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[quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous]For hot lunch - get a thermos.  You can get one at Target - the Funtainer one for about $15 or something like that.  Boil water, then pour it into the thermos and close the lid. Keep for 10min.  @ 10min - Heat up the food - pasta, rice, soups, whatever.    Pour out the water from the thermos; optional - dry the thermos inside.  Put the hot food in the thermos.

I have one of those lunch bags that have two sections.  I put hot food in one of the sections with something underneath the thermos to keep the warm/cold separate as much as possible.

For the cold stuff, milk, cheese, fruit, I put it in another section with an ice pack.

My kids have told me that the food is still warm.

The only bad thing about this is that a Ker has a hard time opening the thermos.  But, there is usually a lunch aide that helps kids open containers and stuff.  I used to volunteer at my Ker's lunch and spent the entire lunch period opening containers, yogurt packs, etc.

Food-wise, I do pastas - usually from leftovers the night before; stir fry rice, or soup and rice (rice separate).  I also pack seaweed with the rice. Kids love it.  Pastas can be simple. Mac/cheese, pasta with butter sauce or garlic/olive oil with/out sausage, ham, chicken, tomatoes, grilled zuchini or steamed brocolli.

My DD doesn't like sandwiches, but she does like ham, so I will pack ham and cheese, fruit.[/quote]

Is this the Funtainer? http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Funtainer-Food-Jar-Purple/dp/B00CBFAE5I/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1413771678&sr=1-2&keywords=funtainer  Thank you so much for this long and informative post. My DD likes sandwiches but I feel like turkey&cheez or Pb&Jelly everyday can be very boring, so I want to mix it up.[/quote]

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