According to our School countdown chart we only have 16 days to get organised then its Back to school for kids (and back to solo shopping for mums).

It also means I continue my complaining about Miss Hip our 7 year old fussy eater who refuses to eat anything with Cheese, salad, wholemeal, soft – hey anything healthy really.

My 5 year old (God bless her) isnt picky at all (takes after her dad) she will try anything you offer her, eat anything you put in front of her and she wont complain (unless shes in on of her “monkey see monkey does moods – & decides to copy her sister).

As with the past 2 years, my girls choose their own lunch boxes in hope they’ll have a sense of responsibility and may even be convinced/bribed into eating the lunch inside them as well!

The girls fell inlove with the Sistema Quaddie Lunchbox, im not sure if its the colour or different compartments but  my girls were excitedly  telling me to put ‘chopped up carrots & apples in the top compartment”.

Maybe alittle late but I did my usual online research on the Sistema Quaddie and I wasnt too impress by some of the reviews I read – the lids snap off easily, always cracking & not watertight. I paid about $15 for both lunch boxes, if it lasts a term and temps my girls (especially Miss Hip) to finish or atleast TASTE her lunch im one satisfied customer.

Last year Miss Hip wanted a cute looking Insulated Lunch Bag – Im sure most mums had the same thought in mind at first, “lunch will be squashed!”. Whether its because we always placed her lunch bag in the separate section of her bag or because she was extra careful, we didnt real have much problems with lunch getting “squished”.

For about $5 – $15 these lunch bags are very easy to clean (especially perfect for lazy mums like me!!!!), in the was with the uniforms and perfectly clean by Monday.

The only down side I found was all her recess/fruit & lunch was thrown into one compartment so I can SORT OF understand why my daughter  found it a little dull or boring to eat – its not my cooking or food to be blamed !!!

We tried an eco friendly stainless steel lunch box in Kindy, she had picked the style / design off the internet and yes I did feel good paying $30 for a lunch box – knowing im doing my tiny part for the environment but more importantly im teaching my children to be eco-friendly.

Unfortunately she hated her lunch box from day 1 – she didnt like the “cold” feeling when she picked up her lunch, she said it looked funny next to her friends – maybe a little young to be eco smart, so we went out and purchased a Disney Princess plastic lunch box. Her lunch box is now being used by her trucky dad!

Image Credit - Bonito Baby

Ive seen these reusable lunch & snack bags all over the internet, I love looking at the different designs & colours – im not sure but I think they’re all handmade (how I envy their creativity & talents). Im yet to purchase or try one, im alittle sceptical about these bags – they dont look as ‘tightly’ closed as cling wrap, so the lunch may get messy creating more problems with my fussy eater.

These bags can be purchased online and prices are about $8 +. I know you can also purchase them cheaper from Ebay (China) but dont know about the quality.

Have you tried a reusable lunch & snack bag? Recommend me a lunch box that your  picky eaters found the perfect and made them want to eat everything in it?