Comments on: PlanetBox: Best Kids Lunchbox Yet!

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:39:46 +0000

Great idea on the cut up apple with cinnamon! My kids are also picky when it comes to an apple that has turned brown in their lunchbox … The PlanetBox remains my favorite lunchbox so far!! Regarding Karen and Jennifers question about compatibility with the Crocodile Creek lunchbox, I don’t know. I’d like to buy one to see but my husband may croak if I buy another lunchbox Let me know if you get them and if the system works well!

By: Kristy

Kristy — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:52:04 +0000

Just re the apple. This is the challenge we’ve had with all of the stainless lunchboxes we’ve found.

The answer for us is ‘cinnamon apple’. A cut apple sprinkled with cinnamon serves a few purposes. One, it can fit anywhere, two the kids can’t tell if it’s ‘browned’ (which is still completely edible it’s just aesthetics) and three, tastes and smells great.

For the banana we cut it into long round with the skin on. That way only the ends fractionally brown but the rest stays fine. You can ’slit’ one side of the peel if you like to make it easier for small fingers to take it off.

Hope that helps

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:12:58 +0000

Just curious what Karen found – will the PB lunchbox itself fit into our Crocodile Creek bag that we already have? I’ll assume without the drink.
Thanks!

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:25:12 +0000

I am considering the planetbox for my rising kindergartener and haven’t read a negative comment yet other than the price. We were also considering the crocodile creek lunch box since we already have the water bottle. do you know if the crocodile creek water bottle would fir inside the planetbox carrier. Since the two planetbox and the croc creek bag have exactly the same l & w dimensions is it safe to say that it won’t fit?

btw–a friend just recommended a really cute website for lunchboxes and bags http://www.dabbawallabags.com

By: Kelli

Kelli — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:12:37 +0000

I’ve been looking at options for eco-friendly lunchboxes, and I love the Planetbox (my kids like it too just from looking on the website). The price is an issue since I have 3 children, but if it will last a few years, it is worth it. The biggest drawback I see is the fact that I cannot put a whole apple or plum in the Planetbox. I notice a peeled mandarin seems to fit, though. What is the largest whole fruit you are able to fit? My kids like bananas, but I’m thinking that won’t happen with the Planetbox. I’m just trying to figure out if it will be practical for me as I’m throwing their lunches together each morning (I might have to do it the night before). I’m also considering easylunchboxes, but I really like all one piece, as we’ve used containers similar to easylunchboxes in the past. There are so many things I like about the PlanetBox that I might just have to go for it.

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:54:27 +0000

Hi Tracy, Good questionl Are you sure that the Planetbox will fit in your son’s insulated lunch box? The Planetbox is shaped bigger (in length and width) and flatter than many of the standard lunchboxes that are out there. If it will fit, what kind of bottle do you have? If it has a loop top or a way to attach it to something you could use a carabiner to connect it to the handle of your son’s lunchbox. Another option is to have your son buy milk at school (if they recycle the containers) and keep the water bottle in the car for all those times that kids get thirsty in the car. We really have been happy with Planetbox, so if these options don’t work out you might turn his current insulated lunchbox into a carrier for matchbox cars or something you can keep in the car and always have toys available. So many options… it’s hard to decide! Hope my ramblings have helped and let me know what you figure out!
Meg

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:32:45 +0000

I just found your site while rresearching the Planetbox. I really think it would be the perfect lunch box for my soon to be Kindergartener. Problem is that we’ve already bought a soft insulated lunch box that he loves, as well as a large stainless steel water bottle. The Planetbox would fit in his lunch box, but there is no where to put his bottle. Any ideas?

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:38:39 +0000

What a dilemma! In my humble opinion, I think the Happy Tiffin is cuter, but Planetbox is more functional. For my rising Kindergartener I’m sticking with Planetbox… mainly because it is easy to open, and once it is open you can immediately see and access all the food. My rising 3rd grader is really bad about losing her lunchbox, so I will mostly use EasyLunchboxes for her. (She lost our Happy Tiffin over a year ago, and I’m still bummed!)

I think older kids (middle/high schoolers) will appreciate the Happy Tiffin or similar carriers because they are unusual and stylish.

Good luck and let me know what you decide!
Meg

By: Viva

Viva — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:36:14 +0000

I have been trying to decide what to do for lunches next year. My kids will be 2nd grade and Kindergarden.
I love the PlanetBox, and I love the Happy Tiffin. The Happy Tiffin with insulated bag is pretty spendy, but I could get a less expensive insulated bag and the Happy Tiffin Sumo Bento. I like that the PlanetBox looks like no parts would be lost, but it seems so big. The stacking tiffin is so neat (I would get a 3 tier and put juice/milk box with cold pack in middle layer), but would I just be spending money because Mommy likes it? Which would my kids be likely to like the best? I just can’t decide! Any advice on how to make my choice? Searching the web, I saw that you had reviewed both.
Thanks for your thoughts.

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:38:14 +0000

Sandy,
If you got one of the Planetboxes without the carrying case I think you could find a cheaper carry bag. I would recommend bringing it to a discount store like Ross or TJ Maxx and searching for a neoprene Built lunch tote or maybe even a laptop sleeve that fits the Planetbox. You may spend about $8-10 on an insulated tote so I don’t know if it will be worth the price difference. If insulation is not a big deal, you can find cute totes often at the dollar store–I think you would be able to find an inexpensive tote that would work. Good luck and let me know if you buy one and find a solution.
Meg