Cutting down on plastic in the kitchen can get tricky when it’s time to pack snacks and lunches for school and work. I grew up on Tupperware—the same cracking and peeling Tupperware that is still in the drawers at my parents’ house. The same Tupperware that always left a distinctive taste to the leftovers I would heat up in my grade 7 classroom. (My teacher had brought in an old microwave for us to use, which felt like the most grown-up thing ever!)
Speaking of growing up, Cub started his first full-year of preschool a couple of weeks ago, and I was looking for a lightweight, durable container with dividers for his snack. Jay at Life Without Plastic recommended this round, stainless steel “take out container”:
It’s 7.25 inches in diameter and almost 2 inches deep. The removable dividers can be configured to create two or four sections or be removed completely for one large snack or meal. The container is made of food-grade stainless steel and the container portion is dishwasher safe. The lid has a replaceable silicone seal that makes for an airtight fit when secured with the four clips around the edges. Cub is still practicing opening the clips himself, so depending on your child’s dexterity they may need help to open it. For preschool, I offer Cub a choice of fruits and vegetables, some kind of cracker or bread and usually a bit of cheese.
He rarely wants lunch before preschool, which starts at 12:30, so his snack is usually his midday meal. This container is also awesome for eating in the car! When he skipped breakfast before swimming lessons, I packed some dry cereal and fruit, plus a wet wash cloth for his fingers so he could eat on the way to Canmore for the day.
The container sits perfectly in his lunch bag.
Cub isn’t the only one in the family who needs to pack a lunch. Papa Wolf helps us stay within budget by bringing his lunch to work every day. (I don’t know how he resists the amazing food trucks that park outside his building every day, but he does!) He usually brings leftovers from the previous night’s dinner, so we wanted a container that he could microwave, but also something spill proof since sometimes he brings soup. He chose this glass container with stainless steel lid (obviously the lid doesn’t go in the microwave): The container holds 800 ml and is the perfect size for his lunches. He throws a Life Without Plastic spork into his bag, and he’s good to go!
For everything from Little Miss Cub’s snacks to salad dressing for Papa (because otherwise he takes the whole bottle with him, much to my chagrin), we have these smaller, airtight and watertight stainless steel containers.
What I love about all the containers we have from Life Without Plastic is that they’re built to last. You can purchase new silicone rings or new lids so your pieces don’t become obsolete when a lid goes missing or the silicone needs to be replaced. A few stainless steel or glass containers can replace a whole cupboard of mismatched plastic containers stained red from spaghetti sauce or warped from the dishwasher!
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