Lunchbots: A Perfectly Safe Alternative to Plastic
Over the last few years, I’ve invested in a cupboard full of glass containers for freezing & storing food and ditched 90% of the plastic that we used to use. It’s costly, but totally worth it for the health of my family. I consider it an investment. They’re endlessly reusable which means I save money, the earth, and the bodies of the people I love most.
My husband and I often take leftovers for lunch in glass, but I’m not about to send glass with my three year old. Even if he didn’t smash it on purpose, he’d surely do it accidentally by the end of the first week. Since he mostly eats dry snackies, fresh produce & cheese all day long, I was thrilled to discover LunchBots. Made from the highest quality 18/8 stainless steel, LunchBots won’t leach chemicals into foods like plastic does.
The LunchBots uno (blue lid) is perfect for sandwiches or a larger quantity of the same snack. My kids love it for trail mix or cookies. The LunchBots duo (orange lid) is the same container but with a divider welded in to hold two portions of snacks. The divider is not water tight so LunchBots are not intended for wet foods, but if you pack fresh like we do then you’ll be very happy with these. For extras like dips & yogurts, you’ll need to supplement with another type of container. We love the duo for cheese & crackers, raisins & cucumbers, fresh fruit salad & veggies sticks and so much more. Both measure 6.5″x4.5″ and fit easily in lunch bags, diaper bags & most purses. I recommend buying both because no matter which one you choose, you’ll wish you had the other one as soon as you start packing lunches! They’re both great, and used daily in our home.
US readers can purchase directly from LunchBots ($14.99). Canadian readers can purchase from Parenting by Nature ($22.98).
Win it! We’ve got a LunchBots uno AND a LunchBots duo to give away to one lucky reader. To enter, leave a comment on this post before noon mst on May 12, 2009. Feel free to share your great “dry lunch” ideas!
CONTEST CLOSED & WINNER EMAILED
May 5th, 2009 at 1:41 am
I love the idea of the LunchBot! It helps knowing that it isn’t glass and my five year old can drop it and not destroy it!
May 5th, 2009 at 2:07 am
These would be great for making my husband’s lunches. He isn’t a big fan of sandwiches so I usually make extra dinner for him to take
May 5th, 2009 at 3:47 am
OOooo I like these! I am so trying to gather as much as I can before our preschooler goes to school in the fall. It is expensive though. Dry lunch … I plan on doing sandwiches cut out with cookie cutters
May 5th, 2009 at 5:17 am
woo hoo pick me!
May 5th, 2009 at 5:57 am
I make wheat pita pockets- shedded cheese-turkey and have the ranch to dip it in
May 5th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Wow, these are great, thanks for the chance to win.
May 5th, 2009 at 6:53 am
This is such a great idea.
My nieces and nephews would feel important having their “own” lunch item to bring with them when we go out especially if we are going to the zoo. They like to carry their lunch item and well it has been known to fall and smush.
May 5th, 2009 at 7:40 am
lunchables work well in a pinch!
May 5th, 2009 at 8:35 am
I’m loving these containers!
My oldest daughter is off to kindergarten this year, so I’m looking for snack ideas. She won’t be staying through lunch, but these LunchBots will be perfect for snack time!
May 5th, 2009 at 8:58 am
We are always in need of more containers like this! Cheese and crackers, veggie snacks, sliced apple…you name it!
May 5th, 2009 at 9:06 am
I love Lunchbots and I don’t have any yet. Great giveaway! Thanks!
May 5th, 2009 at 9:39 am
I’m a big fan of the pasta salad for lunches… Endless variations keep it interesting. Just be sure it’s refrigerated, or leave out the mayo! It’s not totally dry, but not something you need to heat up either.
I also do a lot of baking and the Luinchbots would be perfect for squares and bars, that might get squished in wax paper.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:57 am
They look great!
