«I am super picky
about lunch containers and these are by far my favorite.
But I like a number of things
about this lunch container.
Not exact matches
Lunch boxes, food
containers, baggies and thermoses... shelves and fridge stocked with after - school snacks and drinks... breakfast items for the brain and the body... tasty suppers that you can make on a busy weeknight... lazy Sunday's around the family table where you can talk
about your crazy week... Have you started planning those back - to - school menus yet?
We love this green soup with adzuki bean topping for
lunch or dinner and it keeps well in the fridge for
about 5 days in a sealed
container.
In our episode (# 2), Laura and I talk all
about finding the right
containers to pack healthy
lunches for school or work.
So the parents pack him
about 10 different snacky foods for
lunch every day, in a dozen tiny little
containers.
The other thing I like
about using
containers versus a bento box now, is I have a drawer full of small various
containers and cloth snack bags to rotate through while packing
lunch items.
... or instead of buying all of these new items, use items you already have around the house — old purses (for girls), tupperware, visit second - hand stores for cloth napkins... it's hard to get excited
about «be a green parent» articles, blog entries, and websites that just tell us to go buy something b / c it is green... even the Waste Free
Lunch website tries to sell us on how much less it costs to pack a lunch, saying that cloth napkins, lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my atten
Lunch website tries to sell us on how much less it costs to pack a
lunch, saying that cloth napkins, lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my atten
lunch, saying that cloth napkins,
lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my atten
lunch bag, reusable
containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my attention.
I can only imagine how much more challenging it can be as they get older and are eating school
lunches, with no teacher reporting back
about how much was consumed or making sure to send home the
containers from home
lunches so Mom and Dad can see what actually went into the kids» stomachs.
One last tip: I find one of the easiest ways to communicate to other kids and caregivers
about your child's allergies is by labeling food
containers and
lunch bags.
Sandwich Bags — My older kids get a packed
lunch every day and I wanted to avoid packing them in plastic
containers because of concerns
about the safety of chemicals that may leak into food.
I don't know
about you, but I'm drawn to eco-friendly
lunch containers like a kid to a cupcake.
One thing I hate
about packing
lunches for school and work are the plastic
containers and bags.
I appreciate your enthusiasm for my products I hear you
about the dipper, but then it would hold even less if it were smaller... If you're packing
lunch and carrying all inside my cooler bag or other brand, as long as it's not being shoved into a backpack or something, you can put mini-dipper outside of the
container / inside the cooler.
Check out the fun post that Melonie wrote
about ELB
containers fitting in the Skip Hop Zoo Lunchie Insulated
Lunch Bag.
Waste - Free
Lunch Containers: Let's talk about the containers for a minute because the container alone can make for a fun l
Lunch Containers: Let's talk
about the
containers for a minute because the
container alone can make for a fun
lunchlunch.
I've been bringing my
lunch to work since Jan 1 this year to save money and reduce my use of styrofoam
containers from the cafeteria, but I've been concerned
about how many plastic sandwich bags I'm using each week.
Trystan wakes somewhere between 7 and 9 generally, gerber cereal with fruit (whole
container) and a 6oz bottle, play time, nap around 11/12 for an hr / hr n a half, 1 pm
lunch a veggie w / mixed grains and a 6oz bottle, then play time, snack of a gerber mixed fruit or fruit «smoothie», and a 4oz bottle, play until grandma and grandpa get home then nap around 6 for
about an hour, dinner gerber meat and veggie, play until 8/830, get ready for bed 8oz cereal bottle, then read a book and snuggle watching our nightly shows until Trystan falls asleep around 930/10 sometimes earlier depending how the day went.
And even if this isn't a practice at your child's camp, it's worth it to have one big
lunch box so your kids don't have to worry
about losing lots of small
containers and lids in the chaos of
lunch time.
«Hello — I'm anxious
about getting plastic out of my life but I am completely stumped
about what sorts of
containers to use for packing
lunches.
Not much is said
about how to fit all of that food into a
lunch bag — AND still use reusable
containers!
I have no qualms
about recommending... to moms looking for a good
container to pack home
lunch in, for younger kids, older kids, or for husbands.»
The notes are
about the size of a square business card and fit nicely in most
lunch containers.
As our kids prepared to return to school — or attend for the very first time — I'm sure we were all diligent
about school supplies,
lunch containers, indoor shoes, and maybe even some new clothing.
Double tap for turkey meatballs over zoodles This delicious combination is perfect for dinner or
lunch Full instructions on how to make meatballs below plus I included @ 21dayfix
container info for any on that program Makes 4 servings, 3 medium meatballs per serving (
about 1 red, 1/2 yellow, 1/4 green per serving) Ingredients: 1 lb of ground turkey 1 teaspoon of Himalayan Salt (or sea salt) 1 teaspoon of paprika everything spicy @flavorgod seasoning (to taste) 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/2 — 1 cup diced white onion 1 can diced tomatoes 1 cup whole grain quick cooking oats 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon of dried parsley
How
about plastic straws, bags, appliances,
lunch containers, anything and everything plastic, which will still be lingering in our landfills and / or our oceans long after we're dead.