is your lunch box making you sick

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The lunch box is a wonderful thing - it stops sandwiches getting squished in school bags amongst books and pencil cases. However the lunch box can be risky, creating potential food safety problems that could turn your lovingly prepared school lunch into a dose of food poisoning.

Lunch boxes need to store food safely for up to four hours or more from when your child leaves home and eats lunch around midday or 1pm. Lunch box safety is particularly important in the heat of summer.

From may nutritionist’s perspective an insulated lunch box as the best investment of the school year. For a few dollars, an insulated lunch box can keep children healthy and engaged to learn by protecting them from foodborne illness.

A lunchbox can carry a lot more than what you like to eat for lunch and snacks.

If you pack perishable food in an old-fashioned brown paper bag, it can be unsafe to eat by lunchtime. When children are sent home sick or stay home because of illness, it’s difficult for them to succeed in their school work.

Handyware kid’s lunch box perfect for school, travel and day out! The print on the box makes it fun for kids to carry. The product has been manufactured using BPA-free Poly Propylene material to ensure complete hygiene and safety for your baby and the unique four-sided latch lid with flexible buckles ensures convenient, spill-proof and airtight usage keeping the food fresh.

To keep the "lunch box bug" called food poisoning out of children's school lunches, follow these tips from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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Parents also need to prepare food safely to make sure bacteria don't get into lunches, thereby avoiding the growth and contamination of food poisoning bacteria.

If including leftover meals such as meats, pasta and rice dishes, ensure you pack a frozen ice block into the lunch box.Healthy drinks, such as water and milk can be frozen overnight and then stored in your child’s lunchbox, helping to keep it cold.Make sure that while at school children keep their lunches in cool places and away from direct sunlight.If possible, prepare the lunch the night before and store it in the refrigerator.Lunch foods that can be safely stored in an uncooled lunch box and eaten at room temperature include fruits and vegetable, jams, breads, crackers, cereals, peanut butter (check your school allows it), biscuits and cakes.

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Handyware Kid's Lunch Box is a must-have school accessory adorned with cartoon character designs, Sinbo and Hami. The lunch box comes in an eye catching design and air tight seal to keep food fresh and intact.Lid secured with 4 latch flaps on all sidesHighly durable, made from non-toxic Polypropylene materialComes with detachable chambers & 1 Spoon

Handyware Kid's Lunch Box is a must-have school accessory adorned with cartoon character designs, Sinbo and Hami. The lunch box comes in an eye catching design and air tight seal to keep food fresh and intact.Lid secured with 4 latch flaps on all sidesHighly durable, made from non-toxic Polypropylene materialComes with detachable chambers & 1 Spoon

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is your lunch box making you sick

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