Sunday, February 28, 2010

Easy Lunch Boxes Review and Giveaway(Ends 3/31)CLOSED

I hate buying plastic sandwich bags!  I hate spending the money on them.  I hate throwing tons of them away all the time.  I have been wanting to find a “greener” waste-free way of packing the kids lunches.  I’ve found it.

We having been trying out the Easy Lunch Box System from Easy Lunchboxes.com, and we love them.  They are a three compartment plastic container with a single lid and an insulated lunch bag.

The kids say they are great because at lunch they sit down, take the lid off, and all the food is right there without having the dig around in their lunch pail for the different plastic bags. They also love helping to pack them.  (My youngest struggles a bit with the zipper on the lunch bag so if you have little ones you may need to add a zipper pull.) 

I love them because they are easy to pack - no messing with individual bags - I just put everything in and click on the lid .  Then when the kids get home, I just toss the containers in the top rack of the dishwasher.  They are also microwave safe which makes them great for adult lunches too. 

Here are a couple of more things that I love:
  • The lunch bag has a grommet on it that you can use to put charms or key chains, backpack zipper clips or other decorations to personalize the cooler bag.  And it has plenty of room for a ice pack and for a thermos or extra snacks.
  • The Easy Lunchboxes website has lots of great ideas for lunch packing “inspiration” too.  I’ve found that having the container has encouraged us to find things to pack other than the standard sandwich and chips.  (And lots of those things have been healthy fruits and vegetables. Yay!
Easy lunch boxes are great for the environment, convenient for moms and kids, and great for the budget.  

You can buy them here: http://www.easylunchboxes.com/
or you can enter to win one here at Smart and Trendy Moms.


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334 comments:

  1. I love the red!!

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  2. Im an email subscriber

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  4. I grabbed your button


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  5. I grabbed your giveaway button

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  6. I entered the reduce giveaway

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  7. I entered your mystery giveaway

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  9. I entered the orglamix giveaway

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  10. Please enter me to win an olive ELB!

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  11. I like the green one.
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  12. I follow on twitter
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  17. You button is on my sidebar
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  19. I love the black bag

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  24. entered the surprise giveaway

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  25. follow easy lunchboxes on twitter
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  27. entered 5 piece mixing bowl giveaway
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  28. entered cream perfume giveaway
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  29. entered mystery giveaway
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  31. follow stm
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  32. I like the dark red bag

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  33. I like the Purple. Thanks for the chance!
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  34. I follow STM on twitter. (dkad23)
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  35. I follow Easy Lunch Boxes on twitter. (dkad23)
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  36. Tweet. (dkad23)
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  37. I entered your Mystery Giveaway.
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  38. I entered your Knex Giveaway.
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  39. I entered your Piggy Paint Giveaway.
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  40. I get your newsletter in reader. (google)
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  41. I'm an email subscriber.
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  42. I follow Contest Parade on Friend Connect. (Kelly Deaton)
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  43. I entered your Wade Oaks Giveaway.
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  44. I like the green one.
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  45. I love the green
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  46. I'm a follower on friend connect
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  47. Love the purple one! Great product and love that they have lunch ideas on their site too!

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  49. I have the STM Button

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  51. I have the STM Spring Event Button

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  53. I Subscibe to STM via Email

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  55. I Follow Contest Parade on Friend Connect

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  56. I follow EasyLunchboxes on twitter

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  57. I entered The Creme perfume Company giveaway !

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  58. I entered your Flirty Aprons giveaway !

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  66. I entered your Wade Oaks giveaway !

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  67. I entered your K-NEX giveaway !

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  69. tweet http://twitter.com/Missy_wpg/status/9861204831

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  70. I like the olive green.
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  71. I entered your reduce giveaway.
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  72. tweet http://twitter.com/Missy_wpg/status/9885311138 1

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  73. I want the Dark Red!
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  74. tweet http://twitter.com/Missy_wpg/status/9949160790

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  75. i like red
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  77. Early bird entry for having event button on my blog before Spring Giveaway started (I put it on 2/21)! Entry #1

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  78. I love the purple carrying bag, thanks!

