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How To Be A Good-Enough Lunch Packer: Episode 170

Published: Aug. 21, 2018, 11 a.m.

Boxes, bags, and bentos\u2013here we go, friends. We\u2019re talking lunch-packing on this week\u2019s episode of The Mom Hour. From the gear we love (or like well-enough), to the stuff we pack (no, it\u2019s not pretty or perfect), to when and how we get lunches packed (and unpacked\u2026ew), today\u2019s episode is FULL of tips and stories to encourage you this school year. PLUS Sarah is joined by our newest new-mom contributor Alison Thompson at the end of the show. Check it out!

LINKS MENTIONED:

Episode 151: Feeding A Family (Breakfast & Lunch)
Laura Fuentes / Momables.com
The Girl Next Door podcast episode about Home Efficiency, and Erica\u2019s Instagram post about freezing sandwiches
Meagan\u2019s Lunch Box Challenge series on The Happiest Home (from 2011): Intro, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4
Alison Thompson co-hosts the Crunchy Cocktail Hour podcast in our Life, Listened network
Meagan got the Classmate Printed Soft Sided Lunch Box from Lands\u2019 End
Sarah uses the Mackenzie Collection Classic Lunch Bags from Pottery Barn Kids and the Classic lunch bags from Pottery Barn Teen (slightly deeper but otherwise similar style)
Pottery Barn Kids Spencer Bento Box
Easy Lunch Boxes Bento Lunch Box Containers
Rubbermaid LunchBlox Kids Flat Lunch Kit
CVS Health Peas Hot or Cold Therapy Pack
Fit & Fresh Cool Coolers Slim Reusable Ice Packs
Sarah has this Thermos brand Funtainer and Meagan\u2019s teens have larger thermoses like this one
Sarah sends inexpensive stainless steel demitasse spoons like these to school for yogurt
Meagan used the SCOUT Divide & Conquer Open-top Storage Bin on top of her fridge for school snacks for years