droolicious : lunch

Bye-Bye, Plastic: Reusable Organic Sandwich Bags

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Assuming your kids' snacks and sandwiches lean toward the dry variety, this reusable 100% organic unbleached-cotton sandwich bag seems like a sound idea for reducing plastic waste. Not sure how well it'd hold up against a drippy PB&J, but that's a problem your washing machine can solve.

$5.99 from Bebeloosh's Etsy shop.

Robots? No Lunchbots

JeanneSager — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:03:00 GMT

Green had to meet geeky some day, and fortunately for our kids' sakes it's in the form of little green containers for their munchables.

Lunchbots set of stainless steel containers for kids lunches takes plastic and all its worries (hello BPA) out of the picture. Available in its original form as a solo sandwich transporter or the duo - which is split across the middle for kids who prefer their courses remain in two parts- Lunchbots can be chucked in the dishwasher and pulled out again tomorrow for the ultimate in reusable.

Creator Jacqueline Linder started the company when she couldn't find non-plastic containers to pack her kids lunches and snacks. "Instead of worrying about which types of plastic are safe, I decided it was best to avoid plastic altogether," she said. Her kids love them for the bright colored tops, and your kids will love them for the robot-style name and robot look (see, I told you it was geeky).

Food safe and Earth friendly, get them at Lunchbots.

More Green Goodies:

Keeping Kids AND the Earth Well in One Fell Swoop

Eco for the Next Generation

Go Green for Lunch and We're Not Talking Lettuce

Go Green for Lunch - And We're Not Talking Lettuce

JeanneSager — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Sandwich bags are a necessary evil of sending your kids off with lunch. So how do you fight the bag lady shame?

Chuck the plastic baggies in favor of Go Green Pouches, the machine-washable bags from a set of stay-at-home entrepreneurs who are intent on teaching their kids the three Rs (that would be reducing, reusing and recycling, natch) .

Aimee Mancuso and Emilia Teta make hundreds of bagged lunches every year, and they decided they needed to get away from adding hundreds of bags to landfills. Their pouches come in funky prints for girls, boys and their parents, lined in nylon to prevent leaking and sized for sandwiches, snacks or even baking up the perfect potato. Pack up the PB&J for your little punk in pink skulls or stow the sweets in soldier camo.

When your kid brings ‘em home, chuck them in the washer and you’ve got a sandwich bag for tomorrow . . .and the next day. Now that's reusing. Or is it reducing?

Image: Go Green Pouches

Bring Your Lunch In This EcoTote

Lisa Estall — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:13:00 GMT

For working moms or just women on the go, this EcoTote Lunch Kit can be of good use.

Inside the kit are a couple of food containers, a stainless water bottle, a cloth napkin, cutlery and a removable shoulder strap.The bag feels very sturdy and is easy to clean. The description says kids can use it and that's true if you take out the pointy knife and fork inside.

There are four designs to choose from. The one pictured here is the Green Dot design.

$39.95 and sold at Chic Blvd.

Star Kid: Where Does Isla’s Olive Stow Her Snacks?

SunnyChanel — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Where does Isla Fisher’s 16-month-old daughter stow her snacks? In her Kids Konserve Butterfly Waste-Free Lunch Kit. This set features a 100% recycled cotton lunch sack, 2 round food containers, a squiggle cotton napkin, a stainless steel beverage bottle, and a food kozy. It’s good for the environment, good for your kids and good for any and all mealtimes. You can pick up one of the Butterfly kits here for $42.

Via:Celebrity Baby Blog

New Lunch Bags By Jane Jenni Just In Time For Spring

Chris Ford — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Winter weather got you and your kids down? Designer Jane Jenni has a new item that might bring the springtime just a little early. The Birdhouse Lunch Bag is colorful and cute and chances are your daughter probably will be the only one in school with one.

The lunch bag comes in two designs (the other is a little more autumnal actually) and is PVC, lead and phthalate free.

Jane Jenni Custom Fit Lunch Bags, $20 from Unicahome.com

Rabbit Backpack for Lunch Munchers

Erin Behan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:59:00 GMT

A backpack that turns into a placemat: What will they think of next? This dual unit from Munchler lunch bags ($19.50) is nontoxic and designed by children's book illustrator Stephen Savage. The insulated backpack is lead-free, food-safe and can hold up to 10 pounds.

ABC Kids Expo 2008: Dabba Walla Lunch Bags And Backpacks

Chris Ford — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:58:00 GMT

In India, the "dabbawalla" (Wikipedia entry) is the guy who collects the hot lunches of office workers from their home, brings them to the office, and then returns the empty boxes back. In America, Dabba Walla is a company that makes really cool neoprene lunch bags and backpacks.

What I liked best about Dabba Walla are the designs. Big and colorful, they're a lot cooler than the typical mass produced cartoon character stuff you'll get at a normal department store. And they had a stop light design, which I totally loved.

Dabba Walla bags, $38 for the luch bag and $48 for the backpack. Available at the end of October 2008. Check them out at DabbaWallaBags.com.

Japanese Food Containers Are a Lunch Box Alternative

Chris Ford — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:06:00 GMT

After finding the Japanese wooden toys made by Decole last week I've been checking out their other products, and I've found another good one. These plastic food containers are far from necessary, but they are cute and might be good enough to use as a lunch box.

Made in two different colors and designs, each container is 5.5" wide x 4" tall and are dishwasher and microwave safe. There's no handle to carry them around, but for young pre-schooler it could make a fun nursery school lunch alternative. And unlike the Pot-au-feu, these are available in the U.S.

Decole Food Containers, $13 each from SugarPineBeauty.com

Thermos Foogo: Strong Like Superman

Heather Kuldell — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:15:00 GMT

Whether you’re afraid of plastics or just like the sleek looks, the Thermos Foogo line can replace the cling wrap, sandwich bags and other plastic containers that currently fill up your kids’ lunchboxes or hold emergency snacks.

The Foogo line offers a 7-ounce sippy cup (with or without handles), a 12-ounce straw bottle or a 10-ounce food jar made of vacuum-insulated stainless steel. The beverage containers keep drinks cool for 6 hours and the food jar is safe to use with cold or hot treats. The leak-proof tops are multi-piece valves (similar to Avent’s) and made of soft, BPA-free plastics. All of it is dishwaser-safe.

Foogo comes in two color combinations: blue and yellow or pink and purple. Even better, there’s not a cartoon character that your kid will stop liking by next year. That matters when you’re springing $15-$19 per container. But, assuming they don’t get lost, they’ll outlast most of your kids’ kitchenware. They are steel, after all.

You can save $5 by purchasing a sippy cup and food jar set for $28.99. The straw bottle will be available mid-May.