https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 19:48:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2870086 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:07:06 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2870086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: @peachykeen: thanks for the links </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2870083 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:53:48 +0000 hellobeeboston 2870083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SNACK BENTO! By the way I realized I never answered your original question. I don't put it in a bag. I just through the whole thing in his backpack and put it in the top of his cubby at preschool.</p> <p>[attach=1584/19/pm9gho.500x427.IMG_8207.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2870076 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:48:09 +0000 looch 2870076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: We use this one:</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sistema-21690-Collection-Bento-Assorted/dp/B071ZZR5KV/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1549046806&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=sistema+bento" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Sistema-21690-Collection-Bento-Assorted/dp/B071ZZR5KV/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1549046806&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=sistema+bento</a></p> <p>It's pretty user friendly for small hands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2870075 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:46:56 +0000 peachykeen 2870075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I use this one for lunch:<br /> Sistema BPA-Free Small Split Reusable Food Storage Container, Purple <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQ2T9PK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_foyyYVSI31ZVF" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQ2T9PK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_foyyYVSI31ZVF</a></p> <p>And this one for snack<br /> Sistema KLIP IT Accents Collection Food Storage Containers, 6.7 oz./0.2 L, Color Received May Vary, 3 Count <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SJA8QNQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_f7HWOYTTYPVhO" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SJA8QNQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_f7HWOYTTYPVhO</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2870063 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:50:33 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2870063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cool! @peachykeen: you and @Looch: both use Sistema, is it the bento one? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2870061 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:43:15 +0000 peachykeen 2870061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: My daughter is 4 but i.gad her test opening the Sistema containers when we bought them and she didn't have any trouble. The lunch bag zips and velcroes so it's easy. I just stick the bag in the freezer the night before, add her lunch about 7am, and it's only starting to thaw when I pick her up from her after school program at 5pm. There's still plenty of room in the bag too so I know it will be useful for years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2870055 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 11:52:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2870055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peachykeen: that sounds like a winning combo! Is the lunch bag and Sistema container easy for a toddler to use? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2867088 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 07:44:06 +0000 Foodnerd81 2867088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: I’m attaching a pic of my bentgo kids box with my 5 yo lunch, plus one to show how it just fits in the pbk lunch box- it pushes slightly against the ends but it zips closed no problem. The sandwich is a whole sandwich cut with a Dino cutter and sort of jammed in there. That’s one small apple sliced up. </p> [attach=2307/19/plh7dj.600x450.8BCA3480-A984-407C-99F4-08983A2C1E95.jpeg] [attach=2307/19/plh7dk.600x450.7138FED3-C711-453D-8572-BBF577D593D6.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866629 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:51:36 +0000 looch 2866629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a sistema bento box and one of those old fashioned rectangular shaped lunch boxes that zipper three sides around. Required a little fiddling and experimenting to see what fit, but it works really well for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866601 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:17:21 +0000 Mamaof2 2866601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: @Foodnerd81: I have that kid who never eats sandwiches - she prefers just the meat cut up - so this works great for us - she is in 2nd grade and we still use it two times a week </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866554 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:32:18 +0000 wrkbrk 2866554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Ah ok thank you! I don’t know anything about these yet but want to choose one by summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866553 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:27:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 2866553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: just FYI that’s the one @hellobeeboston: and I were saying is a little small/ compartments are too small for a full sandwich. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866535 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:13:22 +0000 wrkbrk 2866535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Great! Thanks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866525 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:43:03 +0000 LemonJack 2866525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: Good point. Even my own lunch bags get gross after awhile, and I’m not spilling things in them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866521 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:32:16 +0000 Mamaof2 2866521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: I thought it was six but apparently it’s five 😆<br /> Bentgo Kids Brights – Leak-Proof, 5-Compartment Bento-Style Kids Lunch Box – Ideal Portion Sizes for Ages 3 to 7 – BPA-Free and Food-Safe Materials (Citrus Yellow) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DTP4Z38/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XGtpCbWHWYTK2" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DTP4Z38/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XGtpCbWHWYTK2</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866515 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:12:59 +0000 wrkbrk 2866515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: TY!! I’m going to look it up. Bentgo six compartment? