Comments on: How to pack a kickass preschool lunchbox

By: aya

aya — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:18:11 +0000

Beverage? How about water in a stainless jug?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:01:52 +0000

Okay, my 3-yr old is not eating what he is being offered at school (not that it’s the best of options anyway). So I am going to start packing a lunch. Found this looking for inspiration. Love the ideas, but am wondering…what do you do for the drink? I’d love to find a thermos or something that I know will keep milk cold until lunchtime, but am skeptical. Suggestions?

By: 5 easy dinners, most of them tasty!

5 easy dinners, most of them tasty! — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:20:59 +0000

[...] made a fruit salad of apples, peaches, strawberries (half of which went into their lunchboxes for the next day). I discovered that Milo avoided the apples and Holden avoided the peaches. [...]

By: decafmom

decafmom — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:09:07 +0000

Loooove the pumpkin idea… for myself! Sounds great!

I give my preschooler “lunch pancakes” — balanced (protein/carb/veg), easy, and fun for a kid who loves pancakes. They’re made with eggs and leftovers, basically. I just posted the recipe.

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By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:31:03 +0000

Lisa, that’s good news. Do you know if the Lunchbots are dishwasher-safe?

By: Lisa Nowlain

Lisa Nowlain — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:35:08 +0000

Mimi the Sardine, LunchBots, and Fabkins have teamed up to make a waste-free lunchkit as well, with an organic acrylic-coated cotton lunchbug (machine washable, made in the USA), 2 stainless steel containers, and 2 organic cotton napkins. They work great for those requirements and because they’re adorable, durable, and safe!

By: SunButter Lover

SunButter Lover — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:12:24 +0000

Your SunButter discovery may come in handy when kids get to elementary school, since many of them don't allow peanut butter because of the prevalence of allergies. As a designated blogger for SunButter, I have been trying some of the recipes on their site. Summer might be a fun time to try some with the kids. Feel free to post those attempts on the blog.

By: AverageParent Rebeca

AverageParent Rebeca — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:00:24 +0000

thanks again for sharing your lunch box experience. It’s so great to hear that I’m not the only one getting half eaten lunches back at the end of the day.

I also just discovered Sunbutter, a peanut butter alternative made from sunflower seeds. It’s perfect for kids with nut allergies, but also good for school lunches where nuts aren’t allowed. I made some sammies from whole wheat bread and homemade jam and my son devoured two, he loved it so much. Being a peanut butter fanatic, I enjoyed it quite a lot too.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:29:00 +0000

Yep, our preschool has the same waste-free policy. They take it one step further, no plastic containers. It takes some creativity to organize a well-balanced meal, but you get used to it. Organizing the little meal is part of the fun. We use a stainless steel oval container similar to the “LapTop Lunchbox” style ( ours are from GoLunchAround.com http://tinyurl.com/yal59a8) The school’s no plastic rule, made it a little challenging to find a way to pack along a yougart. Go figure? It’s the one thing my son eats without fail. We started buying larger containers of yougart and pouring his serving in a small container, rather than buying the individual yougart serving cups. I’m not sure why that was such a stretch for my brain, but for some reason it took a lot of thought

What do we put in our kiddo’s lunchbox besides yougart? Typically, it’s leftovers from the previous night’s main course. Luckily, he doesn’t seem to mind too much. And thankfully, school is willing to reheat the meal. On the days when there are no left overs to leverage, I slip back to the days of my own childhood and send him with a PB&J on wheat.

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:29:46 +0000

Leslie, The lunch container I use is called “Laptop Lunchbox” and its great. You can find it at Whole Foods and online. When you buy it, it comes with a terrific booklet with more lunch ideas.

Erin, “waste-free” means that there are no little wrappers and packages to throw away. Individual packages of yogurt, cheese sticks, or even the sandwich bags we all grew up with are ruled out.

By: Erin G

Erin G — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:32:24 +0000

what is a waste-free lunch requirement? that sounds intimidating. my son goes to preschool but only for three hours so I don’t have to pack him a lunch, we eat here at home (thank goodness).

do you really think school lunches will be better than all that good stuff you packed from home? I ate school lunches growing up (so much easier!!), but these days I hear conflicting reports about the quality of the food under constantly-strained school budgets.

I’m with you on the dropoff thing. why does it need to take so long?