What exactly do I mean about SAFER school lunches? This time, I’m not talking about WHAT we are packing for lunch, but rather the types of lunch container that we are choosing for our children.
Back when my children were starting Kindergarten, I searched high and low for the best lunch container option that was:
- Easy to open.
- Easy to close.
- Was spill-proof.
Back then (and it wasn’t that many years ago either), I settled on leak-proof plastic containers for all of the above reasons. The only other option that I considered (for a BRIEF moment) was glass, but decided that glass was not a safe or practical option as it can break AND it is quite heavy. Their little backpacks were heavy enough as it was without adding glass lunch containers to their lunch bags!
Here is what I don’t like about plastic lunch containers:
- They are hard to clean.
- They often retain smells.
- They can leach into the food.
- They crack.
MY after school routine includes SURVIVAL, stuffing food into the kids’ hungry bellies preventing meltdowns, emptying backpacks, emptying lunch bags and washing the lunch dishes. I cannot stand washing dishes, but I know that washing plastic by hand is much better, from a health and safety perspective, than putting them in the dishwasher. Therefore, I choose to hand wash the lunch dishes. I cannot stand that greasy feel, despite using a fair amount of dish soap (and yes, I have tried many different brands), that is often left on the plastic after I have scrubbed it “clean”.
Last Fall, at the Babytime Show, I was introduced to a new kind of lunch container that is made out of stainless steel. I was immediately intrigued. After having a lengthy chat with Nita, the founder, I loved her mission of helping families learn of a new lunch container option that is convenient, safe and is LONG-LASTING!
Dalcini Stainless lunch containers are:
- 100% plastic and BPA free
- made of medical grade stainless steel
- light weight
- durable
- easy to open
- dishwash safe
- odourless
- stain free
These containers have become so popular in our house, that there have actually been “fights” over who gets to take them. If they are clean and available, my husband (who leaves the house first in the morning), has been grabbing the square container. He doesn’t often comment on products like that, but he has shared on a number of occasions how much he likes them. They are the perfect size for a sandwich!
I love that the circle-shaped containers nest together once they are clean, which means my messy and FULL plastics bin will eventually look clean, tidy and organized.
My kids both find the containers easy to open, they have commented that their food stays colder AND even when my son drops the containers (he’s a 7 year old boy, enough said, right?), they don’t dent, which was something that initially was concerned about. A large variety of peanut free school snacks fit beautifully in these lunch containers!
i would use these for my kids lunches
So much better than plastic!
These look amazing!
These look amazing!
definitely for my girl!!! and me!
definitely for my girl!!! and me!
These would be used by my son – he’s an adult but takes lunch with him every day. I know he’d appreciate being able to use these. 🙂
My middle son would love to use these for his school lunch
I would give them to my husband so he could use them in his lunch
I would use them myself
I think they are awesome and I would use them for myself.
Thanks so much for the chance to win them.
I love these containers!! I would use them for myself and for hubby’s lunch!!
I love these containers!! I would use them for myself and for hubby’s lunch!!
I love them. I would use them
I would use them for my sons snacks at school and for my lunch as well! We got rid of all plastic in our kitchen and these would be a perfect fit for our family!!
My hubby would use them for his lunch.
I would use them for school and work lunches
for my daughter’s school lunch and snacks
I would use them for lunches or storing things in the pantry!
I would use them for my granddaughter lunches
I would use them for my granddaughter lunches
I would use these to keep leftovers in the fridge.
they’re going to be a gift for a friend who loves these tiffin box-like containers.
I would use these for my daughter’s lunch 🙂
my whole family would use these happily!
These would be perfect for my son’s lunch kit! I’d pack snacks in them.
Cheers.
I would use these to get rid of the plastic we now use.
I would use it for my daughter’s lunch.
I would use these for myself. I’m just finishing mat leave and will need to start packing myself lunches again.
I would use them for my son and daughter. Each morning I make them a hot lunch and require something that will keep the food warm. Their lunches are usually pizza pockets, pizza mini’s or even soups.
I’d probably use them for me. I’m the one who usually has the messiest lunches, most likely to stain a plastic container and most difficult to wash up after.
