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Post by Tasha on Oct 12, 2015 15:16:20 GMT
Do you ever send "warm" food? If so, how do you keep it warm?
My kiddos are quite picky. I do my best with being creative with cold lunches, but they really enjoy warm food. I've sent quesadillas & burritos in tin-foil, they don't stay warm, but my kids don't mind those. I just think of all the lunch possibilities that open up if I can send warm food.
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Post by littlemama on Oct 12, 2015 15:22:49 GMT
I used to send spaghettio's type stuff in a thermos for ds. Sending an actual warm meal just isn't practical
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Post by shanniebananie on Oct 12, 2015 15:23:30 GMT
I have read on many blogs that moms either heat the food up and then put it in a thermos to stay warm until lunch or put boiling hot water into a thermos to warm it, pour out the water and then put the food into the thermos.
Haven't personally tried these but it seems to be successful method for other moms.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2015 15:23:53 GMT
When my ds was in elementary school he took a lunch every day. I bought a Thermos. ThermosI have no idea if the link will work or not. But it did the job, kept leftovers warm and he didn't have to have a cold lunch everyday. |
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Post by melissa on Oct 12, 2015 15:25:30 GMT
I used to frequently send warm food with dd. I would think that the newer thermos like products are even better than they were then. I would run the thermos under hot water to heat it up and then add hot food like soups, rice/veggies/protein, etc. Never did quesadillas or burritos. It was good for the 4-6 hour range.
Recently bought her a bottle that keeps liquids cold for 24 hrs and hot for 12 hours, which makes me think that there must be better products out there now!
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Oct 12, 2015 15:27:44 GMT
I buy wide mouthed thermoses (food jars) and send almost anything. If it is burritos, quesadillas, steak, etc. I just cut it up and layered it inside. You can also wrap smaller items in foil and then put it in the thermos.
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Post by Tasha on Oct 12, 2015 15:33:23 GMT
Awesome! It looks like I'll be investing in some thermos's. Thanks!
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Oct 12, 2015 15:46:28 GMT
Sent my daughter with soup today. I always put near boiling water in. Put the lid on while I heat up whatever she is having.
Then I pour out the water, add the hot item. She says by lunch time. 12.30 the soup is hot... not blow on it hot but more than warm.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2015 15:48:01 GMT
I admit, we don't send warm food. My kids can eat the same cold lunch five days a week if they'll eat it!
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Post by melanell on Oct 12, 2015 15:51:57 GMT
We've been using the same thermos brand Thermos for DS for 7 years now and it's still going strong and working well. Taking the time to fill it with boiling water before packing hot food into it really does make a difference. Or at least pop a mug in the microwave and heat up some water there for 2-3 minutes and pour that in the thermos.
I tend to pour the water into the thermos when we first come downstairs for breakfast. After breakfast is done, I heat p the food until it is good and hot. (I nuke it for longer than I typically would to eat it right them.) That's when I carefully pour out the boiling water and refill the thermos with the hot food. And even the year DS had the very last lunch period, the food still stayed hot.
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Post by mama2three on Oct 12, 2015 15:56:06 GMT
Stanley wide mouth thermos. Preheat it with boiling water and then add hot food. the food will stay warm at least 12 hours outside in freezing weather - will certainly stay warm until lunchtime in less extreme conditions.
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Post by stittsygirl on Oct 12, 2015 15:57:35 GMT
I admit, we don't send warm food. My kids can eat the same cold lunch five days a week if they'll eat it! Mine too. I keep asking them if they want something different, and they say no - they're good. I might get some Thermoses and surprise them though. |
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Post by LeaP on Oct 12, 2015 16:10:01 GMT
I send warm food about 3/4 of the time in a Thermos. Potstickers, rice & seaweed, plain pasta, ravioli, soup.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2015 16:34:52 GMT
I'm glad someone started this thread! My son is now eating breakfast and lunch at school. For some reason he is now refusing to eat sandwiches and toast. He can be a big eater, but I never know what that one thing will be. His teacher said they can warm up food for him, but I know it takes a lot of work with his class and this will make it easier.
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Oct 12, 2015 17:43:06 GMT
I have read on many blogs that moms either heat the food up and then put it in a thermos to stay warm until lunch or put boiling hot water into a thermos to warm it, pour out the water and then put the food into the thermos. Haven't personally tried these but it seems to be successful method for other moms. This is what I've done and the kids say it works. Preheat the thermos by pouring extremely hot water into it. When you're ready to put the lunch food in (make sure the food is as hot as you can logically get it), quickly pour out the water and put in the food. When packing the lunchbox, keep the thermos away from the cold items/blue ice. |
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Post by oliquig on Oct 12, 2015 18:10:23 GMT
I have read on many blogs that moms either heat the food up and then put it in a thermos to stay warm until lunch or put boiling hot water into a thermos to warm it, pour out the water and then put the food into the thermos. Haven't personally tried these but it seems to be successful method for other moms. Did that this morning with beef stew. But you have to spend to money on a good thermos. |
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Post by 3jaysanc on Oct 12, 2015 19:04:16 GMT
I send lunch to school because I have an EXTREMELY picky eater. He will try anything but will only continue to eat a handful of things.
I use a thermos. I boil water and pour it into the thermos to help keep his food warmer, empty it out and then put in whatever he is eating.
