School Lunch

How much have school lunches improved over the last two years?

It’s been a while since I wrote The Massive Disgusting School Lunch Issue. Some folks hate that post. I’ve gotten emails claiming I’m out to get schools and that most schools DO serve quality food to kids. So, I figured it’s time to update the stats. I wrote the post linked above back in August of [...]

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New & Somewhat Healthier USDA School Lunch Guidelines

Supposedly, school lunches are going to be getting a healthy makeover. At least, that’s the rumor circulating around first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Also rumored is that the first lady is running into some problems because last year congress blocked the Agriculture Department from making healthy changes such as limiting french [...]

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Green Product Review: PlanetBox Complete Reusable Lunch Kit

Review summary: Bento box or laptop style lunches for waste-free lunches are popular, but used to freak me out a bit, because I worried about spills. However, when Cedar and I got the chance to review PlanetBox last year we found out that overall PlanetBox is a handy and fun way to pack a waste-free [...]

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Eco-friendly & reusable insulated lunch bags for kids

There are many reasons to pack a homemade lunch for your child. School lunches have been found time and time again to be heavy on packaging waste and not very healthy besides. However, with the news that most home packed lunches are packed incorrectly, you do need to pack your child’s waste-free lunch safely. And [...]

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More than 90 percent of packed lunches susceptible to foodborne illness

School lunches aren’t that great for your kid. They’re not nutritionally solid or very green. In my opinion, unless your child’s school is one of the few instituting healthy lunch changes, you should, when possible, pack a lunch for your child. Now, that said, packed lunches aren’t perfect. Unless you pack it right, a packed [...]

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Ocean and Sky Reusable Lunch Gear from Kids Konserve

There’s not much time left until kids go back to school. With this in mind, it’s high time you invested in a decent reusable lunch set. Luckily, Kids Konserve has a brand new Ocean & Sky line available – and it’s oh so pretty! The new Ocean and Sky product line comes in a wide [...]

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Score a free reusable Kids Konserve lunch sack

Waste-free lunches are the best… and a free reusable lunch sack isn’t bad either. What’s the big deal with school lunch waste? Now through September 30, 2011 your family can score one free reusable Kids Konserve lunch sack simply by purchasing some qualified products from Annie’s Homegrown, Stonyfield YoKids, Honest Kids and Seventh Generation. You’ll [...]

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Healthy & Eco-Friendly School Lunch Food Ideas

I know my timing might seem weird regarding what to pack in a healthy and waste-free school lunch (yeah, we could have done this in September), but I just never got around to it. because pretty soon I’ll be reviewing a Planet Box. I’ve been a little leery of Planet Box, and other like-minded lunch [...]

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Eco-Friendly DIY Waste-Free Packed Lunch Supplies

The other day we started looking at how to assemble your own reusable lunch kit. For this you’ll need a stand alone reusable lunch bag or box. Then you’ll need to gather some extra supplies, such as a water bottle, food container, cloth napkins and more. Choose a few items from each category below and [...]

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Most Adorable Packed Bento Box Ideas Ever!

Since it’s Labor Day, how about a cute break? If you use bento boxes for your child’s packed lunch, you must check out gamene’s Flickr pages for the MOST ADORABLE bento box ideas ever. Honestly, I never knew food could be so flipping cute. I had no idea you could do such creative stuff with [...]