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866511 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:06:50 +0000 Mamaof2 2866511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: </p> [attach=4342/19/plclrf.600x450.image.jpg] [attach=4342/19/plclrg.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866500 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:23:05 +0000 wrkbrk 2866500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I don’t mean to derail the original thread but could you post the insert you have for the lands end lunch bag? I bought that same one for DS (for preschool starting in August) and I was really hoping I could find something to fit within it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866499 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:19:58 +0000 Iced Tea 2866499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since buying machine washable neoprene lunchbags, I will never go back to the kind you can only wipe. Kids have disasters in their lunchboxes, they need to be washable IMO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866423 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:15:05 +0000 hellobeeboston 2866423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: I have the Bentgo Kids one and the compartments are very small... I use it for my preschooler's snack. The larger compartment fits half a sandwich, or a yogurt smoothie container, all of the other parts are smaller but I find it works and typically do clementine slices or strawberries in the long narrow one, crackers in one, and the tiny one in the middle is good for a sweet treat, usually a few chocolate chips or marshmallows ;)</p> <p>I have the PBK lunch box &amp; corresponding 'bento' for my older son for lunch - it holds a lot more food, it's much deeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866420 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:57:17 +0000 Foodnerd81 2866420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: I’ll take a picture next time I use it! It’s big enough, it’s just that the biggest compartment is about the size of half a sandwich. And if i slice up a small apple, I can just fit the slices into the next two biggest compartments. So it depends what you send. Probably having one of each would work well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866412 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:15:01 +0000 peachykeen 2866412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a Bentgo, but we use divided Sistema containers (1 for lunch and 1 for snack) and like the Packit freezable lunch bag (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IAY6HAA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03__o00_s01?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IAY6HAA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03__o00_s01?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a>). I stick it in the freezer overnight and it stays cold pretty much until I take it out of her backpack at night (so 10-11 hrs). I like not having to send a separate ice pack. It has plenty of room but folds up small so it doesn't take up much room in the freezer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866410 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:59:20 +0000 LemonJack 2866410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: So the kids one is too small? That’s something to consider. We’ll probably be packing a lot of different fruits and vegetables along with a protein, so I want the space to give her variety. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866409 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:58:15 +0000 LemonJack 2866409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Good to know it fits. She has a Lands End backpack and I really like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866407 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:53:40 +0000 Foodnerd81 2866407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a bentgo kids box and it *Just* fits in the pbk lunch box with the water bottle on the outside. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze though. I don’t love the kids one though, because the openings are a little too small. I usually send a sandwich of some sort and have to squash or cut it weird to fit in the bigger compartment. I can fit a thin ice pack above or below. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866399 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:31:14 +0000 Mamaof2 2866399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: we have that brand but the 6 compartment</p> <p>We use a lands end lunch bag with a water bottle on the outside - fits great with an ice pack inside</p> <p><a href="https://www.landsend.com/products/classmate-printed-soft-sided-lunch-box/id_300511?sku_0=%3A%3AYGJ&#038;source=GS&#038;currency=USD&#038;geo=US&#038;skumv=4966483&#038;promotion-code=CHILLY40&#038;promotion-pin=0&#038;cm_mmc=139971612&#038;SC=pla_brand&#038;CMPGN=1339125246&#038;ADGRP=56486374711&#038;KYW=&#038;MT=&#038;DV=c&#038;PID=4966483&#038;TRGT=pla-469407037421&#038;CH=Google+AdWords&#038;_cclid=Google_Cj0KCQiAg_HhBRDNARIsAGHLV50gB5U1OK-HC_1UBNeoEuslDN0DREdj7eZrQBWxrt3w9WLv3IHaqysaAuDlEALw_wcB&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_HhBRDNARIsAGHLV50gB5U1OK-HC_1UBNeoEuslDN0DREdj7eZrQBWxrt3w9WLv3IHaqysaAuDlEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow">https://www.landsend.com/products/classmate-printed-soft-sided-lunch-box/id_300511?sku_0=%3A%3AYGJ&#038;source=GS&#038;currency=USD&#038;geo=US&#038;skumv=4966483&#038;promotion-code=CHILLY40&#038;promotion-pin=0&#038;cm_mmc=139971612&#038;SC=pla_brand&#038;CMPGN=1339125246&#038;ADGRP=56486374711&#038;KYW=&#038;MT=&#038;DV=c&#038;PID=4966483&#038;TRGT=pla-469407037421&#038;CH=Google+AdWords&#038;_cclid=Google_Cj0KCQiAg_HhBRDNARIsAGHLV50gB5U1OK-HC_1UBNeoEuslDN0DREdj7eZrQBWxrt3w9WLv3IHaqysaAuDlEALw_wcB&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_HhBRDNARIsAGHLV50gB5U1OK-HC_1UBNeoEuslDN0DREdj7eZrQBWxrt3w9WLv3IHaqysaAuDlEALw_wcB</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866396 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:22:15 +0000 LemonJack 2866396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: bentgo fresh, but I’ll also probably get the Bentgo kids one too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866390 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:59:39 +0000 Mamaof2 2866390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: which one did you get? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bento-lunch-boxes-amp-lunch-bags-help#post-2866385 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:42:33 +0000 LemonJack 2866385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I snagged a Bentgo lunch box on a prime deal last week for DD1, and am wondering what type of lunch bag people use with it. She’ll be going to kindergarten next year, so I have plenty of time to figure this out, but I always like to scout for deals. I’ll want room for a drink in the bag.</p> <p>I’ll probably buy a second Bentgo type box as well, just to make cleaning easier, so if you have any other suggestions on those I’m open to them. I want something somewhat durable, easy to open, and preferably dishwasher safe.</p> <p>Thanks! </p>