BYO bag question? Help?

Elana A

I just bought an insulated BYO bag for school and I was wondering if i still need to use an icepack in the lunch bag? I dont want my food to be hot..thanks
Link for bag:http://www.target.com/s/189-0942550-5913640?_encoding=UTF8&CPNG=Home%20Office&LID=22156705&search-alias=tgt-index&keywords=byo-bags&ref=tgt_adv_XSGT0648&searchNodeID=1038576%7C1287991011&AFID=Google

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If you want your lunch to remain cold, yes, you will need an ice pack. Its insulated, not refrigerated. It will keep things cooler than if left out, but not for more than an hour or so.

A quick and healthy sack lunch?

jordanaban

I started a new job, and at this job, I can not leave the store for my lunch break, and just getting some fast food between jobs has become expensive not to mention unhealthy. So, I have started to bring my lunch, however, I have had a turkey sandwich, chips, and a can of dr. pepper for the last 25 out of 30 days (the other 5 of which I wasn't working). But it is starting to get boring. Any one have some ideas that are yummy, quick and healthy. Not to mention easy to make. Thanks

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Instructions
Step 1

galaxyarmynavy.com**A sack lunch doesn't come in a sack anymore**

The old fashioned brown paper bags are probably used more for art projects than lunches these days. There are many alternatives including insulated bags and plastic coolers that have many benefits: food stays cold and doesn't fall out, much larger volume, and they don't look quite as pitiful as old paper bags!

A good lunch "cooler" will cost around $10-$30. When picking one out, be sure to choose one that the lunch eater wouldn't be embarassed to carry and one that is functional for his/her lunchtime situation

Step 2

norcalblogs.com**Beverage**

A reusable bottle is a good way to add a variety of different beverages to your sack lunch (oh what the heck, we'll keep calling it that) during the week. Make drinks at home such as lemonade, juice or iced tea, and fill the bottle with something different each day. Soda cans are also easy to transport and can be cheap when bought in bulk, but be sure to get a couple different kinds to avoid boredom.

Step 3

freefoto.com**The staple**

For most people, a sandwich is the basic component of a sack lunch. That doesn't mean it has to be boring! Try using different kinds of bread like whole wheat, rye or foccacia. Bring plain meat & cheese to life with some colorful veggies like sprouts, purple cabbage, or cucumber. Make a mouth-watering tuna salad, chicken salad, or egg salad. Or try putting all your ingredients together in a tortilla wrap instead between slices of bread. And don't forget to include a good ole PB&J now and then...everyone likes comfort food!

Step 4

lancebreger.blogspot.com**Side item - carbohydrate**

Many people like to have some kind of carb at lunch time to keep them going during the day. Chips and crackers are by far the most common, but have no fear - this allows you hundreds of possible options! Buy variety packs or buy a couple of different kinds and mix things up during the week. Adding salsa, dip, or cheese slices to the sack lunch provides even more ways to enjoy this side item.

Step 5

topbanana.wordpress.com**Side item - fruit or veggie**

If the person you're packing a sack lunch for proclaims that he/she doesn't like "health food," then make your fruits and veggies seem like anything BUT health food with a few simple add-ons. Combine yogurt and cinnamon with chopped fruit to make a sweet fruit salad. Dip berries in dark chocolate or smother banana slices with peanut butter. Include ranch dip with sliced carrots, cucumbers, celery or broccoli. Make a quick and easy vegetable salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, red peppers and Italian dressing. There are lots of ways to make fruits and veggies edible, even for people who think they're not.

Step 6**Leftovers**

If the sack lunch eater has access to a microwave, keep the leftovers COLD in the cooler. If not, heat the leftovers to a temperature that's hot enough to keep them HOT (above 165 degrees until eaten), and store them in a thermos or other container that's equipped for hot foods.

Step 7

sanseverything.files.wordpress.com**Dessert**

For those who can't eat a meal without dessert, not adding something sweet could ruin the entire meal. However, that doesn't mean it has to be a face-sized cookie or an arm-length maple bar every time. In fact, the fruit salad or chocolate berries listed above could even be considered dessert. But if that's not enough, try things like fruit leather, mini cookies, a single cup cake, or a pudding cup. These will all make for good endings to a sack lunch without overloading the lunch eater with excessive sugar.

