Fruit salad in lunch boxes???

[lizzo]

Hi everyone
My kids love fruit salad so I used to let them have a fruit salad from the canteen everyday - however, unfortunately the canteen has closed:(. So I have tried to put the fruit salad in their lunchboxes in every type of container I could buy....but, the all seemed to leak which ruined everything else in the lunchbox..

Does anyone know of a superior type of snack box that doesnt LEAK!

TIA

[Me]

fruit salad can be a hard one because sometimes the gas's expand and "pop" the lid.

Have you tried popping the container in a snap lock bag? You can rinse them out afterwards too and re-use them.

[Dannielle]

I put a small container in a snap lock bag too.

We find it works quite well because we add a spoon/fork in the bag for DD1 and she doesn't have to go through her lunch bag trying to find it.

[codswallop]

i was going to say snap lock bag too!:laughing:

[canberramomma]

I bought the kids those insulated packs that keep the lunches cool and I sometimes freeze a small icepack or juice box and include it in their lunch boxes. My son loves cheese sandwiches, but not when they are 'sweaty', so I know it works. My DS 1 and 2 love salads and they reckon lunch is fresh. Before I used to have them return their lunches uneaten.

[lizzo]

thanks ladies, Ill give the snap lock a try....;)
I kwym about the sweaty sangas, my kids were the same, I thought they were just fussy until I decided to eat one of their sangas that came home BLERK, the glad wrap changed the taste.

So I now wrap everything that doesnt have its own wrapping in GLAD BAKE, you know the stuff that is like tracing paper. It allows the sanga to breathe - now I dont have one rejected sanga come home again!!

[Veritas]

Have you tried Sistema containers.... I use them for P's daycare lunch and have had no leakages whatsoever..... even Yoghurts safe in those ones....

[Nex]

My mum always made our sandwiches on frozen bread. That way they acted as their own coolpack and were fresh and nice at lunchtime!

Fruit salad is a tough one. Ziplock bag inside a small container to stop it getting punctured would be the best way I can think of.

[twotrunks]

Tupperware snack cups... they have a liquid tight seal and have never failed for us. The trick is to put the lid on then "burp" it, that is open it a crack and let the excess air out, it is then meant to be liquid tight, although only with cold liquid I think. They are not cheap but we couldn't do without them.
TT

[Amberlea]

Glad actually does a range of really good snack size containers..
I give the kids fruit salad, tinned fruit etc and use them - never have issues with leaking.

They are in the kitchen aisle section where all the disposable platic wares, water jugs etc are
They are an oval shape, clear with a blue lid. About $4 for a set of four.