Lunch bags, bento boxes, thermoses, water bottles, and more for back-to-school.
By
Emma Wartzman,
a senior kitchen and dining writer at the Strategist.
Previously, she was an editor at Bon Appétit and has worked in food media for nine years.
Half the battle of packing school lunch is the food — and the other is the gear. Your kid has needs: Does the bag look cool? Does the tomato sauce touch the strawberries? And you have needs: How annoying it is to clean? Will all the pieces come back?
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