Here is a list of some great items to add when your lunchbox needs another little something. Would love to hear others if you have them!
1. Cut up melon or grapes Easily add color and nutrition to your lunch box! Try to keep a container of cut melon in the fridge so you have something [...]
Archive for September, 2008
In searching for lunchbox products I came across a good laugh. In this case, it is a set of baggies made to look like you have a moldy lunch. Unbelievably, there are some people who work in an environment where their lunch gets stolen out of the office fridge. To me, this seems both [...]
Thermos Foogo
Great stainless steel bottles with different options to choose from. The Foogos range from sippy cup shapes to sports bottles, among others. Made of safe materials, based on the following info:
Foogo material List as specified at Thermos.com:
•Non-reactive vacuum-insulated stainless steel interior and exterior
•All plastics used for Thermos Foogo products are BPA free
•Drinking spout made [...]
Good Housekeeping tested 26 lunchboxes and presented their six favorite based on these criteria: lunchbox maintains temperature of 40 degrees or lower for two hours or longer, has good usability (easy to open and close, pack, carry, and clean) and has a kid-friendly style. I also looked into whether or not the lunchbox is made [...]
08 Sep, 2008
Packing Lunch: The Washington Post Lunchbox Article
Posted by: Meg In: Lunchbox Products
My mother-in-law mentioned an interesting article in the Washington Post about lunchboxes… I looked for it online and sure enough there is a worth reading article that was published on Aug 27th. (Thanks, Gran!) To view the article you have to register (for free) at the Washington Post. Registering was quick and simple and I [...]
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- Wall-E Bento Lunchbox Art
- Love Food Hate Waste? Pack a Lunch Box!
- Lunchbox Banana Saver
- Lunchbox Economics
- Egg Molds for Cute Bento Lunchboxes
- Packing a Green Lunchbox
- 5 Easy Dinner to Lunch Box Menus
- Is that a Froose in your Lunchbox?
- Laptop Lunches Lunchbox Giveaway
- Lunchbox Dinosaur Sandwiches
- Meg: Quick followup -- I now own six of the egg molds and have tried them all out, they are great! However, the Heart and the Star shapes did not turn out
- Meg: Kim, Thanks for visiting, and yes--aren't they awesome? You can definintely use them for onigiri (molded rice balls). Not so sure about the meatbal
- kim: Those are incredibly cute! Do you think you'd be able to use them for other things like mini-onigiri or meatballs? Or would the shape no longer stand
- Grassroots Movement Reducing Lunchbox Waste
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.
The program aims to create healthy lunches for kids while drastically reducing lunchroom waste. In select schools, they provide [...] - New "Healthy Lunchboxes for Kids" Lunch Ideas Book
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.
Based on an interview Grant did with the The Star-Ledger, the book seems to have a lot of great tips. Some [...] - Ten tips for controlling Halloween sugar overload
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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