My daughter likes lunchables. Would this be the best product to make my own? I need to keep a small amount of meat and cheese cool until lunch?
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Yes it has a cold freezer pack that will keep your meat and cheese cool in the storage containers
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I put lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, etc in the bottom part. In the top container, I put cheese, a hard boiled egg, croutons, bacon bits, and ranch dressing. I leave around 6am and eat around 11:30am and I've never had a problem. This has worked fine for me. :-)
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Nope! This is a Japanese plastic one, with an inner seal, but it is not watertight, and it needs a lunch box band (think thick rubber band) to keep it closed. The regular Japanese lunchboxes are all meant to be eaten at room temperature. If you really want something that's hot, you need a thermal lunch jar, which Amazon sells a few different versions.
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Hard parmesan might be a problem. But cheddar should be OK. Good practice for those small motor skills. I'd recommend a large tray (and parental patience) for the job.
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I would recommend buying a stainless steel Thermos for school lunch. One with a built-in space for a folding stainless steel spoon. That's what I bought for my daughter since elementary and she still uses it for high school. I mainly bought the insulated canister for storing my favorite tea leaves to keep them fresh.
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I put a package of fat free cream cheese into the Ninja processor, along with a can of Bear and Wolf (juice and all), plus Mrs. Dash to taste. If it's too thick I'll add some fat free yogurt. you could also use cottage cheese. yummie. or other spices. minced onion? granulated garlic? celery seed? all ae yummie.
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well insulated compared to other lunch bags. Cool things will say somewhat cool by lunch time. Freeze a yogurt and pack with lunch and all will stay cool and yogurt will be great to eat by lunch.
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I keep my packets in the freezer, just pulling them out when I need to use one. Each packet makes two batches of the cheese I make (goat cheese). I use 1/4 teaspoon per 8 cups of goat milk. I also add one drop of liquid rennet. The packets do not have detailed instructions on how to make cheese. I just purchased a cheese-making book from my local animal food store. Good luck!
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I haven't tried meat but I did try cheese last week and that we a very messy failed exprience. Maybe the ham would be better since it's firmer?
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Hi :)I bought this specifically to steam 1-2 person servings of veggies and it's fantastic. Yeah, you could totally warm-up or make soup in the bottom pot, and not use the top/steaming basket at all. I'm not sure if it's non-stick surface so maybe be careful with creamy soups that could burn, stick, and turn into a super mess & headache to clean afterwards. Maybe broth based soups? Just keep in mind this puppy is only 1 quart so it's pretty tiny. If you're making soup for 1 person it's probably perfect but you've got limited space. Last thing, be careful the handles get super hot. Use with care and don't burn yourself!I hope this helps a little with your purchase InvisibleCloak -Best, Katherina Hi :)I bought this specifically to steam 1-2 person servings of veggies and it's fantastic. Yeah, you could totally warm-up or make soup in the bottom pot, and not use the top/steaming basket at all. I'm not sure if it's non-stick surface so maybe be careful with creamy soups that could burn, stick, and turn into a super mess & headache to clean afterwards. Maybe broth based soups? Just keep in mind this puppy is only 1 quart so it's pretty tiny. If you're making soup for 1 person it's probably perfect but you've got limited space. Last thing, be careful the handles get super... » Read More Hi :)I bought this specifically to steam 1-2 person servings of veggies and it's fantastic. Yeah, you could totally warm-up or make soup in the bottom pot, and not use the top/steaming basket at all. I'm not sure if it's non-stick surface so maybe be careful with creamy soups that could burn, stick, and turn into a super mess & headache to clean afterwards. Maybe broth based soups? Just keep in mind this puppy is only 1 quart so it's pretty tiny. If you're making soup for 1 person it's probably perfect but you've got limited space. Last thing, be careful the handles get super hot. Use with care and don't burn yourself!I hope this helps a little with your purchase InvisibleCloak -Best, Katherina « Show Less
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There's no temperature control. It just cools to around 40 degrees. So it's great for keeping food nice and chilled. We usually pack yogurt, cheese, juices, lunch meat, water, etc.
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The lunch jar we ordered can keep food warm around 6 hours. My daughter brought hot food for lunch during the winter time. She never complain about the "cold food".
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Maybe but i wouldn't... i use it for my kindergartner. Plus it stains if you use spaghetti sauce plus things don't stay that warm nor cold. It's cute but not a great buy - in retrospect . I do use it still but it's not that efficient. I've bought so many lunch thermoset and containers- that's definitely a market with room for improvement. This is cute for small cold lunches.
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What a wonderful idea. I haven't tried it, but I can tell you, I sure am going to. WE bought our first Baby Alive this year for Christmas. It has to be okay. I think the main idea is to just have something that won't mildew and get gross, just in case it doesn't all get rinsed out with water. Great idea, good thinking! I think I'll just compare the consistency to Baby Alive food, and if it happens to be thicker, I thin it out with water to make them more comparable. Otherwise, I won't worry about it.
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I put a boiling water as instructed, leave it for 5 minutes, empty, then add HOT food in it at 7 AM. The food is always almost cold there after 3.5 hours. Also, the surface of the container after adding food is pretty warm, so we can't pack it in the same lunch box with yogurt etc. Unfortunately, this product doesn't work for us :-(
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I put some pretty runny baby food in there. I was making my own and mixing with breastmilk too. I think squash was the most runny. Nothing I ever put in there leaked. I'd say, if whatever you put in here leaks, then nothing would hold it. It is the best container of its kind! (I say of its kind because obviously reg Tupperware can hold liquid but is too big for lunchbags)
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I drop a yogurt cup into it for my son lunch and it holds it from about 8:30 until he is eating lunch 12:45ish. I would imagine you would get same results or better with homemade yogurt since the pre-packaged cups leave some air space in the container.
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I would recommend something with more vertical edges. Try searching lunch tray or something. This is about a 1/2 to 3/4 inch deep, but because it is such a gentle slope I think it would be easy to push off the plate. You could definitely separate pureed foods, but if lack of coordination is a big issue I've seen ones on Amazon that I think might work better.