I would use these for hubby’s lunch
I would use it for packing snacks and lunches for our outings.
This would be great for my SIL whop works all sorts of weird shifts.
This would be great for my SIL whop works all sorts of weird shifts.
I would use them for my daughter.she would love using them for her lunches.
I would use them for my daughter.she would love using them for her lunches.
My oldest is starting JK in the fall. She would be using them. Thanks for the chance !
I would use them for my daughters lunch 🙂
I would use them for my daughters lunch 🙂
I would keep them for putting snacks and leftovers in
I have to take my lunches to work everyday and I’m constantly complaining about my stinky plastic containers (ask my coworkers!) – I’d definitely use these a lot and hope that no one from work steals them haha 🙂
These containers would be great for snack items.
I would definitely use these containers for my three girls lunches!
I would use them for my own lunch!
I would use them for lunch.
I would use them for lunch.
I would use these for my 7 year old son. He had a plastic bento box, but it dropped at school and the lid cracked in half. Thanks for the chance.
I would use these for my daughter’s lunch.
Our whole family would use these containers for lunches, picnics and on the go
I would give these to my best friend Jo to take her lunch to work in.
to keep vegetable/fruits fresh and also to put my rice in to bring to work!
To store little snacks like nuts and grapes.
I would use them for lunch snacks
sending in my son’s lunch
I would use it for lunch
I would use them for my lunch and snacks for work.
I would use theses containers for my lunches. Love the versatility and sleek design. My co-workers would be jealous : )
These would be great for our lunchboxes! Thanks for the chance.
Id use these myself!
Id use these myself!
These will be perfect for my lunches and my husband’s.
These will be perfect for my lunches and my husband’s.
I would use them for whole spices.
I would use them for whole spices.
I would use them for my childrens lunches and snacks as well as mine.
for my lunches
for my lovely family
for my lovely family
IT WOULD BE FOR MY LUNCHES …THOUGH I SEE MY NIECE SNEAKING AND TAKING THEM HAHA
I would use them for myself and my son
These would definitely be all mine.
i’d use them myself
I would use these for my kids lunches.
I would use these for my university kids 🙂 healthy lunch and snacks
My son is starting school in September I would use them for him!
My son is starting school in September I would use them for him!
I would use these for my teen’s lunches.
We have to pack a special snack for my son at daycare . I would.pick use them there
I would use these for my kids’ school lunches, camping, hiking, you name it!
I would use these for my kids’ school lunches, camping, hiking, you name it!
I often take my lunch to work, so I would use them myself.
I would use them for myself
Daughters lunches
Daughters lunches
I would use these for my children’s lunch
I would use them for myself
I would use them for both my kids
Pack my lunch, of course!
I would use them for packing my little ones and my hubby’s lunch aswell as for leftover dinner
I would use these containers for myself and my kids’ school lunches. My hubby would love them as he loves anything stainless steel.
juliknob
I would use these for my teens and my husband! Thanks for the giveaway!
They’d be perfect for my son’s lunch!
I would use them for my kids lunches.
I’d use these to bring my lunch to work.
I’d use them for my kids. I try to avoid plastic at all costs and that meant that the only kids lunches option I had left was a thermos jars. Which is great, actually, but not always convenient and limits the variety of food choices.
veggies, fruit and dip
I’d use them for work
I would use them for snack containers for Sophie for her school snacks.
I’d use these to bring my lunch to work.
I’d use these to bring my lunch to work.
We could use them in our lunches..either mine or the kids!
We could use them in our lunches..either mine or the kids!
I would use these for my lunchs
I would use these for my lunchs
I think I would start taking lunches to work if I had these cool-looking containers.
I would use them for my lunches like soup or dip or a side dish
these would be sooo good to have
these would be sooo good to have
I would use them for my Lunches or for when my grand kids are over for their snacks , thanks for the chance 🙂
These look pretty good, odor free and dishwasher safe! I’d use these for myself. 😉
These look pretty good, odor free and dishwasher safe! I’d use these for myself. 😉
They would be great to fill with nutritious snacks for the kids school lunch or breaks
I would use these for my kids or for my lunches
I’d use them for myself mostly, I know I’d use them and take good care of them by washing.wiping them out right away (sabina edwaRDS)
I’d use them for my grand kids snacks.
