Bento!

I just realised I should have started making bentos a long time ago since I can always cook extra rice for dinner and serve up the remnants as the next day's bento box. A strategy to avoid preparation is to bring only rice to school and grab Y100 otsukemono (side dishes) from the mobile canteen vendor who comes by right before lunch. I'm sold! I think it is a better way than buying a Y450/Y500 bento box which is too much food for lunch, not to mention uncontrollable!

You can also order healthier choices like udon but they are expensive - easily Y600.