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How long does an insulated bag work for?

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~ <3 ~

I'm going to be at college for 12hrs, plus another 2hrs driving time.

If I were to keep some food in an insulated bag, APPROXIMATELY (to your best knowledge) how many hours max would it stay fresh for if:

-the food was reallly hot or frozen?
-it was just sorta cold?

Thanks.

Answer
I found this for you. Hope it helps!

Lunch Bags & Boxes
The first thing you will need is a container in which to pack the lunch. It doesn't need to cost a lot of money. For adults a small cooler makes a great lunch box. Fred uses a medium sized cooler. He is usually gone for 24 to 48 hours, so he needs alot of food to keep him going. For children and teenagers, you can usually find inexpensive lunch boxes and insulated lunch bags at yard sales and thrift stores.

Small children often prefer a plastic lunch box with cartoon characters on the side. I suggest you buy these as cheaply as possible. They only last for a year or two before the children drop them or the latch breaks. At $6 to $10 a piece, buying brand new boxes has never been a good investment for me. I have purchased them new when I desperately needed the thermoses that came with them. After the plastic lunch box broke, I purchased replacements from my local Goodwill. I continue to use the same thermos year after year.

If the art work on an older lunch box is shabby, you can easily replace it. Use rubber cement to glue down a new picture (cut to size) and then cover the picture with clear contact paper. I've done this, and it lasted almost 2 years, until the lunch box cracked and became unusable. Amy D. describes the process in detail in the first book of The Tightwad Gazette.

For older children insulated lunch bags work best. They don't have the juvenile connotations of plastic boxes with matching thermoses, so older kids usually don't object to carrying them. I like them because they don't break when they get drop-kicked across the livingroom by a budding football player. Since they have soft sides, it is easier to fit more food and odd-shaped containers in them too. They usually have zipper closing and shoulder straps for carrying them. I buy the largest ones I can find because I find them easier to fill. Many modern insulated bags have several extra zipper pockets and sections on the outside to carry little extras like napkins, spoons and salt or pepper packets. My boys like these but they aren't really necessary. Purchased brand-new, insulated lunch bags cost between $5 and $15. If you wait until back-to-school-sales you may find them cheaper. Over the summer they can often be found at yard sales. Insulated lunch bags usually do not come with their own thermos, so you will have to use some you already have or buy them separately.

Can you suggest a lunch bag/box that can keep food hot for 4 hours?

byebye

My son doesnt like anything 'packable'. So we need to find something that would keep his lunch hot (or warm at least) for 4 hours. We'd be packing items like pancakes or spaghetti noodles - nothing really perishable. I tried a heat pack from a pyrex serving dish, but it only stayed warm for a couple hours. Doesnt anyone out there make a lunch sack that keeps food warm?

Answer
One such product is called the Lunch and Go. It has an insert for the insulated lunch carrier and claims the heat lasts 5+ hours. It also claims that a child can carry this with ease. To check it out, go here: http://www.warmandtote.com/bagel-bag.html

Another such product is the Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless-Steel Lunch Jar. It is made mainly for asian cuisine, which is why it comes with chopsticks and a chopsticks holder, but it still seems capable of doing its job. There are actually three different models of this product, so on the website, click on the different titles in the left side bar. Here is the link: http://www.zojirushi.com/ourproducts/lunchjars/sl_ja.html
Also, this product can be purchased on amazon.

More food jars can be found here: http://www.nextag.com/food-jar/search-html

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How long does an insulated bag work for?

insulated lunch bag for hot food image

~ <3 ~

I'm going to be at college for 12hrs, plus another 2hrs driving time.

If I were to keep some food in an insulated bag, APPROXIMATELY (to your best knowledge) how many hours max would it stay fresh for if:

-the food was reallly hot or frozen?
-it was just sorta cold?

Thanks.

Answer
I found this for you. Hope it helps!

