Baby Bento Box Recommendation

Posted by rebecca

22 Jun

Let me get this out of the way: I am going to recommend a plastic product! Egads! I searched high and low for a non-plastic bento box for my daughter, but I ended up with this Sassy baby bento box, which is BPA-free. For the last year or so, I’ve been packing her lunches for daycare in these little containers:

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I love it! Here’s why. Before I broke down and bought this, I was packing her lunch in various containers, which was unwieldy. The main reason I like it is because it makes creating her meals easier. Something about having three little containers helps me focus on food options. I might put apple slices in the big compartment, cheese cubes in one of the small ones, and crackers in the other one. Or half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the large container and small carrot sticks in one small container, raisins in the other.

Downsides: The spoon is flat and useless, so I don’t use it. Some reviewers on Amazon complained that the containers are leaky if you put pureed foods in them. I have never put leaky things in the box, so this isn’t an issue for me.

The box is perfect for a small child with a minimal appetite. My daughter rarely finishes everything in her lunch, but an older or bigger child would probably want a more substantial lunch box. But I highly recommend the Sassy bento box for the preschool set!

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3 Responses for "Baby Bento Box Recommendation"

BB June 22nd, 2010 at 10:14 am 1
I have had my eye on the “laptop lunch” brand of bento boxes. Has anyone used these?
Lauren June 23rd, 2010 at 10:29 am 2
I have the same Sassy container. I can’t say enough good things about it. I have an 18 month old and we travel quite a bit. When our child was younger, I’d pack a frozen icecube sized baby food item that I made in one of each of the smaller containers and then I pack a grain inside the bigger container. When it’s time to serve, the frozen homemade fruit and veggie has thawed and is still cold but ready to eat. It’s great. Now that my daughter is older and I’m no longer making baby food for her, I use the containers for her ‘big girl’ foods like sandwiches, bigger pieces of fruits, veggies, pasta and sauce or Indian chic peas and rice. I’ve packed pasta sauce, apple sauce, and other soft items like purees and though they’ve leaked a bit, if they’re in the smaller containers inside of the bigger containers, the leak just goes into the bigger compartment (which I eventually use to mix up and serve the foods so it’s no big deal). The spoon is worthless so I don’t use it but it worked fine with purees back when my child was younger. This fits perfectly into my small lunch bag and I throw the milk sippy cup and a small ice pack in the thermal bag and we’re off. I am sure there are other great options but this is convenient, small and easy to use. I had looked at the laptop lunch but for my child, that’s way more space then I need at this time and the container is larger then the Sassy container. I think that it’s something I’ll consider when my child gets to be older (or maybe something for me!).
rebecca June 23rd, 2010 at 10:34 am 3
BB, I agree with Lauren about the Laptop Lunches. They seem really good for an older kid–maybe school age. The Sassy bento box is much smaller (maybe half the size), which is perfect for a 2-5 year-old. And as I said in the main post, my daughter is a very light eater. If your child is a hearty eater I think the Laptop Lunchbox would be perfect and you’d get a lot of use out of it. I know they are BPA-free, too.