Waste and Toxic Free - Reusable Lunch Kits and Snack Containers

Kids are back in school and parents are back to making their lunches. Providing our children with a healthy meal is essential, but being eco-friendly is also a very important consideration. Did you know that children's lunches generate a staggering 3.5 billion pounds of garbage yearly? Yikes. This fact made me reflect and search out reusable lunch kits. And not just any lunch kit, but ones that do not contain harmful plastics and heavy metals like lead. Plastics can contain toxic additives such as phthalates, BPA and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). So, here are a few companies for you to consider that provide safe, reusable and very cute lunch kits.

Kids Konserve's Butterfly Waste-free Lunch Kit is one of my favorite designs. This reusable lunch kit includes recycled cotton sack, cloth napkin, 304 food-grade stainless steel beverage bottle, food kozy - great for wrapping sandwiches and two 304 food-grade stainless steel food containers.

Citizenpips's Soup to Nuts Kit gives you lots of options for packing lunch. It includes the following:
• 1 insulated lunch bag with nametag and carabiner that easily attaches to a backpack - nice!
• 1 stainless steel water bottle
• 1 stainless steel insulated food jar - for hot or cold food
• 4 BPA-free airtight food containers - one perfect to fit a sandwich
• 1 stainless steel fork + spoon set
• 5 100% cotton napkins - for every day of the week!

If you are in need of snack containers, check out the Duo by LunchBots. It has a handy divider for foods such as fruit, veggies and cheese & crackers. The stainless steel container and lid are dishwasher safe too!

The adorable snackTAXI sacks are made of 100% cotton and lined with a waterproof material that consists of nylon coating free of heavy metals (including lead) and phthalates. These bags are durable and can be machine washed. Don't you love the wide selection of pattern designs?

And of course, these products are not limited to just kids' lunches; They would also be great for the office, a picnic or day at the beach. In addition, switching to reusable lunch packing products not only helps our environment, but saves you money in the process! As Martha would say, "It's a good thing."

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