L’Artiste: The New Generation Lunch Bag by BrightBin

Here is a fun twist on a green lunch box- BrightBin L'Artiste. Your child gets to draw on their waste free lunchbox his or herself and not just once, but over and over!

The Benefits of of The New Generation Waste Free Lunchbox:
* Teach your child early about responsible behavior- Keep about 1000 plastic bags out of the landfills in the course of a year and some scientists estimate that it can take up to 1000 years for one plastic bag to decompose!
* Saves Money- "The average cost of plastic bags for one lunch five days a week for one year more than $50.00. Individual prepackaged snack bags add to your annual costs as well. One child using The New Generation Lunch Box five days a week from kindergarten through 8th grade saves over $700 in plastic bag and prepackaged snack bag costs"
* BrightBin lunch boxes are manufactured using FDA approved materials that are lead-free, phthalate-free, PVC-free, and BPA-free.









L'Artiste Waste Free Lunch Box comes with an insulated lunch bag designed to keep food fresh, the New Generation LunchBox (replaces plastic bags, reusable bags, and small food storage containers), and four non-toxic washable gel markers that wash off with warm, soapy water. Being that my daughter is a huge artist already at the age of 5, I know she would love this blank canvas lunchbox that provides huge opportunity for creativity! She went right to work as soon as I told her what it was. She loved being able to draw on the fabric. We were both very proud of the results.


I was very curious about just how it would work when it was time to wash it off. I read the instructions and they suggest washing it daily but I put it to the Mom test and waited about 5 days! It was so easy to clean. Way easier and less messy than I imagined. I simply got my sponge wet with soapy water and wiped it down about three times and it was clean! Wow!


L'Artiste is a very fun green, easy to clean, lunchbox! BrightBin has lots more choices in waste free lunchboxes so check out their site to see them all!


BrightBin did provide me with L'Artiste in the hopes that I would share my honest opinions. I received no monetary compensation for this and the opinions expressed are my own.

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Citizenpip Waste Free Lunchbox Kit Review, Discount, and Giveaway

Today, I'd like to introduce you to Citizenpip reusable, waste-free lunch gear. As you know, doing what I can to protect our environment is important to me and I am totally committed to a waste free lunch! The folks at Citizenpip make this easy with some super cute lunch kits and as well as all the separate options to use if you already have a lunch bag.



Citizenpip was created by a mom of three who found herself packing and tossing out a few too many plastic bags. She made it her goal to encourage more families to ditch the disposables and go reusable. At Citizenpip®, waste-free lunces goes hand in hand with muck-free - no lead, BPA, or phthalates. After all, who wants to worry about chemicals leaching into their food?

So I was super, duper excited to be able to try a Citizenpip waste free lunch starter kit for my son Leo. His sister just started school and he has been watching her get all equipped with lots of goodies so it was really nice to be able to give him his own waste free lunchbox. He was so excited! I let him choose and right away he pointed as the skull! I asked him, "You like the skull one?" "Yes," he declared, "because I like pirates!" Not only will we be ready when he starts school soon enough, but we can get lots of use out of it in the mean time to pack his snacks in when we are on the go. We love our Citizenpip Starter Kit!


What's to love about Citizenpip waste free lunch Starter Kit? Well, let me tell you:

* waste-free: eliminates waste from disposable food wrappers, baggies,
plastic utensils, paper napkins, etc.
* muck-free: tested by a CPSIA certififed lab to be free of lead, BPA, and
phthalates
* flexible: accommodates other containers and food items. go ahead! throw in
that banana or orange!
* practical: easy to clean, airtight, leakproof, protects food from getting
smushed, the bag interior and exterior wipe clean easily
* made for kids: fun colors, easy to open and close, perfectly sized for
snacks, lightweight and durable
* insulated to keep food cool





There's more to love too, because Citizenpip has some nice extras that I totally want! They have a great stainless steel insulated wide mouth food jar perfect for keeping foods warm or cool. Citizenpip also has bright kids cotton cloth napkins. Available as a complete lunch system or as individual items, Citizenpip products are color coordinated and sized to fit together nicely, but flexible enough to accommodate other containers and food items.

Inspired by the belief that making small changes in your daily habits can make a big impact, Citizenpip makes it fun for kids and easy for parents to ditch the disposables and go reusable!

Go ahead and get your own waste-free lunch kit or add the pieces you are missing from yours because Citizenpip has generously allowed me to offer a 10% discount to Moms Wear Your Tees Blog readers, just use coupon code MWYT10!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
Citizenpip will provide one winner with a Citizenpip waste free lunch Starter Kit of choice. The Starter Kit includes, 1 insulated lunch bag, 1 stainless steel water bottle, and 4 airtight airtight food containers, a $42 value.

Giveaway Dates: August 20- September 10, 2010

How to Enter:
To enter this Giveaway, you need to do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took. Each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase but only the #1 entry is required.

1. Required: Visit Citizenpip and let me know your favorite Starter Kit Design
2. Follow Moms Wear Your Tees Blog in right margin w/ Google Friend Connect or subscribe to RSS feed and leave a comment letting me know you did so
3. Like the Moms Wear Your Tees Blog Facebook page in right margin
4. Like Citizenpip Facebook page
5. Vote for my blog as a top mommy blog by clicking here
6. Follow Citizenpip on Twitter and MWYT on Twitter

Giveaway Rules:
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! Winner selected through random.org- #162, Everyday Rambling's.

Citizenpip did provide me with the starter kit in the hopes that I would share my honest opinions. I received no monetary compensation and the opinions expressed are my own and those of my son.

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Back to School the Green Way

This is a guest post by Beth Aldrich who is a Certified Health & Nutrition Counselor, Healthy-Lifestyle-Green Living Expert, Author and mother of three boys. Her new book, Real Moms Love To Eat (Penguin NAL, fall 2011) will take you on a love affair of healthy, whole foods! You can also check out her Real Moms Love To Eat Blog.
This post is particularly relevant to me because I have a child starting kindergarten and I will be packing her lunches!

Back to school time presents a great opportunity for children and parents alike, to take another look at ways the family can live more earth-friendly throughout the year. One easy way is to make school lunches green.

For school lunches, using reusable containers is responsible,economical, and an easy way to save our environment as well as your hard earned dollars. With dozens of great options from lead/vinyl/PVC free, to American made 100% organic cotton - there’s an eco-friendly, reusable lunch bag solution for everyone! When a "brown bag" lunch creates between 4–8 ounces of garbage every day (about 100 pounds per year!), it only makes sense to switch to simple, reusable, sustainable solutions.

One zero-waste solution for all of your lunch packing needs is the colorful and fun Kids Konserve waste-free lunch kits! With a squiggle Ice Pak & Cover made of non-toxic, biodegradable material, that fits perfectly on the bottom of the lunch kits, your child's lunch will stay cold for hours; and and the ice pack doesn't sweat!

Most earth conscious parents know that using disposable plastic water bottles bottles are a big no-no. Instead, consider using reusable stainless steel water bottles form KleanKanteen, to avoid adding the mounting plastic that occupies our landfills (taking almost 1000 years to break down in nature). These bottles are BPA-free and come in a variety of sizes and colors.

Going green can be effortless for children and still very rewarding, by using reusable containers for their school lunches.

Lots more research and information on how much money you can save packing waste free lunches at wastefreelunches.org

You may also like to read Actions Kids can Take to Go Green.

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