Ecolunchbox Kit
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SKU:
EL06
Looking for a free lunch? Our ECOlunchbox kit is 100% plastic-free, waste-free, lead-free, BPA-free, PVC-free and vinyl-free. More details...Availability: Currently Out of Stock
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Product Details
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Functional and fashionable for both children and adults, the ECOlunchbox Kit comes with a lunch backpack, a stainless steel food container, three matching napkins and a bamboo spork. - The handmade ECOlunchbag is machine washable and sewn from textiles that are hand block printed by artisans in India. The bag is fully reversible and adjustable to fit children and adults with a unique strap design that can be buttoned down into a backpack or unbuttoned so the lunchbag can be carried as a shoulder bag or hip bag.
- Comes with the ECOlunchbox Three-in-One, a three-piece rectangular set with two levels and a nesting cup.
- The three matching napkins measure 16 inches by 12 inches and are designed for use as placemats or napkins.
- The bag measures 12 inches tall and 6 inches wide. The bottom is square, measuring 6 inches by 6 inches.
- The spork is made of sustainably grown bamboo.
Dimensions: Bag is 12" (h) x 6 (w); napkins 16" x 12"
Materials: 100% cotton (NOT organic); stainless steel
Care: Bag/napkins: machine wash/tumble dry; Stainless box: handwash or dishwasher safe.
Packaging: Paperboard
Made in India
Company Details:
My kids were in preschool when I started the daily battle of the lunch. What to pack? (Answer: healthy stuff they’ll eat!) How to pack it? (Answer: containers they can open & close and that don’t fill up the garbage can!).
Trouble was my kids couldn’t open a lot of the little tight-lidded plastic containers I used for cut fruits, yogurts and other snacks. So I often resorted to plastic baggies because they were cheap, easy to open/close and contained things both wet and dry. But I wasn’t happy with the waste we were creating. I tried using recyclable wax paper bags, but sandwiches dried out and wet stuff, like cut fruit, turned the wax paper to mush, creating a big mess.
My next experiment in lunchware was with the cute Japanese bento boxes I discovered in San Francisco’s Japantown. My daughter especially loved the Hello Kitty designs! These bentos were really decorative and fun, but wouldn’t fit sandwiches and the plastic hinges broke easily. And I wasn’t interested in continuing to use plastic.
Bad news on plastic and its danger to people and the planet kept emerging as the years passed. At that time, hard plastics (like the Nalgene bottles) were believed to be generally safe. The squeezy plastics (like Ketchup and mayonnaise bottles) were to be avoided. Yet studies were showing that even the hard plastics could pose health hazards.
I yearned to avoid the throw-away plastic baggies, the plastic Tupperware food containers and the plastic/vinyl lunchboxes sold at the big-box retailers that are so ubiquitous. But as I searched high and low in sporting goods stores, big-box retailers and online, I was unable to put together a lunch kit that met my needs. I wondered, "What is the best way to pack a lunch?" That was when, about five years ago, I resolved to develop a lunch kit for kids ages 3 to 103... something healthy for people and the planet.
What I’ve come up with is a back-to-the-basics solution. The kit starts with a 100% cotton, machine washable bag with matching cloth napkins. Inside the bag, which can be converted from shoulder bag, to sling bag to backpack, are reusable bamboo utensils, and a two-level stainless steel ECOlunchbox sized to fit a sandwich. What have I left out? Plastics. Disposables. Vinyl. PVC. Lead. And, of course, the lunch. That part is up to you!
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