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Brown Bag Meals: Best (Quiet) Snacks for Eating In Class?

Fall is a really busy time for those of us in school. We happen to know several people who have nearly full-time jobs, and a full course load too. At least one of these people almost never has time to...

Back To Work and School: 15 Great Lunchbox Snacks

School starts this week for students all over the country, and many of us are also filtering, reluctantly, back into regular work schedules after summer vacations. To make the transition back into w...

Packing a Lunch? 9 Useful and Cool Lunchboxes and Bags

It's time to go back to school and hit the office routine once again, and we're here to cheer you on in packing your lunch! Sure, an office lunch out at the corner deli is nice once in a while, but ...

Good Question: Fast, Cheap and Healthy Breakfast Ideas?

Here's a great question from Nick, who asks: I eat breakfast at my desk at work. It usually consists of store-bought cereal, a cup of yogurt, or oatmeal from the cafeteria. But I'm bored with all that...

What Foods Can You Carry On The Plane?

Tomorrow we're leaving to go to Switzerland for a conference, and it's going to be a long trip from San Francisco to Geneva - 14 hours! Airplane food is not known for being particularly tasty, and we...

What's For Lunch Today? Tartine and Potato Salad

What's for lunch today, folks? Are you eating at your desk? Are you going out with colleagues? Are you having a picnic? Here's my lunch from yesterday, which will quite likely be recreated today... ...

Eating at the Office: What's in Your Snack Drawer?

We've asked you about your office kitchen setups, but now we want to break into your personal stash – your snack drawer. We're opening up our drawer for all to see, so now we want to know: what's i...

Good Question: Spill-Proof Containers for Leftovers?

Jamie is looking for spill-proof, leak-proof containers for leftover and lunch. This is a good question for all of you who bike to work or school! Can you help her?Whenever my boyfriend and I go out c...

D.I.Y. Project: Lunch Bags

For the eco- and budget-conscious, taking your lunch to work or school in a reusable container is a must. We've rounded up some cool boxes and bags before, but another option is making your own. Here'...

Good Question: Eco-Friendly Sandwich Bags?

Here's a good question from Ayse, who is looking for a better way to pack her sandwiches. Are there any eco-friendly sandwich bags out there? I was thinking something along the lines of the biobags t...

Eating Light: Smart Portion Prep and Pack Tray

Eating light, for us, simply means eating less. American portion sizes have grown and grown, and we believe that many of us have no idea what a normal portion size should be. Sometimes it's useful to ...

What Meals Make the Best Leftovers?

Our readers often ask for menus and recipes that will stretch beyond just one meal. We all want recipes that do double-duty as dinner one night and lunch the next. We try to give you recipes that fit ...

Brown Bag Gadget: Boon Snack Ball

Are you putting your lunch together for your workday tomorrow? We like to eat snacky lunches - little bags of rice crackers, grapes, cheese chunks, and other bitesize nuggets. And we just decided that...

What's For Lunch Today?

What's for lunch today? Are you brown-bagging it? Going out to eat with colleagues? Eating a bagel at your desk? Here's one of our recent lunches... ...

Getaway Gear: To-Go Ware Stainless Steel Food Carrier

Remember that tiffin lunchbox we recently showed you? We just bought another similar one, and we love it already! ...

Best To-Go Picnics
London

Picnicking is an indispensable part of a British summer. If you have escaped to London, or are otherwise stranded in town and need of a little escape from making your own lunch, pick up a prepared pic...

Deal Alert: Tiffin Lunch Pails at World Market

We've often encouraged you to pack your lunch, and we've mentioned how much we like insulated bento jars and Indian-style tiffin stacking containers. But stainless steel tiffins are often rather expen...

What Did You Eat for Lunch Today? Pesto Chicken Sausage and Garden Tomatoes

We'll show you our lunch if you tell us yours! What did you eat for lunch today? We took care of those tomatoes we mentioned yesterday......

What's For Lunch? Vanilla-Honey Yogurt, Strawberries, Salad, Bread and Homemade Butter

We had the loveliest lunch a couple days ago. We gathered up all the leftover bites and nibbles left from two or three nights of dinner and plated them up for a lunch that was very satisfying. ...

Top Chef Finale Menu: From Chicago to Puerto Rico

We can hardly wait for tomorrow’s Top Chef Chicago finale episode, and as serious fans of the show, we think it deserves a proper send-off. And by that we mean food, of course. Below, we’ve put...

What's For Lunch? Blueberry Yogurt and Homemade Graham Crackers

We often end up eating what amounts to nursery food for lunch during the week - simple meals of toast and jam and fruit. Here's our lunch - yogurt with honey and semi-frozen organic wild blueberries f...

New Lunch Box from Pottery Barn

We're always on the hunt for easy, stylish ways to carry lunch to work. With all the Easter leftovers, we really needed a big lunch box this morning. Maybe we should have bought this lunch box from P...

Good Product: Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar

We love brown-bagging our lunch; not only is it more economical and better for our waistlines, but it's also a good way to get rid of last night's leftovers. One of our favorite grown-up lunch boxes ...

Breakfast for Lunch: Steel-Cut Oats with Dates, Coconut, Cinnamon and Pecans

Do you ever eat breakfast for lunch? Today we wanted a bowlful of those pearly steel-cut oats, hot and fragrant. Here are the other things we threw in... ...

Food Safety 101: How Long Can I Keep Leftovers?

With the USDA ground beef recall fresh on our minds, we are brushing up on our own food handling practices. Do you know how long you can leave that potato salad on your buffet ? What temperature meat ...