Comments on: Bread, Butter, and a Reusable Lunchbox http://jcarrot.org/bread-butter-and-a-reusable-lunchbox/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Rhea http://jcarrot.org/bread-butter-and-a-reusable-lunchbox/#comment-4177 Rhea Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:11:34 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/bread-butter-and-a-reusable-lunchbox/#comment-4177 I bought my Wrap-n-Mat before there were so many choices and it didn't say if the plastic lining was PVC. It doesn't have any plastic-y smell or flavor, though. If you try one version or the other, let me know how it turns out! I love using glass jars, too. Forgot to put that one in! Thanks! Transit is another topic that could merit its own post... bringing a sloshy lunch on the Metro or a bike during rush hour requires extra ingenuity. I bought my Wrap-n-Mat before there were so many choices and it didn’t say if the plastic lining was PVC. It doesn’t have any plastic-y smell or flavor, though. If you try one version or the other, let me know how it turns out!

I love using glass jars, too. Forgot to put that one in! Thanks!

Transit is another topic that could merit its own post… bringing a sloshy lunch on the Metro or a bike during rush hour requires extra ingenuity.

]]> By: Stacey http://jcarrot.org/bread-butter-and-a-reusable-lunchbox/#comment-4173 Stacey Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:19:02 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/bread-butter-and-a-reusable-lunchbox/#comment-4173 In addition to keeping a fork & spoon in my desk drawer, I also brought my own cloth napkin and kept in my bag a tidy little bundle consisting of a fork & spoon wrapped in a cloth napkin. I like to bring soup to work and found the best way to do this (when it's not just a can) is in a glass jar. It's heavier than using a plastic soyogurt container, but it also won't pop open during transit and the presentation is so much better (plus that plastic-toxin thing). In addition to keeping a fork & spoon in my desk drawer, I also brought my own cloth napkin and kept in my bag a tidy little bundle consisting of a fork & spoon wrapped in a cloth napkin.

I like to bring soup to work and found the best way to do this (when it’s not just a can) is in a glass jar. It’s heavier than using a plastic soyogurt container, but it also won’t pop open during transit and the presentation is so much better (plus that plastic-toxin thing).

]]> By: mathmom http://jcarrot.org/bread-butter-and-a-reusable-lunchbox/#comment-4171 mathmom Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:47:55 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/bread-butter-and-a-reusable-lunchbox/#comment-4171 I looked up the wrap-n-mats and they seem cool, except... the ones made in the US are lined with PVC, which I'm not sure about using regularly next to my food (or my children's food) and to get the alternative PEVA-lined ones (is that any better? I think so) you have to order them from China. Do you know which version you have, and do the plastics impart any odor/flavor to the food? I looked up the wrap-n-mats and they seem cool, except… the ones made in the US are lined with PVC, which I’m not sure about using regularly next to my food (or my children’s food) and to get the alternative PEVA-lined ones (is that any better? I think so) you have to order them from China. Do you know which version you have, and do the plastics impart any odor/flavor to the food?

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