Step-by-Step Guide to Make Super Quick Homemade Double Ham Ribbons For Charaben (Decorative Bentos)

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The ingredients needed to make Double Ham Ribbons For Charaben (Decorative Bentos):

1. Make ready 2 slice Ham
2. Prepare 1 dash Parsley (optional)
3. Take 1 Toothpick or pick
4. Take 1 cup or a spice bottle lid etc. to use as a cutter

Steps to make Double Ham Ribbons For Charaben (Decorative Bentos):

1. Have the ham at room temperature.
2. Cut the ham out. Press into the ham while twisting your cutter back and forth. (I used a 6 cm diameter cup here.) The lid of my chicken stock granule jar was 5.5 cm in diameter.
3. If you can't cut the ham out neatly in Step 2, go around your cutter with a toothpick.
4. Cut out the piece of ribbon that will go around the middle as shown in the photo.
5. Pinch the circle of ham from Step 2 in the middle as shown in the photo. (I secured it with a toothpick so that it's easy to see. Don't worry if the ham tears a bit.)
6. Wrap the piece from Step 4 around the middle of the bow, where the toothpick is. Secure with a decorative bento or cocktail pick of your choice, and it's done.
7. I sprinkled it with dried parsley here to make it more colorful!
8. Please also see- "Just 1 Slice Ham Ribbon (Decorative Bento)"!
9. I flipped over the ribbon from Step 5 to make an onigiri (rice ball). (I secured the ribbon on the rice ball with a long piece of thin pasta.)
10. Here's a question from COOKPAD user, Butasan Team, "If you are going to cook the ham, should you make the ribbon before or after cooking it?" So I tested it out!
11. If you cook the ham before making it into a ribbon: It looks a bit stiff, but I could form it into a ribbon! The entire slice of ham cooked evenly.
12. If you form the ribbon before cooking it: only a portion of the ham's surface will cook . If you use this method be sure to secure the ribbon with a toothpick!
13. I put the two versions side by side so you can see the difference. Left (1 ribbon) - cooked first; right (2 ribbons) - cooked after forming.
14. In Step 12, if you cook the ham before forming the ribbon, cool it down a bit before handling it. Just for reference.

Foods That Make Your Mood Better

Mostly, people have been trained to believe that “comfort” foods are bad for the body and must be avoided. Sometimes, if your comfort food is a sugary food or some other junk food, this is true. Soemtimes, comfort foods can be very healthy and good for us to consume. Some foods really do raise your mood when you eat them. If you feel a little bit down and you need a happiness pick me up, try a couple of these.

Eggs, would you believe, are fantastic for helping you combat depression. You need to see to it, however, that what you make includes the egg yolk. The yolk is the most crucial part of the egg in terms of helping raise your mood. Eggs, the yolks especially, are rich in B vitamins. B vitamins can be great for lifting up your mood. This is because the B vitamins help your neural transmitters–the parts of your brain that affect your mood–function better. Eat an egg and feel a lot better!

Put together a trail mix from seeds and/or nuts. Your mood can be elevated by eating peanuts, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etcetera. This is possible because these foods are high in magnesium which increases your production of serotonin. Serotonin is a feel-good chemical substance that directs the brain how to feel at any given time. The more of it you have, the happier you are going to feel. Not just that but nuts, specifically, are a fantastic source of protein.

Cold water fish are excellent if you wish to be in a better mood. Cold water fish including tuna, trout and wild salmon are rich in DHA and omega-3s. Omega-3 fatty acids and DHA are two things that actually help the grey matter in your brain run a lot better. It’s true: consuming a tuna fish sandwich can greatly elevate your mood.

Grains can be wonderful for overcoming a terrible mood. Millet, quinoa, barley, etc are great at helping you have a happier mood. These grains can help you feel full for longer too, helping you feel better. It’s not hard to feel low when you feel hungry! These grains can elevate your mood since it’s easy for your body to digest them. They are easier to digest than other foods which helps bring up your blood sugar levels and that, in turn, elevates your mood.

Your mood could truly be helped by green tea. You were simply expecting to read that, weren’t you? Green tea is rich in an amino acid known as L-theanine. Studies have discovered that this amino acid basically induces brain waves. This helps improve your mental energy while simultaneously relaxing the rest of your body. You were already aware that green tea could help you become better. Now you know that it helps you to raise your moods as well!

Now you realize that junk food isn’t necessarily what you have to eat when you wish to help your moods get better. Go with these tips instead!