May 5th, 2009 at 11:04 am
I’d definitely love to enter this one – there are situations when you just can’t use glass jars. It’s not quite dry, but one of my favourite lunches that doesn’t need a watertight container is noodles with peanut sauce.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
My daughter LOVES fruit and cheese and things like that, so this would be perfect for her to take her lunch in. Thanks.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
We stick to sandwiches and pretzels usually.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
i think this is an easy way to enter. thank you mverno@roadrunner.com
May 5th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
These look great. I have no great dry lunch ideas – my kids like trail mix and frozen corn, both of which would work in these containers.
May 5th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
What a great way to carry lunches! Great idea.
May 5th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
We could use a LunchBots quattro for my girlie’s “snack lunch”–crackers, cheese, meat, and pickles (or snap peas).
May 5th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
this would be awesome! i need some organization to my lunch!
May 5th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
With Ayden starting PreSchool these would come in very handy. I/We like to eat dry cereal as a snack sometimes. Yes, those sugar based ones are good empty pick-me ups. We would give them a good home. haha
May 5th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
My kids love crackers and dry cereal for snacking. I love stuff that doesn’t go bad when they leave the containers in their cubby for a week!
May 5th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
totally cool idea. We no longer use plastic but love the idea of stainless steel.
May 5th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
These are such a wonderful and safe way to enjoy a fresh packed lunch or snack! I love them!!
May 5th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I would love to win this. I pack lunches for my 7 year olds almost every days and I really hate those snack size baggies.
May 5th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
fantastic! Perfect for greening process. We always have a bag of nuts with us.
May 5th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
My little guy loves crackers and cheese. I love these containers. Thanks for the chance to win!
May 5th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I’m entering the “packed lunch” phase when my son goes to Grade 1 next year! This would be perfect!
May 5th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
These are cool! I just wish we didn’t have to worry about stuff like this.
May 5th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
My son would like these!
May 5th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
been wanting one of these to bring carrots or fruit to work as a snack.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Apple/cheddar on whole wheat in Uno. Raw almonds and flame raisins in one side of Duo with a treat (cookie or brownie) in the other!
May 5th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
PB and Jelly has always been a classic for me
May 5th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I’d love to have these for the girls lunches. Some of our favorite lunches are raisins/prunes, crackers, cheese, cucumber slices.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
There is something about cheese and crackers that is always so satisfying during a busy day
May 5th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
carrot sticks and fresh berries in the duo and a vegie sandwish in the uno, no more plastic sandwish bags
May 5th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
These are awesome! Dry lunch…..tortilla chips and cheese? sammys?
Thanks
nancyrobster@gmail.com
May 6th, 2009 at 3:10 am
THIS WOULD BE PERFECT FOR MY GRANDSON
May 6th, 2009 at 6:00 am
love it and want it! doe hummus count as dry? probably not, but put it on everything!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:25 am
I would love to give them to my toddlers. I generally give pasta with olive oil and vegetables.thanks
May 6th, 2009 at 7:10 am
my grandson would love this
May 6th, 2009 at 7:23 am
What a great idea for a product.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:23 am
The Lunchbots would be great for carrying around soy nuts and apple slices. I’m always needing more containers, especially ones that don’t break.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:34 am
My little grandson will be starting school this fall an this would be perfect for him,he loves fruit an ham or peanut butter sandwiches,raisins,thanks for the chance
May 6th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Just a sandwich (ham and cheese)- you can always put some carrots or cumcumbers on the side.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:08 am
I’d like to use these for my son’s lunches. Thanks for the chance.
May 6th, 2009 at 9:12 am
What a great idea!!
May 6th, 2009 at 9:13 am
This would be great for my daughters lunches!
Katel811@aol.com
May 6th, 2009 at 9:37 am
My 5 year old has been asking for lunchables which I refuse to buy, so I could pack crackers and cut up cheese and meat…
May 6th, 2009 at 9:40 am
turkey and raisons on the side.
May 6th, 2009 at 10:16 am
I often use sturdy glass containers, but stainless would be so much less worry!
