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The best lunch boxes make packing a midday meal — and cleaning up after it — easy and straightforward. But the exact best lunch box for you will depend on the age of your kid(s), the type of food you ...

You may think you're doing the right thing, packing your kid's lunch in an insulated lunch bag to keep it cold and safe. But the KATU Problem Solvers put insulated bags to the test and the results may ...

So you don’t have to pack a separate ice pack: Bentgo Chill Leakproof Lunch Box You’d think that packing a lunch box becomes less important in adulthood, but if anything, it only gets more complicated ...

Want to get your kids excited about going back to school? Instead of bribery, engage them in a fun DIY craft! These back-to-school lunch boxes and bags are easy to make and a fun way to get kids ...

Abbi Perets has been writing about technology and family and consumer issues for over ten years. Her work has been featured in print and on the Web, and she has taught courses on consumer and business ...

There are many benefits of packing a lunch for your child. In most cases, you save money and gain the peace of mind of knowing that your kids aren't left to their own devices in the lunch line (french ...

As school begins, so does the daily push-pull among families over school lunches. Parents plead with their children to eat in the cafeteria. Kids beg to bring a bag lunch. “I cry every day,” says ...

Getting kids out the door for school in the morning is enough to drive any parent crazy. But Whitney Cicero, who has a 14-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son, has found a unique way to relieve the ...

While many kids are lucky if their parents send them off to school with a ham and cheese sandwich and an apple in their packed lunches, for some, the midday meal is a work of art. Viewed one way, ...