tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13047006348676219.post7949196081680609163..comments2012-10-19T14:20:07.575-05:00Comments on Organic Family On a Budget: $2 Lunch Challenge: Day OneKandicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10848232351307953759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13047006348676219.post-12738260979458461372010-12-14T20:31:34.103-06:002010-12-14T20:31:34.103-06:00Awesome! Thanks for participating!!Awesome! Thanks for participating!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605202466534621868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13047006348676219.post-232985584804681962010-12-11T14:56:00.716-06:002010-12-11T14:56:00.716-06:00Thanks Ladies!Thanks Ladies!Kandicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848232351307953759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13047006348676219.post-84796999522698335992010-12-11T05:34:52.077-06:002010-12-11T05:34:52.077-06:00Oh, I found a link to a blog post by a lady who a...Oh, I found a link to a blog post by a lady who actually uses the same stackable set I've been drooling over: http://simmerandboil.cookinglight.com/2008/07/behond-the-bent.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13047006348676219.post-32548844579627938432010-12-09T16:24:34.890-06:002010-12-09T16:24:34.890-06:00I recommend looking for the stackable multi-tiered...I recommend looking for the stackable multi-tiered thermal lunchboxes from H-mart or similar Asian food stores in the US. The one I'm dreaming of getting to my fiancé (husband in three months from now!) is a little expensive, but it's a thermal cylindrical container with 2-3 internal containers, which keeps food such as soups that R. loves warm until lunchtime, if a microwave isn't available (however it is, so it's an unnecessary purchase and not budgeted any time soon...)<br /><br />Look up JBox.com's bento supplies for ideas and then look up similar products near you (ordering from overseas with the cheapest option takes 6-8 weeks, plus some delays around Christmas holidays, but the prices are cheaper than similar things in the US.<br /><br />Here's an example of what might work: A thermal box set with a thermal cup and two plastic containers, all in a thermal bag with a fork. The picture motif is the little black cat friend of Kiki in Hayao Miyazaki's nauseatingly cute film, "Kiki's Delivery Service".<br /><br />http://www.jbox.com/product/FK648<br /><br />I do have access to a microwave at work, but I tend to package lunches that won't require reheating, or then I have a sachet of instant soup with the "okazu" - whatever you eat with your carbs - since I have an unlimited access to hot water at work.<br /><br />Maybe your children can get hot water at school, so something like instant noodles or soups, or even couscous they let swell at lunch (add hot water, wait 5-ish minutes) could work.<br /><br />Or just get a basic, simple thermos bottle that can be used to heat up or prepare an element of the meal at lunch in school.<br /><br />I hope you'll come up with something.<br /><br />Start by hunting down thermal cups at Target or a similar chain's store. If it keeps the food warm for 4-6 hours, you're usually good. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13047006348676219.post-1512502333700313672010-12-08T12:29:12.234-06:002010-12-08T12:29:12.234-06:00Wow that's a high calorie count for the school...Wow that's a high calorie count for the school lunch! I'm a lunch from home mom, always. My youngest goes to a charter school so there is no cafeteria. My high school boy realized a while ago that the food he brings from home tastes better and he doesn't have to wait in a long line so he has more time to eat. I still need to find a good thermos for him, but in the meantime he's happy eating left over cold spaghetti.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954822307302829528noreply@blogger.com