Lunch Bags & Boxes
The first thing you will need is a container in which to pack the lunch. It doesn't need to cost a lot of money. For adults a small cooler makes a great lunch box. Fred uses a medium sized cooler. He is usually gone for 24 to 48 hours, so he needs alot of food to keep him going. For children and teenagers, you can usually find inexpensive lunch boxes and insulated lunch bags at yard sales and thrift stores.

Small children often prefer a plastic lunch box with cartoon characters on the side. I suggest you buy these as cheaply as possible. They only last for a year or two before the children drop them or the latch breaks. At $6 to $10 a piece, buying brand new boxes has never been a good investment for me. I have purchased them new when I desperately needed the thermoses that came with them. After the plastic lunch box broke, I purchased replacements from my local Goodwill. I continue to use the same thermos year after year.

If the art work on an older lunch box is shabby, you can easily replace it. Use rubber cement to glue down a new picture (cut to size) and then cover the picture with clear contact paper. I've done this, and it lasted almost 2 years, until the lunch box cracked and became unusable. Amy D. describes the process in detail in the first book of The Tightwad Gazette.

For older children insulated lunch bags work best. They don't have the juvenile connotations of plastic boxes with matching thermoses, so older kids usually don't object to carrying them. I like them because they don't break when they get drop-kicked across the livingroom by a budding football player. Since they have soft sides, it is easier to fit more food and odd-shaped containers in them too. They usually have zipper closing and shoulder straps for carrying them. I buy the largest ones I can find because I find them easier to fill. Many modern insulated bags have several extra zipper pockets and sections on the outside to carry little extras like napkins, spoons and salt or pepper packets. My boys like these but they aren't really necessary. Purchased brand-new, insulated lunch bags cost between $5 and $15. If you wait until back-to-school-sales you may find them cheaper. Over the summer they can often be found at yard sales. Insulated lunch bags usually do not come with their own thermos, so you will have to use some you already have or buy them separately.

Can you suggest a lunch bag/box that can keep food hot for 4 hours?

byebye

My son doesnt like anything 'packable'. So we need to find something that would keep his lunch hot (or warm at least) for 4 hours. We'd be packing items like pancakes or spaghetti noodles - nothing really perishable. I tried a heat pack from a pyrex serving dish, but it only stayed warm for a couple hours. Doesnt anyone out there make a lunch sack that keeps food warm?

Answer
One such product is called the Lunch and Go. It has an insert for the insulated lunch carrier and claims the heat lasts 5+ hours. It also claims that a child can carry this with ease. To check it out, go here: http://www.warmandtote.com/bagel-bag.html

Another such product is the Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless-Steel Lunch Jar. It is made mainly for asian cuisine, which is why it comes with chopsticks and a chopsticks holder, but it still seems capable of doing its job. There are actually three different models of this product, so on the website, click on the different titles in the left side bar. Here is the link: http://www.zojirushi.com/ourproducts/lunchjars/sl_ja.html
Also, this product can be purchased on amazon.

More food jars can be found here: http://www.nextag.com/food-jar/search-html

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How can you keep food hot for a long time?

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Amber

My fiance drives a bookmobile for a living. He was taking lunch from home, storing it in the on-board mini refrigerator, and warming it in the on-board microwave. Now, the library has gotten a smaller bus, and there is no space for a microwave. Do any products do a good job of keeping food hot for 3-5 hours, or does the poor guy just have to eat sandwiches for the rest of his life?

Answer
There are many insulated bags for lunch that may do the job. Also you may find some that plug into the lighter/accessory outlet and warm up food. Also there are thermoses for soup.

Here's something that looks promising.

http://www.amazon.com/RoadPro-12-Volt-Portable-Stove-Black/dp/B00030DLEE/ref=pd_sim_sbs_k_1

I'm sure if you google or bing or something you can find more alternatives.

I was wondering where I could find this product?

cricket061

It is a tupperware/ baking dish container. It keeps what ever food in it either hot or cold. It made of the same material as those insulated lunch boxes. It is either square or rectangle and zippers around the outside?

Answer
i know pyrex makes a covered cassarole dish that will stay hot or cool in the insulated bag it comes with and u can find them at wal-mart , target, e-bay where ever... and it is prob less expensive than tuperware

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