Back to School Archives | Cool Mom Eats

The best way to clean your kids’ lunch boxes in the age of Covid: It’s easier than you think.

by Kate Etue | Sep 18, 2020 | Back to School, Tips + Tricks

In the past, we’ve written about how to clean our kids lunch boxes safely, say if a banana gets left in there over the weekend or a container of spaghetti somehow gets tossed back in without a lid. But this year, we have the fun (i.e. not at all fun) added layer...

Dozens of our favorite school lunch ideas that kids can make…even when school is at home

by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 9, 2020 | Back to School, Recipes, Tips + Tricks

Just because your kids aren’t in school in a traditional way doesn’t mean that parents aren’t thinking about school lunches. With so much on our plates these days (womp womp), it’s a good opportunity for us to teach our kids to be more reliant,...

6 kid-favorite hot lunches your kids can easily make themselves. Should they be missing their cafeterias.

by Caroline Siegrist | May 20, 2020 | Back to School, Recipes

I know that many kids out there have been missing their school lunches — because yes, some schools actually do have great cafeterias and no, the salami-and-cheese-stick meals I’ve been throwing together aren’t quite the same. So while we’ve...

How to get a teen to pack their own lunch: 6 tips from teen chef Josh Reisner

by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 25, 2019 | Back to School, Tips + Tricks

As parents, we talk a lot about tips to get kids to pack their own school lunches. But the truth is, even teens can struggle a bit when it comes to picking up just one more responsibility. Especially if they’re always used to us doing it for them. (Guilty as...

Mid-morning lunch box snack help: Dozens of ideas from our own readers.

by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 5, 2019 | Back to School, Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks

This week, Erin asked our Recipe Rescue Facebook community for ideas for mid-morning snacks for kids for when they “burn out on string cheese, and can’t have nuts.” The group came through big time, with lots of ideas for quick snacks to pack in lunch...

A brilliant one-stop shop for more eco-friendly lunch packing and green living

by Liz Gumbinner | Aug 26, 2019 | Back to School, Shopping Finds

I simply cannot stop browsing the selection at the aptly named Package Free Shop. Click around and you’ll find so many of the eco-friendly lunch-packing items we’ve shared here, from reusable bags to surprising sundries. And it’s all delivered in...