Eco friendly lunch kits

by Heather Craven, Posted Apr 28th 2006 @ 3:32PM

My children both attend schools that do not offer hot lunch programs. Some weeks I am completely organized and able to prepare baked goods and other wholesome edibles. Other weeks I spend a couple hours trolling around the grocery store on Sunday afternoons buying prepackaged snacks disguised to look healthy. Whatever the case plastic containers are involved. If I send mine they rarely return home to their nesting places on the pantry shelves. When asked where they went, the kids might reply, "Well, they were flopping around my lunch bag. They spilled and got everything all gooey so I threw them in the trash." If I send prepackaged stuff then it all ends up in the garbage anyway. In either instance there is waste guilt involved.

So imagine my delight when I encountered the Laptop Lunches site. These are lead free, reusable lunch boxes that come with containers that fit exactly to the interior of the box. There is no slippage or leakage, they come in cool colors, a healthy lunch ideas book is included and they also have an insulated carrying case with a strap. They are a little more expensive than the usual Wal Mart lunch boxes but well worth the price. The site also offers an adult version, complete with two metal thermoses and a stylish hemp carrying bag. And if you happen to misplace some of the containers, no worries, everything is available to order individually. This seems like a great answer to the lunchtime dilemma of ideas, leakage and waste. What do you think? Would you spend the money? If not, how do you handle these issues?

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