"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
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> Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
>
>> I pack my husband's lunch everyday for him. I picked up a number of the
>> portioned serving dishes w/lids at the local dollar store and make enough
>> for everyone plue one each night for dinner. Like tonight, I made
>> browned cube steak in gravy, mashed potatoes, and lima beans. In the
>> three portion plate, I filled in the slots, allowed it to cool, then
>> popped it in the fridge. He has an insulated lunch bag (he is a contract
>> medical provider, some places do and some don't have fridges) and he puts
>> a freezer pack on the bottom of the bag, and one on top of the platter.
>> Keeps it chilled nicely until he is ready for lunch (he leaves home
>> around 6 a.m. and gets lunch around noon). The only time he doesn't
>> carry his lunch is if the facility he is working at has an inservice and
>> provides lunch with it. Other than that.....he is the envy of all his
>> co-workers, most of whom are women who can't or won't cook.
>
> Did you have to be careful in buying the containers so the platter won't
> leak? I'll have to start looking around. I'm tempted to buy this cute set
> and put it into an insulated bag:
>
> http://www.fit-fresh.com/products/tr...nchonthego.php
>
> Serene
> --
> "I tend to come down on the side of autonomy. Once people are grown up, I
> believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
> choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory

I'm not a fan of the round dishes. The best ones I got were rectangular and
the 'handles' snapped into the lid.
Also, if you put it in the carrier and it is a tight fit (the container and
the bag are both similar in shape), it's less likely to shift and leak.
-ginny