Photo: Debrocke/ClassicStock/Getty Images School is back in session, which means lunch-packing season is in full swing. Whether you’re packing grub for a preschool child, elementary-school kid, tween middle-schooler, or even yourself, having the right lunch box and lunch gear can streamline the process of getting a meal together, keep the leftover tofu stir-fry from leaking onto the cheddar-cheese cubes, and cut down on extra plastic and waste.
PlanetBox Rover Stainless Steel Lunch Box PlanetBox was the brand we heard about again and again, for kids of all ages. “PlanetBoxes are stainless steel, so better for the environment, and they come in three sizes so you can vary based on child size, age, or appetite, and have a lot of accessories to tailor to the family needs,” says childhood nutrition and feeding expert Jill Castle.
$39 at Amazon Buy $39 at Amazon Buy Yumbox Original Leakproof Bento Lunch Box Container Castle nominates Yumbox’s lunch containers as her favorite bento-style boxes. “Yumbox is leakproof, has an insertion that shows what foods go where, so there’s some subtle nutrition education, and it’s great for preschoolers and young elementary kids,” she says.
$37 at Amazon Buy $37 at Amazon Buy Lunchskins Reusable 2 Piece Food Storage Bag Set $11 at Amazon Buy $11 at Amazon Buy Bee's Knees Wax Wrap $13 for 4 at Amazon Buy $13 for 4 at Amazon Buy Etee Organic Reusable Food Wraps $18 at Amazon Buy $18 at Amazon Buy “The amount of juice boxes and string-cheese wrappers we throw away over the course of the year is really astonishing,” says Nora Painten, science and garden teacher at Red Hook Play Group.
$30 at Amazon Buy $30 at Amazon Buy Klean Kanteen Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Food Canister For packing a hot lunch, Antonucci, who is the mom of a third-, sixth-, and eighth-grader recommends Kleen Kanteen’s containers. “Kleen Kanteen makes some really good-quality, throw ‘em around the play yard — not saying they should, but they’re going to – really easy to screw on and off, nothing leaks, you can put hot stuff in there, it’ll stay moderately warm containers,” says Antonucci.
$12 at Amazon Buy $12 at Amazon Buy Waxed Canvas Lunch Bags Brown Paper Bag Styled Billis told us that for her 12-year-old son, the idea of carrying a lunch box is “mortifying” — “so a brown bag it is,” Billis says. “I’m hoping I can at least appeal to his ecofriendly nature so that he’ll carry a reusable brown bag.” She suggested this waxed canvas lunch bag, which has that classic brown-bag look without the waste.
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