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    Home » Bento Lunches » Lunches

    Cats vs Dogs

    May 15, 2013 · 12 Comments

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    Small Child has always been a big lover of cats, and recently he's also become a big fan of dogs too, probably because of the arrival into his life of Grandma's dog 'Alfie'.  I've made him cat themed lunches in the past, and decided it was time for a dog themed lunch too.  This led to a request for another cat themed lunch the day after, so he got one of each.  This leads to the age old question - do you prefer dogs or cats? My husband is firmly in the dog camp, I much prefer cats, and Small Child is a fan of both.  Sadly we can't have either as a pet, as I'm allergic to cats, and our house and garden are too small for a dog, so poor Small Child has to make do with cuddly toy versions and themed lunches!

    In his dog themed lunch Small Child had a cheese sandwich, with a dog cut from the top piece of bread using a cookie cutter, then replaced on top so that it stood out in 'relief'.  He also had some carrot letters spelling out the word 'WOOF', frozen yoghurt bones and a silicone cup filled with homemade granola (recipe to follow in a future post) topped with a little dog food pick.

    Eats Amazing - Dog themed lunch

    In his cat themed lunch Small Child had some cat faces cut from a toasted wholemeal pitta bread and embossed using our cuteZcute cutter, a small pot of roulé garlic cheese to spread on them, an egg mouse (a tutorial for making egg animals can be found here), cucumber slices with little fish cut from the middle of each and some raw carrot, made to look vaguely like a ball of wool with the help of a julienne peeler.

    Eats Amazing - Cat themed lunch

    Small Child enjoyed his cat and dog lunches, apparently they were both his favourite (ever the diplomat!).  Which is your favourite?

    Grace

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    1. Rebecca says

      May 15, 2013 at 2:48 pm

      Both lunches are cute...but we are firm on the cat side! My little one is highly allergic to dogs, so the edible bento variety is all we'll ever have!

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      • Grace says

        May 17, 2013 at 2:21 pm

        Thanks, allergies to cute furry animals suck don't they!

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    2. Kerry says

      May 15, 2013 at 3:52 pm

      We are definitely cat people. But I love the look of both of these lunches - especially the egg mouse and yoghurt bones!!!

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      • Grace says

        May 17, 2013 at 2:22 pm

        Welcome to the cat club Kerry! Thanks very much, I was pleased with both these lunches!

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    3. Joyce says

      May 17, 2013 at 2:19 pm

      These are adorable! I try lunches like this for my grandkids and have the exact same animal picks that you do.
      With 6 cats we are firmly "cat people" but when an abused dog needed rescue, we took her too...no regrets, we love her to pieces, but one of those is enough!

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      • Grace says

        May 17, 2013 at 2:23 pm

        Awww, so glad your dog found love and a better home! 🙂

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    4. Anastasia Anezinis (@anezinis) says

      May 17, 2013 at 4:37 pm

      these are amazing!my kid will love it!

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      • Grace says

        May 18, 2013 at 5:46 pm

        Thanks for your lovely comment Anastasia!

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    5. Jenn says

      May 18, 2013 at 12:29 am

      I love the yogurt bones and the mousey egg so much!! Cute cute cute!

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      • Grace says

        May 18, 2013 at 5:47 pm

        Thanks Jenn! I'm always pleased when the frozen yoghurt turns out so well!

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    6. Diana Rambles says

      May 23, 2013 at 9:42 pm

      I love those bones! Too cute!

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    7. Capture by Lucy says

      June 13, 2013 at 1:00 pm

      Great to find you, thank you for linking up with #BentoBabies! Lovely ideas xx

      Reply

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