditional bento tools like egg molds and sauce containers to separate the foods and dips.

    Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
After finding some ideas for recipes on how to manipulate food into shapes and patterns online Heather began to create the bento-style lunches for her son for fun. She then posted them Facebook for friends and family to see and since then all of her creations have been documented on her blog <a href="http://lunchboxawesome.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Lunchbox Awesome;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Lunchbox Awesome</a>.<br><br>Heather is a huge fan of children's cartoons. Here she has crafted Garfield's sleepy expression using some egg yolk and whites and a piece of whole grain toast with seaweed for the cat’s stripes.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
Fruit and vegetables were used to make The Very Hungry Caterpillar box. Heather also added Oreo cookies for a special treat.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski<br>
Heather has created recognisable faces from famous Disney cartoons including Goofy, Captain Hook, Woody from Toy Story, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger for the bentos. <br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
The intricate lunches can take up to an hour to assemble but Heather thinks it’s all worth it as she writes on her blog, “The fun bento designs can help disguise foods too and promote interest for your child to try something new! Eggs may be shunned until they look like an Angry Bird or Jack's dog Zero!” <br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
The Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Elmo appeared in a lunchbox surrounded by blueberries, carrots and pretzels.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
Cowabunga, Dude! Here is Michaelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles bento-style.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
The bentos don’t always included characters and Heather also creates boxes inspired by seasonal holidays. For Halloween she made spooky bentos containing Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. <br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
‘Ho, ho, ho! Happy Holidays’ Heather wrote on her blog for her Christmas bento that featured Santa with a cauliflower beard.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
Heather kept the lunches together using a fairly shallow container and fillers like lettuce to help raise the sandwiches as seen here in the penguin box.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
For her Muppet-themed bento Heather relied on blue food colouring, pasta for Miss Piggy’s hair and garden peas for her pearl necklace.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski
The tools to create the lunches include kitchen shears, metal cookie cutters, various size straws, toothpicks and silicone baking cups. Heather also uses traditional bento tools like egg molds and sauce containers to separate the foods and dips.<br><br>Photo: Heather Sitarzewski

For Heather Sitarzewski’s son lunchtime is extra special as the contents of his lunchbox is somewhat more exciting than a sandwich, piece of fruit and a sweet treat. Last year Heather decided to add some fun to her son’s lunches and getting into the creative spirit the graphic designer and illustrator from the US began making edible versions of popular cartoon characters using fruits, vegetables and other delicious lunch foods that she knew her son will love. Check out this gallery of the best mum-made lunches ever!