Balanced Day Lunch Kit Lunch Bag

The Balanced School Day consists of two nutritional/activity breaks in which children have time to eat and time to play. However, this lunch kit is so versatile parents all over the world are using it to organize their children's lunch in all sorts of ways! Hot/Cold, Lunch/Snacks, Drinks/Food, wherever you need balance the BDLK is here to help! GREAT TIP: Pop your lunch bag in the laundry machine and hang to dry: It will be clean inside and out and zap those odors away!

2 elastic straps in each side to hold drinks, ice packs, and cutlery in place. Enough room in each section to fit a full size sandwich container (upright), drink, and a couple of snacks! Fits any lunch size thermos: You can keep your hot food on one side and cold on the other! Uniquely and carefully designed to fit into all backpacks, but still hold more litterless containers than any other lunch bag! Easy to clean high quality vinyl shell, insulated easy to clean liner.

A Balanced School Day involves schools providing 2 separate nutrition breaks to ensure that children are eating enough of a balanced diet throughout the day: This lunch bag has two separate compartments for Break 1 and Break 2 so that children can easily determine which foods are meant for morning and afternoon breaks.

Originally created to be used for the Balanced Day School system that is becoming widely used in Ontario, the functionality, versatility and design have made it a world wide sensation!

Some tips from the Balanced Day Lunch Kit Experts:
Litterless Lunch tips
• Buying tubs of yogurt/applesauce and portioning into containers cuts back on cost and packaging. Try Eco Containers to prevent leaks!
• Get packs of small washcloths/cloth napkins and reusable cutlery from the dollar store!
• Use reusable drink containers. Did you know that soon plastic disposable water bottles will be banned?
• Purchase large bags of snacks like crispers, crackers, goldfish, etc. instead of individually wrapped items.
• Choose a lunch bag for your child that is roomy enough to comfortably pack reusable containers. (Like the Balanced Day Lunch Kit)
• Just think about the amount of garbage coming from schools every day. Let's all do our part to cut back on waste, and teach our children a valuable lesson!!

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[EatLotsOfCurry]

how long does it keep food cold?

[LittleDudesandDivas]

@EatLotsOfCurry I'm not sure but I emailed them and will update you as soon as I hear back :)

[LittleDudesandDivas]

@EatLotsOfCurry

Small ice pack: 4 hours cold insulation

Large ice pack: 8-10 hours cold insulation

Tip: put bag and contents in the fridge for a while before taking it out for the day. Add the ice pack when you remove the bag from the fridge and are ready to go: this helps everything stay cool longer!

[jac11181]

wow i didnt know canada had two lunch breaks, they should do that here in the us, lol i know i was still hungry after i had lunch lol

[LittleDudesandDivas]

@jac11181 lolol :) You had me cracking up!

[EmalynGrace]

Not sure why you think it's too long to wait to eat. They eat earlier than a traditional lunch like I had when I was in school and then they get to eat again a couple of hours later. My youngest daughter isn't really all that hungry at the second break so she just has a snack. I never had time to eat at recess because we only had 15 minutes and I wanted to play...not eat! lol! So I only got one nutrition break as opposed to two. We love the balanced nutrition breaks and these bags!!

[jac11181]

@crys8494 probably a nutrionist that doesnt eat at all, i just think its really sad, for a little kid or any child to be waiting that long i know if i wait that long ill be hungry and for the lunch that they give them it shouldnt even be called a lunch, i doubt it fills them up for the whole day

[crys8494]

@jac11181 Yes...I am not sure which nutritionist thought that this was a good idea! Not to mention, I can't bring my daughter home for lunch, because the time that she has to eat isn't long enough....so....I can no longer make her home-made soups and other such yummy goodness that are packed with vegetables and nutrients, for fear of it getting knocked over in a busy classroom....it really sucks and I am not looking forward to September! Barely 4 and she goes for a whole day! My son will be 3

[jac11181]

@crys8494 really? wow that is crazy, thats too long for a four year old to be waiting

[crys8494]

@jac11181 2 nutrition breaks....no more "recess" Used to be recess in am, lunch, then another recess in pm....it actually sucks...means my 4 yr old has to start school at 8:45am and doesn't get to eat until 11:20am! Crazy!