Note about Bento’s, if you have never done them or don’t know what products to start with:

Jim LOVES a food called a “mochi”... they’re rice-dough, around red bean paste that is sweet. His favourite flavour is “pineapple” but he has liked all of them so far. (except kiwi. apparently that was a no go.) ...they also come in a generic red bean paste flavour, with all sorts of wheat or grain doughs…

Also, a big hit for him has been the dried squid- it’s like jerky, not gross at all… little white-ish pale meat strips, like shredded jerky… very yummy, he says!

For me, a cookie called a “cocoa puff” is a big hit… they’re not overly sweet, and despite the name, they don’t taste chocolately. They’re like a tea biscuit, only not so sweet… and the cocoa powder inside is mild and more cocoa, less ‘chocolate’. :) YUM.