May 6th, 2009 at 10:16 am
I’m a subscriber.
May 6th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Your button is on my blog.
May 6th, 2009 at 11:13 am
These look really handy. My little guy loves crackers with cream cheese and these would work great for that. Thanks for the giveaway.
May 6th, 2009 at 11:14 am
I am a subscriber.
May 6th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
These are great. Great for the environment and also handy for any lunch. THanks/.
May 6th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Neat idea and a money saver.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Great fun design! I think I’d put crackers, pepperoni and cheese snacks in them.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I just wrote a post at my place regarding my daughter starting Kindergarten in the fall. I was wanting advice about lunch bags and containers. These would be absolutely perfect for her!
May 6th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
These look great! I would love them!
Thanks!
Monica
moni-777@hotmail.com
May 6th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Those look sooo handy! And dry lunch? Hmmm…veggies, crackers & cheese and a sandwich of some kind.
May 6th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
our son doesn’t believe in eating raw veggies, so basically every lunch is a dry lunch- veggie sticks, cheese slices, toast is a staple around here. And the lunchbots? So cute!
May 7th, 2009 at 7:13 am
my daughter tends to enjoy having a bagel in her lunch. add a bag of cheezits and a banana, put in a juice box, there you go.
May 7th, 2009 at 8:45 am
I could really use this – my lunch “dishes” are pretty appalling at the moment
May 7th, 2009 at 9:14 am
this would be great for my grilled cheese sandwich.
May 7th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
We are not there yet- dry lunches that is! Noah likes his food messy, mushy, and all over the place. Ah, the beauty of eating with a toddler. Thank goodness for the dog! One day, we will need containers and such.
May 7th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
I am a subscriber.
May 7th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
These are great- I’m so glad I found this article. We’ve been looking for an alternative to plastic for my son’s lunches.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I would love to win this. I am so tired of lugging heacy glass containers with my little one’s food inside. This is just perfection.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
We are trying hard to decrease our carbon footprint and this little tins would really help in the lunch packaging department.
May 8th, 2009 at 7:54 am
these would be great, love it.
May 8th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
great idea! no mure squished sandwiches or treats… just remember people… don’t pop these in the mic… lol
May 8th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
very cool idea!
May 8th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I love these containers. What a great alternative to glass or the dreaded plastic. I would have to go with cheeze and crackers as my dry snack standby.
May 9th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Awesome. Daughter is off to kindergarten this year and would like to be as eco-friendly as possible. For lunch we’re fans of cheese sticks and carrots and the once in a while graham cracker with peanut butter. Trader Joes has the best lunch options!
May 10th, 2009 at 2:13 am
These are so great! My son’s school is going to zero trash, so this would be helpful!
May 10th, 2009 at 6:29 am
I freeze the boys juice box so that it can act as ice for the sandwiches.
May 10th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Lunchbots rule!
May 10th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
What a neat idea! We always love eco-friendly products in our house
May 10th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
This would be great since I take my lunch almost every day!
Thanks
May 10th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
This is such a wonderful way to help our kids. My son loves cheese, crackers and grapes for lunch. This would be a great product to take his lunch in.
May 10th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I could really use these for Kayla’s lunch!
May 11th, 2009 at 1:08 am
I’m single and this would really help.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:20 am
These look awesome!
May 11th, 2009 at 3:45 am
We have many different containers to bring lunch items to work and school in, but these are really neat. The fact that they won’t leach chemicals is very reassuring.
May 11th, 2009 at 4:15 am
I would love the chance to win, thanks.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:26 am
My son is a picky eater. so these would help to give him some alternatives at lunch time.
mercsmercado at yahoo dot com
May 11th, 2009 at 8:48 am
This would be great for my husband to take to work! Thanks for the giveaway!
annasmama0702@gmail.com
May 11th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Please enter me! My daughter likes to take crackers with chicken and olives, etc.