Even with that method they are lukewarm by 11:10. I pack his lunch around 7:30am. Might be time to invest in a new thermos.
I send chicken nuggets, quesadillas and when I make him breakfast for lunch; grits.
The only sandwich he will eat is whole wheat english muffins, with three chicken nuggets and melted provolone on top. I just bought a box of the aluminum foil squares that are used in food service and
wrap it in that.
Breakfast for lunch is usually french toast sticks (toasted and wrapped in aluminum foil) a small tupperware with syrup for dipping, grits in the thermos and juice.
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Post by cmhs on Oct 12, 2015 19:29:55 GMT
I also use a thermos that I heat with near boiling water, pour out and fill with the hot food.
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Post by gypsymama on Oct 12, 2015 19:35:01 GMT
definitely look for the stanley food jars.... we spent a fortune on every kind of insulated anything we could find for lunches and this realy does the trick. we do the hot water and super microwaving method and hubby said his soup is almost too hot to eat by lunch time. there are hot/cold packs too, haven't used them hot though. i wish i could find something this effective in a bigger size, shape.. so i could put in meat or grilled cheese or other things that would be better hot, i hadn't thought of cutting stuff up and putting in so i will try that as well!
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Post by Julie W on Oct 12, 2015 21:37:13 GMT
We do a lot of hot food in a Thermos as DD does not eat any kind of bread (picky eater). I prep the Thermos with hot water as others have described. I find it works for most hot food unless there is not some moisture to it - i.e. a noodle without a sauce might harden but spaghetti with sauce is okay. Soups are great. The only other one we haven't had luck with is dumplings/potstickers - the wrappers harden even when I put a wet paper towel in the thermos on top.
Good luck!
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Post by kellybelly77 on Oct 12, 2015 21:44:40 GMT
Sent my daughter with soup today. I always put near boiling water in. Put the lid on while I heat up whatever she is having. Then I pour out the water, add the hot item. She says by lunch time. 12.30 the soup is hot... not blow on it hot but more than warm. This is exactly what I do! My girls take warm lunches frequently. Usually leftovers. Like homemade mac and cheese, soups, chili, baked beans, one time dd took a leftover grilled hotdog that she had warmed up. Gross! My dh spent all day Saturday smoking some piece of pork and then shredded it up. One dd took shredded pork in her thermos and then a little condiment container of BBQ sauce to dump on top and just eat the pork straight up.
I know the 100 days of real food lady sends oatmeal, seasoned beef in the thermos with a tortilla to make a burrito, all kinds of soups and stews.
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Post by tania7424 on Oct 12, 2015 23:19:04 GMT
I have read on many blogs that moms either heat the food up and then put it in a thermos to stay warm until lunch or put boiling hot water into a thermos to warm it, pour out the water and then put the food into the thermos. Haven't personally tried these but it seems to be successful method for other moms. That's exactly what I do. Mini corn dogs, Mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, spaghettio's |
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 12, 2015 23:35:56 GMT
Thermos.
But some of the cafeterias had microwaves, so the kids heated it up there.
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Post by moosedogtoo on Oct 13, 2015 0:17:16 GMT
When we go to our all-day homeschool coop on Tuesdays, I stick my hot food in a Thermos and it's still plenty hot at lunchtime. My latest favorite is tamales - yum!
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Post by Karmady on Oct 13, 2015 1:09:06 GMT
We've used Thermos brand for 17 years as the kids moved through school. My youngest is in Grade 10 and I still send the Thermos a couple times a week with perogies, stew, pasta, hot beef for a sandwhich etc. My oldest is a disabled 21 year old who attends programs during the week and I send his Thermos probably 4 times a week. The kids have loved getting hot lunches.
We briefly tried the off brand, cheaper thermoses and they don't work.
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Post by seaexplore on Oct 13, 2015 1:16:41 GMT
These are AMAZING! I have them for tea and ice water. I have HOT HOT tea after 8 hours and ice left in my ice water the next morning! www.hydroflask.com/food |
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Post by 2peafaithful on Oct 13, 2015 1:20:19 GMT
I use to send chili, mac and cheese or soup with one of my sons. He loves the change of meal and it stayed warm or warm enough. That was many years so I imagine thermos styles have changed and are improved since then.
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Post by paigepea on Oct 13, 2015 2:42:53 GMT
I have read on many blogs that moms either heat the food up and then put it in a thermos to stay warm until lunch or put boiling hot water into a thermos to warm it, pour out the water and then put the food into the thermos. Haven't personally tried these but it seems to be successful method for other moms. This is what I do. I send: soup/stew/chili, rice / tofu, veggie nuggets, scrambled eggs, pasta, oatmeal (dd loves breakfast for lunch!), falafel. I once packed dd some soup in a thermos to take to a dance competition. I was with her when she opened the thermos 5 hrs later and I watched the steam escape. I had to taste the soup - not boiling hot, but warmer than Luke warm. I often fill the thermos with hot water twice before filling it with extra hot food. P. |
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Post by paigepea on Oct 13, 2015 2:47:26 GMT
Just want to add that I still put an ice pack in dd's lunch when I include a thermos with hot food. There are still other items in her lunch that require an ice pack - apple, veggies, etc and I haven't had a problem with the ice pack making the thermos food cold.
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Post by tanya2 on Oct 13, 2015 5:45:03 GMT
yup metal thermos with boiling water, and super hot food
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