I’d use them for my grand kids snacks.
I think I would use them for crafts supplies or little trinkets !! so adorable
I’d use them to take my lunch to work
I would use these stainless steel lunch boxes for my kid’s lunches for school. I love them as a great alternative to plastic boxes.
I would use these stainless steel lunch boxes for my kid’s lunches for school. I love them as a great alternative to plastic boxes.
I would absolutely love to use these for my lunches.
Definitely would use them for lunches – no doubt about it. But they would also be great for traveling since I do a bit of that!
My husband and I will use it for work lunches. You know, testing them out before the kid goes to school and will need to pack lunch for her then.
Our whole family would use these containers, but mostly my oldest child and me.
We would use these containers for lunches! My son’s school has a litterless lunch program.
We would use these containers for lunches! My son’s school has a litterless lunch program.
I would use these awesome containers for my whole family.
I would use them daily for lunch.
Afternoon cheese snack.
I would use them my myself for lunches and snacks.
Florence C
We go on a lot of picnics, I’d use these for that!
We go on a lot of picnics, I’d use these for that!
For my 2 girls (or maybe me – I deserve some awesome lunch containers :op)
I would use them for my lunch to take to work, leftovers and for my kids lunch!
I would use them for my three children and my husband to to take their lunches in.
would love to win them for my kids 🙂
My son would use these , but me to if needed they are so cool
For my brother 🙂
For my brother 🙂
For my family:)
I would use these for snacks in the diaper bag or for my lunch!
I would use these for snacks while we are out and about, and for when my daughter starts school in September.
I would use these for snacks while we are out and about, and for when my daughter starts school in September.
These would be perfect for picnic lunches!
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Trying to eat better so I bring my lunch in everyday . I would get a lot of use out of these.
Trying to eat better so I bring my lunch in everyday . I would get a lot of use out of these.
I would use these containers for my work lunches.
I would use these containers for my work lunches.
I would use these while hiking.
i would use these for picnics i take with the family
I would use as snack containers for my granddaughter.
These would be great for my daughter.
We go on a lot of road trips, so these would be handy for snacks.
(Debbie W)
I would use these for my kids and my hubby.
I would use these for my kids and my hubby.
for my kids and hubby to pack healthy snacks
I bring lunch to school with me, so these would be very handy! 🙂
These would be awesome for family snacks, summer picnics and school lunches :D! <3 the blog!
These would be awesome for family snacks, summer picnics and school lunches :D! <3 the blog!
I would use them to pack food for picnics 🙂
I would use the containers will be great for daytrips
i would use these for my bathroom to store little trinkets and stuff
i would use these for my bathroom to store little trinkets and stuff
I would share this with my daughter! We both take containers for lunch!
I have to take my lunch to work everyday as I have celiac disease (and am a vegetarian and so I can’t just get food in a pinch). I would use these in my lunchbox!
My youngest starts KG in September, it would be nice to present her with some containers that are ‘just hers’ and new 🙂
I would use these containers for my daughter.
I would use these containers for my daughter.
These would be great for my girls lunches for school and work!
These would be great for my girls lunches for school and work!
I would use them for myself for lunches and snacks on the go.
I’d use them as snack containers for my son.
I’d use them as snack containers for my son.
These would be great for me and my lunches at work!
This set would be amazing for my husband to take his lunch to work in. He is the art teacher, so he takes pride in his funky lunch boxes (usually his nostalgic TMNT box). I think it would also be great for snacks to toss in the diaper bag for my toddler. Such a neat set!
i would use them for my lunches, i could bring leftovers or make salads ahead of time!
I would use them for my sons lunch.
I would use them for my sons lunch.
I would use these to take nuts and snacks for lunch at work
I would use these to take nuts and snacks for lunch at work
I would use them to take my lunch to work.
I would use them for my daughters lunches, and occasionally for my hubby 😛
I would use these to carry my lunch.
I would use these to carry my lunch.
I would use them for myself to take my lunch to work
I would use them for myself to take my lunch to work
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