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If, as a parent, one of your new year's resolutions is to get more organized and hit the ground running when it comes to running out the door with your kids first thing in the morning, then the Bentgo Kids Chill Lunch Box is just what you're looking for.
As a mom of twins, the idea of prepping daycare meals and snacks for two toddlers who will eat loads of food one day and then hardly touch anything the next is a little bit daunting.
It can be tricky to find a variety of food options that will both please the palate and keep things entertaining, so they don't get bored of anything after one or two days.
Even with a rotating menu, it can sometimes feel like a crapshoot when you're shutting the lunch kit, and you hope that what you've packed goes over well with your little food connoisseurs because something that was a hit yesterday might not necessarily be one the next time it's served.
While there's always the question of whether or not specific food items will be a hit, I've found that since getting the Bentgo Kids Chill Lunch Box for each of our twins, lunch prep has become SO much easier, which has made getting out the door and to daycare a smoother process in the mornings.
It's teaching them responsibility
Even at a young age, having this lunch box has taught our twins about responsibility.
They see us preparing their lunch and actively want to participate and be involved in getting their meals ready.
Whether it's by helping to pack the individual items (sometimes, one slowly transferred berry at a time), or by putting the ice pack for their own lunch box back into the freezer for the next time it's needed, anything they want to do is often predicated with an exuberant, "Me help! Me help!"
They're so thrilled when they get to help pack their lunch, which is good on its own, but that positive association also helps them to start their day off right and gets them excited to head out the door to daycare, so rather than dragging their feet or trying to find reasons to delay our departure, they're hurrying to grab their coat and dashing to the kitchen to grab their lunch bag and help load it into the car.
It's got a thoughtful, kid-friendly design
Brought to you by an award-winning brand, the Bentgo Kids Chill Lunch Box is proof and durable.
Whether your children are headed to daycare, school, or extracurricular activities, you can rest easy knowing their food isn't going to end up all over the inside of their knapsack (assuming, of course, that you close the kit properly, which can be done with a single, satisfying snap of the outer latch).
The same rubberized lock makes it easy for small kids with small hands to open and close the kit when it's snack time.
The outside edge of this lightweight lunch box has the same rubberized material bordering the box, which helps prevent unwanted drops, which is a bonus for active kids who are always on-the-go.
It's got room for real food variety
This lunch kit features a removable tray with four different compartments to keep food items clearly separated. This is handy if you like to include dip or hummus for veggies and don't want the other food items to get soggy as a result.
In all, this container holds just over three cups' worth of food, which is nice if you have picky eaters and want to be able to provide several options to choose from throughout the day.
It looks cool and keeps your food cool
As we mentioned earlier, this lunch kit comes with a removable ice pack that helps keep your kids' food cool longer, which is essential when they're at school, daycare, or camp.
All you have to do is pop the pack out of the base of the Bentgo box when you and your kiddos get home and toss it into the freezer, so it's ready to rock by the next morning.
It's safe for your littles—and your dishwasher
Recommended for toddlers and kids from age three up to age seven, this reusable lunch box is made of eco-friendly food-safe materials. It has no BPA, vinyl, lead, nor PVC.
The removable tray is also microwave- and dishwasher-safe (top-rack), so it's a breeze to clean for the next busy day ahead.
It's lightweight, so having two is no issue
These kits are so lightweight, it's shocking. Yet, they're durable and made to stand up to heavy daily use.
When I think back to the lunch kits my twin brother and I had growing up, the idea of having to lug two lunch boxes around for my twins now made me leery, but the Bentgo boxes are so compact and light that it's a no-brainer to get one for each twin to have their own meal in.
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Kids Chill Lunch Box by Bentgo
Durable & Dishwasher-Safe Lunch Kit
This is the Bentgo Kids Chill Lunch Box. It's a Bento-style lunch kit that has four compartments and a removable ice pack. This leak-proof kit is dishwasher-safe and BPA-free.
If you're sitting there thinking, "Yeah, but I still have to transport two of these to the car and then into school, or daycare, or wherever they're headed," I present to you this Expandable Insulated Lunch Bag by Columbia that perfectly fits BOTH Bentgo boxes into one convenient (and very cute) bag that your twins will be pumped to carry wherever they're going.
At first glance, it looks impossible. But with the zippered expansion built into this bag, the main compartment becomes the perfect size to house two Bentgo boxes AND it still has just enough room left over at the top to add in (doubles of) other snacks, like whole bananas, yogurt tubes, cookies or animal crackers, or packs of fruit snacks.
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Expandable Insulated Lunch Bag by Columbia
Expandable Bag for Easy Dual Lunch Transport
This is an expandable and insulated lunch bag by Columbia. This water-repellent bag also includes an ice pack and a leak-proof, BPA-free, reusable food container.
Together, the Bentgo Kids Chill Lunch Box and the Columbia Expandable Insulated Lunch Bag are a winning pair to get you and your kids organized as you head into another year filled with busy days and busy schedules.
What lunch kit do you send with your twins to school, daycare, or wherever they're going on any given day? What makes it your go-to kit? Let us know in the Comments section below.
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