BAG IT

August 18th, 2010

Fill their lunch bag with eco-friendly finds and healthy tips from DinDins

We are all having a hard time with the fact that back-to-school is right around the corner (where did the summer go?) It is just about that time to start stockpiling school supplies and prepare for the year. And, since we are on an ongoing mission to reduce our use of plastic baggies, here’s what we are packing our kids school lunch in:

Dabbawalla Bags eco-sponge Lunch Bags that are insulated, stain-resistant and machine washable.

Kids Konserve Green Squiggle Ice-Pak Non-toxic and comes with a “sweat free” cover.

Klean Kanteen’s classic 12 oz. bottle in the new be green.

LunchBots Uno stainless steel container so much healthier than plastic and fits sandwiches perfectly.

Foogo by Thermos Vacuum insulated food jar never leaks and keeps cold, cold and hot, hot.

And, if you are at a loss of what make for lunch, we turned to Jodi Greebel, founder of DinDins an organic, all-natural (and delicious) NYC food delivery service for the pint-sized set to give us some tips on packing a healthy lunch. Here’s what she had to say:

• The more colors in your child’s lunchbox, the better. Select a wide variety of colors to get the most vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

• Let your kids help select the foods so they actually want to eat what you’ve packed for them.

• Send along dipping sauces for fruits and vegetables. Kids love to dip! Try things like ranch dressing, hummus or yogurt for fruit.

• Try fun, less traditional lunch foods like edamame, squeezable fruit puree pouches, leftover soup (cold) or cottage cheese with fruit to add in.

• Dessert doesn’t have to be something packaged and full of sugar. Teach your kids that fruit makes a delicious dessert or even try something like a chocolate dipped piece of fruit for a healthier sweet alternative. Thanks Jodi!