Back-to-School with Stainless Steel Lunch Containers

Back-to-school means back to packing lunches! Save time, energy and have fun with the kids by packing waste-free lunches in stainless steel lunch containers. You’ll eat healthier by packing homemade, non-packaged foods. Practice healthy portion control and pack balanced meals full of your kid’s favorite foods.

Removable dividers transform stainless steel lunch containers into bento-style solutions with multiple functions, giving you two containers in one. Here are a few of our favorite go-to bento lunches:

Four of a Kind

Pack your four-section divided container with:

• Rainbow Roll
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Blueberries
• Crackers of your choice

Pack a side of hummus or dipping sauce in a reusable mini container.

Twice as Nice

Pack your two-section divided container with:

• Apple & Walnut Salad – Combine mixed greens with 4 slices of apple, a tablespoon of gorgonzola cheese, and a handful of walnuts. Pack a dressing of choice on top of the salad or on the side in a mini container.
• Turkey and Avocado Sandwich – Cut a slice of bread diagonally, spread hummus on one side, add half of a sliced avocado, turkey, cheese of your choice and mixed greens or lettuce.

Fruit & Veggie Delight

• Leftover Wrap – Combine any leftovers in your fridge with any veggies in a wrap and slice into bite size pieces. Add brown rice or quinoa for more protein.
• Fruit Slices – Cut up your favorite piece of fruit into slices and enjoy alongside your leftover wrap!

Interested in more ideas for back-to-school lunches? Head over to our Pinterest Page to see our favorites. Also check out our Cost Comparison and save $372 every school year by forgoing a disposable lunch.

Food for Thought…

If every person in New York City uses one less plastic bag for a year, 200 tons of carbon dioxide would be eliminated. We’re grateful to so many of our stores for sharing our waste-free mission and supporting environmental causes. Get back-to-school off to a sustainable start and commit to eliminating all single-use plastic baggies—an easy goal with our reusable options. Find them online or at a store in your community.