My Picks: Safe Lunch Boxes for Every Age

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Over the past few years I’ve been fighting hard to get toxic chemicals out of lunch boxes ^[2]. Unfortunately there’s more work to do.

Lunch boxes and toxic chemicals don’t belong together. Seems like common sense, doesn’t it?

Yet a  study from the Center for Health, Environment & Justice found that all the children’s lunch boxes tested contained up to 30 times the amount of toxic chemicals (chemicals known as phthalates ^[3]) deemed safe by the federal government.

Those toxic lunch boxes are releasing toxic dust into our children’s food and then the food is being eaten. Not OK.

Back- to- School With Safe Lunch Boxes

Thankfully not all lunch boxes are toxic. Here are a few safe lunch box choices for everyone in the family.

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Pre-school and Elementary School

B ^{[4] [5]}eatrix New York Lunch Box ^[4]

If you want to stick with a cute lunch box for a few more years then this is your bag! The lunch boxes are designed for ages 5 to 10 and are PVC, lead, phthalate & BPA free. Some of my favorite patterns are Alexander ^[6], Dolce & Panna ^[7], Juju ^[8] and Dieter Monkey ^[9].

Price: $25.00-$34.00

Kids Konserve Butterfly Go Wild Waste- Free Lunch Kit ^{[10] [11]}

I’ve been using the Kids Konserve Sweat-Free Ice Packs ^[12] for many years and love it. This lunch kit from Kids Konserve has it all for the first day of school. Everything is BPA ^[13], Lead and Phthalate free.

Price: $36.00

Crocodile Creek Lunch Boxes ^{[14] [15]}

Crocodile Creek lunch boxes are child safe with lead-free linings and are PVC-free and phthalate-free. They come in a variety of designs including the the Pirate Lunchbox ^[16], Ballerina Vertical Lunchbox ^[17], and the Flower Garden Pocket Lunchbox ^[18].

Price: $19.00

Middle School, High School and Adult Lunch Boxes

PackIt Freezable Lunch Bag with Zip Closure ^{[19] [20]}

PackIt is a freezable lunch cooler designed to keep contents cooler, longer: up to 10 hours (depending on external temperatures). Made from food-safe, nontoxic poly canvas; PVC, BPA, phthalate, and lead free.

Price: $19.00

Laptop Lunches Bento-Ware Insulated Dual Compartment Bento Tote ^{[21] [22]}

I like the duel compartments in this lunch box. The bag doesn’t contain phthalates, BPA (bisphenol A), lead, or PVC.

Price: $23.00

For more safe back-to-school products take a look at my Non-toxic Preschool Backpack Guide ^[23] and my list of Non-Toxic Backpacks for Elementary School Kids ^[24].

Do you have a favorite non-toxic lunch box?

photo credit: Randy Heinitz ^[25] via photopin ^[26] cc ^[27]

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