May 11th, 2009 at 10:35 am
I love these products because they are high quality and can be used again and again..These are great for sending cheese and crackers to school!
May 11th, 2009 at 11:50 am
These are great!
Great, to take my lunch to work in.
May 11th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
enter me
May 11th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
These would be great for my daughter’s lunches — she loves to take cheese and strawberries with crackers usually.
May 11th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
This woudl be perfect for my hubby’s breakfast and lunch
May 11th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
what a great idea, for kids or adults
May 11th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I am loving the lunchbot – i pack my kids lunch every day so it would b so nice not to worry about plastic bags – thanks for the opportunity
May 11th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Oh my, I am loving these. When we go to the park I often pack stuff like cheese, fruits, veggie booty and homemade muffins for snacking, and I cannot tell you how tired this mama is of lugging around 2 or 3 Pyrex containers in the bag, what a backbreaker! This is a great solution for my lunchtime and snacking woes..
May 11th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Hi, these look great! My favorite dry lunch is an apple with some crackers and cheese.
May 11th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
My husband and I often take lunch with us, and these containers would be just right.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
i just wrote a piece about using non-plastic dishware for kids! melamine is horrid; i can’t believe i used it so long. i didn’t know the risks. now i’m on the lookout for safe alternatives. this would be much much appreciated as i just threw out all my plastic dishware and my son LOVES his “kid dishes.” thanks!
May 11th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
My kids love the baby carrots with dip or cut up fruit with dip for lunch at school
May 11th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
We like pb&j sandwich’s
May 11th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I love the Lunchbots. I always feel so wasteful using Ziplocks and sandwich bags. We’re all trying to take lunch more, to save money, too.
May 11th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I have never seen these before. But seems like a very great idea to help keep us Green.
texaswaitress(at) hotmail.com
May 11th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
I would love to own a Lunchbot for my husband. He always takes his lunch to work in our reusable butter tupperwares or even cool whip ones. He would much rather have these stylish ones. Thanks for the giveaway
May 11th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I would like to use the Lunchbot to store my dried fruit snacks. It would be perfect to just set on my desk and be able to snack right out of this cute container.
May 11th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
THe lunchbot looks like a perfect solution for my chidlren’s school snacks. It is also less wasteful than plastic baggies. Thanks for the chance to win one of these.
May 11th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
I would use the Lunchbot to store my granola bars when I hit the gym. Thanks.
May 11th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
The Lunchbot is a great idea for storing my babies cheerios and dry snacks. I like that these are made of the highest quality stainless steel keeping his snacks safe from harmful plastics. Thanks for the chance to win one of these. They sound great.
May 11th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
These containers are perfect for storing my children’s lunch. It is also safe for them to use and less waste too.
May 12th, 2009 at 6:41 am
This is so cool, my kids would love to have their snacks in here and would love to show off the neat containers to their friends
May 12th, 2009 at 7:02 am
THese would be nice for next year when my daughter starts school! Thanks for the chance!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:02 am
I am trying so hard to eliminate plastic bags and containers from our home — these would help me so much!!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Thanks for the GREAT giveaway
please count me in
May 12th, 2009 at 8:09 am
These look like great containers. With all the plastic issues, these would be great to have for the kids lunches.
sweeps4us(at)gmail(dot)com
May 12th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:51 am
I love the idea of the LunchBot!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Everyone loves sandwiches here.. Please enter me
May 12th, 2009 at 11:43 am
We always carry a lot of snacks with us and these would be perfect for nuts and fruit.
May 12th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I just saw these for the first time recently. Fabulous!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
These would be great for my daughter’s lunch. Thanks!
kylie8cake(at)gmail(dot)com
May 12th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
great for lunches but also snacks
May 12th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
we like to pack pretzels and goldfish
May 12th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I would love to use these!
I love the Daul one the best!
Help keep the veggies or wet stuff sperate from the dry!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Great way to hide the cookies
May 12th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Cheese, crackers and dried fruit are good.