Buy a waste-free lunch box There are several to choose from, including Laptop Lunches, To-Go Ware, Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar, and Aladdin, among others. For a list of a few online places to buy a waste-free lunchbox, see our Lunch Box Resources page- Buy local or regional produce Make a habit of buying from local farmers markets. In the winter when fresh local produce may be scarce, make soups using dried beans, lentils and winter squash.
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Lunchboxes - Think Inside the Box
This site is dedicated to the lunchbox and everything we put in them. As a Mom with 2 young kids, I aim to explore the topic in full because 1) I will be packing lunches for the next decade 2) I have enjoyed reading recipe and product ideas on the internet over the last couple of years and would like to take part in this collaboration and 3) I would like to further explore overall interest in lunchboxes since I dream of one day creating a company with new and better lunchbox products.
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If you would like to save time/energy and your sanity in packing your kids lunch every day, I suggest making a couple of dinner meals a week 
that easily transform into main lunchbox foods. Here are my 5 favorite–we rotate through and cook these a couple of times during week and pack leftovers right into the lunchbox.
- 1. Frozen Raviolis We buy large bulk bags of frozen cheese raviolis. Cook some extra at dinner time and put a few with fresh parmesan and olive oil in each lunchbox. Side with any fresh vegetables and a turkey roll up or hard boiled egg.
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11 Nov, 2008
Is that a Froose in your Lunchbox?
Posted by: Meg In: Lunchbox Ideas| Lunchbox Products
During my research for healthy lunch box ideas, I came across a drink product I had not yet encountered: Froose® . Invented by a Mom concerned about her kids health, Froose® is made to be a healthier juice by incorporating whole-grains. After reading about the product on their site, Froose® appears to be a great idea and good substitute for standard juice boxes. Froose® is a combination of whole grains and 100% fruit juice, therefore delivering fiber and whole grain nutrients beneficial to growing kids.
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11/22/08 NOTE FROM MEG:
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. Thank You to all the entrees. Congratulations to Shilo Beedy for winning the Laptop Lunches Lunch Box Set!! Thanks, also, to The Soft Landing for your great information and safe products!
(the winner was chosen based on their comment number, random number generated from random.org)
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One of my favorite lunchboxes is being given away by one of my favorite lunch gear websites: The Soft Landing. In celebration of their newly redesigned website, The Soft Landing is offering several lunchbox items in their giveaway–join one or join them all to increase your chances of winning some great lunch gear.
Lunchbox Dinosaur Sandwich Cutter
If you get intimidated by others’ impressive lunch boxes, please don’t! Just pick up a couple of good gadgets like this one and enjoy making your kids lunch! This dinosaur cutter turns an ordinary lunchbox sandwich into 2 dinosaurs for your child to munch during lunch. Your kids lunch box will stand up to the rest! Inexpensive and simple, dishwasher safe, too… I highly suggest this product to add to your lunch packing gear.
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- allthingspurple: I love these cutters too. I got the 4 in one type, with an aeroplane, bird, crocodile and penguin shapes for each sandwich. Party food is such a breez
- Meg: Thanks for asking, Julie! An egg mold is a small mold you can get in various shapes that you can put a freshly boiled hard boiled egg into to make a
- Meg: Thanks for the idea, Julie! Sneaking in veggies is great particularly for picky eaters. I hope you will be a regular reader of my site, would love to
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The Laptop Lunches lunchbox has inspired a grassroots movement in Redding, California known as the Healthy Lunch and Lifestyle Project (HELP). The new nonprofit environmental program was founded and is run by Executive Director Bridgette Brick-Wells.
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A new book has come out by London author Amanda Grant that looks great: “Healthy Lunchboxes for Kids” (Ryland Peters & Small, 2008, $19.95). On Amazon.com, you can get the hardcover book for $15.
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10 tips to stop kids’ Halloween sugar overload
(summary from The Associated Press). The AP tips are printed in Bold below, while my take on the tip & what I plan on doing is printed in regular text…
These ideas help kids on Halloween feel neither deprived, nor sick to their stomachs:
-Talk with your kids, before Halloween, on [...]
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