Comments on: Ziploc 3-compartment Lunch Containers vs. EasyLunchboxes

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Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:17:17 +0000

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Bento Bloggers Dish About EasyLunchboxes — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:08:27 +0000

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By: Kelly Lester

Kelly Lester — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:11:15 +0000

Hi Linda – this is BRILLIANT.
I’m a HUGE fan of Trader Joe’s too. It always amazes me that when I shop there I always leave feeling happier than when I got there – I think it has to do with their wonderfully helpful and friendly staff and of course, the healthy, yummy products. That store is just a big WIN)
I think it’s great that you are able to use my containers and their food and put together great meals for your family to eat when needed! Thank you for sharing this terrific idea! Whether you use pre-packaged food or make your own, families with crazy schedules can benefit by having their own dinners packed and ready to go. Much better than hitting the drive-through. Love it!!!

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:37:16 +0000

Hi, I wanted to let you know how much I love your lunch boxes!
I have started making dinners in them. In my family we all work different hours and only see each other on the weekends and I’m not much of a cook. Ok I’m lazy…
What I have been doing is buying freezer stuff at Trader Joe’s and I make tv dinners with the containers. I put everything in while it’s still frozen, put them in the frig. Then when my family comes home they can stick one in the microwave for two to three min. And dinner is done. I put veggies in the middle size compartment and and one of their rice dishes or mashed potatoes in the smaller one. I’ve even put frozen berries and granola in one compartment to make a cobbler like dessert and no staining!
Oh and I also take them to work for lunch.
My family is eating better and I’m happy!
I have three sets.

By: Kelly Lester

Kelly Lester — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:45:20 +0000

Hi Jenn, Our containers will fit in other coolers, but they are best carried upright. Our coolers allow you to pack other items like a water bottle and ice block as well as additional snacks without straining to fit stuff. My daughters have used this system for school lunches since elementary school and I know many other families w/younger kids use it as well. If you still want to purchase something smaller, just be sure that the inside measures a bit larger than our container 9.38" x 6.1" x 2" . But they really do function best when carried upright in ours or similar. 8/29/11 update to this comment: Please visit this post HERE and you can read what I wrote about other coolers that might work for you.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:04:09 +0000

Do the EasyLunchboxes fit in any smaller cooler bags? OR do you find that the bigger bag works well enough for school lunches?

By: Kelly Lester

Kelly Lester — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:00:24 +0000

Thank you so much for adding in all that info! Really appreciate your very informative comment …. If anyone wants to see Ludicrous Mama’s fabulous lunches in my containers – check out her ever growing collection of pics right here: http://bit.ly/i3bthu
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By: Ludicrous Mama

Ludicrous Mama — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:46:59 +0000

I totally forgot about re-heating the disposables! Yikes! That cuts their limited shelf-life in half! I tend to pack things that I won’t have to re-heat, since the park generally doesn’t boast a convenient microwave! But there’s been no damage to my ELBs when I pack a lunch for the hubby for him to re-heat (usually restaurant leftovers. I’m not really an avid “cook,” and a PBJ and flower-shaped cheese just doesn’t “do it” for him.)
The single-compartment disposable ones don’t seem to be as hard to open, but the 3-compartment one is a frickin’ nightmare! At least when new. Maybe after it’s all warped and ill-fitting, then it’s easier.
I got my moms group to get together on a big ELB order with me, and they all LOVE their boxes! I’m saving my last discount code to do another group order, now that they’ve had a chance to use them and realize that they’ll need more than 4 boxes total for 2 kids, unless they enjoy doing dishes every.single.day!
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By: Len

Len — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:19:27 +0000

Commenting on the Take Along containers: they’re terrible. We bought a pack from Walmart, and the lids were hard to snap on, let alone off. The tugging left the lids warped. Needless to say, they’re just sitting in our cupboard.

By: Kelly Lester

Kelly Lester — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:42:53 +0000

Rubbermaid does not currently sell a 3-compartment container like ours.