Meet the super-cool dad who makes the best food the Internet has ever seen

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August 28, 2015 12:27 PM

Meet Father of two, Beau Coffron from San Francisco, USA with a full-time job and a knack for making some of the coolest themed bento lunches the internet has ever seen.

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Meet Father of two, Beau Coffron from San Francisco, USA with a full-time job and a knack for making some of the coolest themed bento lunches the internet has ever seen.

Beau Coffron, aka LunchboxDad, creates edible works out of everyday lunch meat, vegetables and fruits for his children’s lunches. He’s been running his site since 2012 and it’s grown into a favorite blog of parents looking for inventive kid-friendly recipes, parenting product reviews and of course, pictures of his amazing lunch art.

The Bay Area dad told BuzzFeed Life that he has no art background whatsoever — he was inspired to start making the lunches as a way to show his daughter he was thinking about her when she started kindergarten two years ago.

“I saw some online moms making fun lunches and thought, ‘Why can’t I do that?’” Coffron shared. “But I can barely draw a stick figure!”

The working dad didn’t let his lack of experience stop him. He now makes the intricate lunches for both of his kids every Sunday night.

“I want it to be a special thing for my kids and not have them expect it” Coffron explained to BuzzFeed Life. “If I made them every day I think it would get old. Plus, I just don’t have the time or energy to do it every day!”

Says Coffron: “All the lunches have been inspired by what my kids are watching and reading. When they get really interested in a topic, I design a lunch around it. It has helped me to really pay attention to what they’re into.”

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