If your children bring lunch to school, you may be making roughly 180 lunches every school year. Instead of using a boring brown paper bag to pack your kids’ lunches every time, it’s best to consider a cute lunch box for your kid.
The box of choice should not only make packing your kid’s lunches fun but ensure that getting your kids out the door in the morning is super easy. More importantly, it should be a durable product that’s convenient to pack and super easy to clean and maintain.
If you’re not sure what the best lunch box is for your kids, don’t fret. We tested four different lunch boxes, including using them to pack a variety of lunches for our kids.
Here’s our selection of the best kids lunch boxes.
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By Caleb Bento Lunch Box
By Caleb bento lunch box is arguably the best kids’ lunch box that will last the school year and beyond. Whether you have three kids and you want to send them out with similar packs or want to prep a few meals and save them, these boxes are the solution you need.
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A Comfortable Fit
Bento lunch box is a real space saver. It comes in a set of three boxes with three removable compartments – one large and two smaller ones. Depending on what you want to pack, you can choose to use some, all, or none of the compartments.
The best thing is that the meal or snack you pack will stay within its chamber without mixing during transport.
Furthermore, it has a small design that makes it easy to fit within your kids’ rucksacks, handbags, or backpack.
The small size of this box also makes it perfect for child-portions.
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Solid Build and Design
Bento lunch box is made from BPA free, FDA approved plastic. That means it won’t break even after putting it a couple of times in a freezer, dishwasher or microwave. Even better, it can withstand high temps of between 4F and 248F.
This allows you to use the boxes many times over without warping, cracking, chipping, or shattering like other flimsy containers.
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Amazing Lunch Box Set!
Built of high-quality materials you can rely on, the Bento lunch boxes will help keep your kids’ meals fresh for longer. What’s even better, it comes in different colors (green, blue, pink, and purple) and a capacity of 39 oz.
Whether you want to train your kids to be health-conscious or dieters, these boxes will help them eat healthy by taking delicious homemade snacks, meals, or sandwiches to school.
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No Leaks or Spills!
Bento lunch boxes ensure that no mess happens inside your kid’s bag or backpack. They come with premium airtight silicone sealed lids that snap-lock to keep foods fresh and prevent nasty spillages within the box – even for liquids.
This gives you peace of mind every day you send your kids to school – knowing that their school books won’t end up soaked in their delicious lunch.
Even with all these features that come with this durable lunch box, you can rest assured that the price of the Bento Lunch Box won’t break your budget.
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Bentgo Kids Prints (Unicorn)
The second best lunch box in our rundown is the Bentgo Kids Prints or the Unicorn. It is a well-designed lunchbox that features different fun patterns to allow you to showcase your child’s personality. What’s perhaps interesting is that the box is available in different colors (purple, green, and blue) that your kids will love.
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Encourages Healthy Eating
Much like the Bento lunch box, it comes with different practical compartments designed for kids aged 3-7. The Bentgo Kids Prints, built with your child in mind, has each compartment that allows you to pack a healthy and balanced meal to match your kid’s appetite. Besides being ideal for kids, this box can be used by adults who want to keep portions of their meals separate.
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Sturdy Design That’s Child Friendly
The Bentgo lunch box is built for the most active kids. It features durable internal hinges and rubber-coated edges that help make it drop-proof. Sturdy as it is, however, the box is super friendly to your kids’ small hands. It comes with two latches that make it easy for them to open and close. These latches also help to keep food fresh and free from mess, even when the child is on the move.
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Easy to Maintain
Bentgo lunch box is made of high-quality material that makes it look good and functional at the same time. Although its outer shell should be hand washed to preserve the seal, the removable compartment tray is safe to use in a microwave or dishwasher.
While this lunchbox is almost as feature-laden as the Bento Lunchbox, is a bit expensive and goes for around $30.
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DaCool Bento Box
Another great lunch in our selection is the DaCool Bento Box. It is not only one of the most stylish products in your list but also the most pocket friendly. Like other lunchboxes in our list, DaCool Box is feature-laden.
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Promotes Better Eating
DaCool Bento Box is built to promote healthy eating and satisfy your child’s appetite. It comes with five practical compartments that allow you to pack veggies, fruits, proteins, and fun snacks in one box. With this lunchbox, you’ll never worry about your kids not enjoying their nutritious and healthy meals at school or outside.
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Safe for Your Kids Food
DaCool Bento Lunchbox is built of high-quality food-grade materials. It is FDA-approved, BPA free, and has no PVC. That means it is environmentally friendly and is safe to use again and again as your child grows.
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Sturdy Design
Of course, you want to get your kid a lunchbox that can withstand bumps, drops, or being shoved into backpacks or bags. That’s what the DaCool Bento Box is designed to do – protect your kids’ food. It is made of durable material and features a nice design ideal for kids aged 3 to 9.
The DaCool Bento Box also has a well-designed leak-proof partition in the lid that helps keep food fresh while still preventing leaks out or any mess within the box. Besides, the box comes with special rubber-coated edges that prevent slipping or dropping.
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Microwave Safe
The inner removable white insert of the lunchbox is safe to use in microwaves. Nonetheless, you’re required to hand wash the white insert and the box to protect the leak-proof seal ring.
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OmieBox Bento Box for Kids
Last in our selection is the OmieBox Bento Box for kids. It is a simple product that allows you to pack healthier school lunches (hot and cold) in one compact container.
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Better Eating
Undoubtedly, it is not easy to pack at least 180 healthy lunches every year. Luckily, this OmieBox Bento Box for kids can prevent you from falling into a rut. With different compartments and a leak-proof thermos insert, the lunchbox allows you to pack a warm, nutritious, and healthy meal, without buying a separate thermos. Whether your kid wants their favorite pasta, hot soup, and chilled strawberries, you can rest assured that your little one will enjoy their lunch warm without the need for a million containers.
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Top Quality Product
OmieBox is built to last. It has a heavy-duty construction that makes it extremely durable and impact resistant. Its thermos insert is BPA-Free, FDA & CPSIA compliant, and uses 18/8, 304-grade stainless steel.
The container also features a built-in handle that makes carrying a breeze. The best thing is that this container can be paired with an Omie Lunch Bag that holds both the box, utensil set, and a water bottle. Whether you want your kid to take food to school or summer camp, this box will help them eat better.
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Highly Versatile and Multi-Functional
The best thing about the OmieBox Bento Box is its versatility. Whether you want your child to have a sandwich for lunch or eat hot lunch, this box has got you covered. If you’re going to pack separate food, you can easily customize compartments. On top of that, it’s thermos insert is easy to remove so you can fit a sandwich. And if you want to include a box drink for your little one, the long compartment of the container allows you to do that.
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Lots of Features for a Fun Lunch
Opening and closing lids can sometimes get difficult for kids. However, that’s not the case with the OmieBox. Better yet, the thermos insert is shallow and has a wide opening. This allows your child to scoop out with ease.
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Easy to Clean and Maintain
The OmieBox is quite easy to clean. All its parts, including the seals, can be removed easily so you can wash it thoroughly before packing food. Besides, the seals can always be replaced when they get worn or damaged.
The Verdict
Of all the four options, the Bento Lunch Box stands out from the pack. It does not only give you more for less but will last through your child’s school year and beyond.
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