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The containers and other products here are all tried and true - I've used these things for years and absolutely stand by them.  

I have a few important criteria for choosing the products I use to pack lunches:

1. They need to be durable.  

The stuff we use gets put through its paces, so it has to hold up and last through daily usage and daily trips through the dishwasher. 

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2. They have to be dishwasher safe.

I am NOT hand washing lunch boxes every day. 

3. They need to be a reasonable price,

Or a least what I consider to be a good value for the money.  I'm willing to pay a little more for quality, I am a big believer that you get what you pay for.  But I don't want to spend my money on unnecessary extras, or features I won't use, or a fancy brand name.

4. They need to be easy to store.

We have a lot of stuff and a small amount of space.  Containers that nest and store together have a big advantage in my book.

5. Containers need to be easy to open.

I have one child with fine motor delays, so easy to open containers are important for him to have independence at lunch time. And trust me when I tell you that teachers will thank you for not sending things that little fingers can&#;t open on their own.

6. They need to have color options.

A final, not mandatory, but very nice to have, feature for us is if they come in different colors.  I know this sounds like a silly extra, but for us it's not.  With four kids it is much easier for me if I can have similar items but color coded for each kid.  It just adds to the efficiency of my system, if I pack slightly different contents, it's easy to know which container to put in which bag, and it makes it easy for the kids to just grab their packed lunch. 

If you are looking for the best lunch packing products that will stand the test of time, I've got the list for you. 

If you look at any of my lunch posts, these are the items you will see the most often, they are the things I use over and over again.

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The Basics

If you are just getting started, here is my list of the top 5 essential items you need for packing school lunch: