Do you pack an ice pack in your child's lunch?
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I was packing lunches tonight and my mom, who is visiting, asked me if I was going to put an ice pack in my two boys' lunches (forget the fact that I never once had an ice pack in my lunch as a child, though not sure they were a thing in the 80s). Do you pack an ice pack in your child's lunch every day? I usually pack them turkey/cheese sandwiches, packed the night before in their insulated lunch bags. If it makes a difference, I take the bags out of the fridge at 8:40 and they eat around noon, maybe a little earlier.
Should I be packing an ice pack? Just curious as to what others do. |
Anonymous
| No. Food doesn't go bad that quickly. |
Anonymous
| I pack a frozen gel pack. It stays frozen longer than water-based packs. It keeps her drinks cool, and that's what I use them for. |
Anonymous
| I do, especially if I pack ham or turkey. |
Anonymous
| I do when I pack perishables but don't think it's always necessary. |
Anonymous
| Yes, if there is deli meat, cheese, cut fruit, etc. |
Anonymous
| Yes, I pack an ice pack as well as a water bottle with ice water in it. It's probably not a big deal in the winter but the food definitely gets warm when the weather is warm. |
Anonymous
| My mom used to freeze cheese for my siblings lunches-string cheese, cheddar, etc. It would act like a mini ice pack in the AM, defrosting through the morning, and nice and cold, but not icy at lunch. |
Anonymous
That was in Seattle, so it was never as warm as DC summers. |
Anonymous
Isn't it funny how concerned moms get over their grandkids when these things never occurred to them as parents? 
I only use one if I'm packing something that shouldn't be at room temp too long like rice balls or veg sushi (bacillus cereus spores). |
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| I do, my kids like their fruit cold and I don't want to risk anything with deli meat. |
Anonymous
| Yes, always. |
Anonymous
| Yes,always |
Anonymous
| never. |
Anonymous
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Yes.
The lunch bags aren't closed up in the fridge, are they? |