Lunch box question

Discussion in 'The Toddler Years(1-3)' started by Fran27, Jun 24, 2012.

  1. Fran27

    Fran27 Well-Known Member

    What does everyone use for lunch boxes? And how to you keep it cool? I've never used any in my life so I'm clueless... I know I just want something that stays cool and that isn't full of toxic plastic (BPA free is fine).
     
  2. jjzollman

    jjzollman Well-Known Member

    My oldest DS used a Thermos brand lunch box with Ziploc BPA free containers holding his fruit, cheese, salami, etc. We also use a BPA-free sandwich container for the days he takes a sandwich. We toss in a few ice packs to keep things cold.
     
  3. Danibell

    Danibell Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    I got my kids ones from either LL Bean or Lands End, can't remember which. Whichever had a sale going at the time :lol: I also toss freezer packs in to keep things cold until lunch. And I use ziploc bags or small rubbermaid type containers for everything.
     
  4. MNTwinSquared

    MNTwinSquared Well-Known Member

    yep. We have a Pottery Barn Kids one and one from Target. You can get cool freeze packs at the grocery store like a football or a puppy and I put one in and put all the food in ziplock bags.
     
  5. Trishandthegirls

    Trishandthegirls Well-Known Member

    My kids have neoprene lunch bags from REI and we all love. I forget the brand (and they're at camp right now so I can't check!). I've never bothered to put in ice packs to keep things cool - we just pack foods that can warm up a bit like almond butter and jelly sandwiches or leftover macaroni and cheese.
     
  6. becasquared

    becasquared Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    Yup, I prefer to pack things that don't require refrigeration, and besides, refrigerating bananas turns them UGLY! And then they won't see my cute drawings!
     
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  7. happychck

    happychck Well-Known Member

    we use these http://www.easylunchboxes.com/, which are 3-section toppable containers and then a regtangular bag to pack them in. the bags and containers come in lots of colors, which is nice. the bags last a year or so, even w/my brutes;). we put a flat ice pack underneath the lunch and then if there's anything i don't want kept cool (sea weed, bananas, etc) i pack that on top, along w/their water bottles. it's all easily opened by kids, which also like.

    jl
     
  8. MarchI

    MarchI Well-Known Member

    My son uses the lunch box we found at costco. We usually put the freezy pack in because warm yogurt is gross. We pack everything in small baggies, original packaging (gogurts) or the smaller gladlock containers.

    Edit to add that for field trips, I will freeze his juice pouch and that acts as a second ice pack.
     
  9. Fran27

    Fran27 Well-Known Member

    I was looking at those, I'm confused though... what bag do you put them in? I can't find it on the site... just the big coolers. It's my main issue really. The boxes are easy to find, I'm just not sure what to put them in or where to put a cooler pack to keep it cool.
     
  10. 5280babies

    5280babies Well-Known Member

    We also use the easy lunch boxes that a previous poster mentioned. The cooler bags (they are on the front for $7.95) fit the 3 compartment lunch box and then we bought the ice packs that fit inside. The cooler bag is not a cute as some of course, but we decorated it and I like it because you can fit a water bottle or other items on top of the container. They are also easy to unzip and since there is an obvious top the kiddos don't topple them over when opening. For inside the compartment if we need even more separation we might use a baggy but most of the time we use silicon cupcake holders to add nuts or raisins or whatever to their lunch. These were way more economical then the bento boxes I really wanted and they can get the lids off all by themselves. Good luck!
     
  11. 5280babies

    5280babies Well-Known Member

  12. Fran27

    Fran27 Well-Known Member

    Oh the cooler bags are the big things? They just seem so huge...
     
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