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  79. I also follow via google connect!

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  80. I follow you on Twitter @molomatic

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  81. Early bird entry for having event button on my blog before Spring Giveaway started (I put it on 2/21)! Entry #3

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  82. tweeted: http://twitter.com/gosfam/status/9956890818

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  83. I like the olive one! =)

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  84. I have the button on my blog! (http://mrsjuicebox.blogspot.com)
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  85. I have the button on my blog! (http://mrsjuicebox.blogspot.com)
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  86. I tweeted!

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  87. I entered your Piggy Paint giveaway.
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  88. I entered your K'Nex giveaway.
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  89. I entered your Reduce giveaway.
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  90. I'd choose the green one

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  91. Follow Contest Parade on Friend Connect

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  92. Get your Newsletter
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  93. Subscribe to STM via Email #1
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  94. Subscribe to STM via Email #2
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  95. Id do it in black so my husband can take it to work
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  96. tweet http://twitter.com/Missy_wpg/status/9994330472

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  100. I would choose the Black one.

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  102. I thought about the black so it would be simple but then decided that I loved the purple too much (plus then hubby will not steal it!)

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  103. I follow the sponsor on twitter

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  105. tweeted http://twitter.com/lbandj/statuses/10197689501

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  106. Entering the fandangling giveaway

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  107. Entering the mystery giveaway

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  108. Entering the reduce giveaway

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  109. Entering the my pretty box giveaway

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  110. Entering the flirty aprons giveaway

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  111. Entering the busybodybook giveaway

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  112. I follow contest parade on friend connect

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  113. i follow stm on friend connect

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  114. I subscribe to stm via e-mail #1 petrellinyc-slinky at yahoo dot com

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  115. have the spring giveaway button #2

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  116. have the spring giveaway button on my blog http://lbandj.blogspot.com

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  117. blogged #1 http://lbandj.blogspot.com/2010/03/sunday-night.html

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  118. extra entry - have spring event button and blogged #4

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  121. extra entry - have spring event button and blogged #1

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  123. Always been partial aqua.
    Thanks for doing the giveaway!
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  124. tweet http://twitter.com/Missy_wpg/status/10225256113

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  125. I would love Light Blue!

    following on twitter now!
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  126. tweeted this giveaway on http://twitter.com/RandomRecycling

    still like Light blue :)
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  130. i love the red cooler bag


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  134. following EasyLunchboxes on twitter

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  140. I entered your Mr. Bubble Giveaway.
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  141. Daily Tweet. (dkad23)
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  142. I entered your Ouchies Giveaway.
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  143. tweet http://twitter.com/Missy_wpg/status/10763129033

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  144. We would love to have it in black.

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  145. @strawberrykidss follows @EasyLunchboxes on twitter

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  146. Your Spring Event Button is on my blog:
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  147. Email Subscription Confirmed!
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  148. Teri Hardy follows STM publicly on Goggle Friend Connect.

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  149. Teri Hardy follows Contest Parade with Google Friend Connect.

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  150. Tweet:
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  151. I would love a black insulated carry bag. :)

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  152. I follow easylunchboxes on Twitter!

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  153. I am also entered in the orglamix giveaway!

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  154. I am also entered in the 5 PC Mixing Bowl giveaway!

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  155. I follow Contest Parade on Friend Connect!

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  156. I follow STM on Friend Connect!

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  157. I am subscribed to STM via Email!

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  158. I am subscribed to STM via Email!

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  159. Tweeted:
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  160. Daily Tweet. (dkad23)
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  162. I would pick purple
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  163. following Smart and Trendy on twitter as bro2ice

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  164. follow easy lunch boxes on twitter bro2ice

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  165. follow via google friend connect

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