Eco-Kiddie Lunch Boxes Designed To Last A Lifetime

I've got to admit that I'm a little out of touch when it comes to what types of eco-friendly containers are available on the marketplace for conscientious parents and their school-faring children...can anyone tell me if the metal classics above are still available?

Since paper bags are now an environmental no-no (as are plastic shopping bags and any type of BPA-laden container), parents are probably scratching their heads wondering if it's acceptable to just wrap a PB&J in a leaf and call it a day.

I've seen DIY reusable fabric lunchbags and heard of stainless steel Lunchbots, but now there's a new type of lunch container on the market that can hold up to the beating that children are known to deliver to even the most durable items.

The functional Yubo lunchbox, designed by Whipsaw, is a reusable lunch system that is dishwasher friendly and built to last.

Consisting of a bright and shiny cute little exterior faceplate that will appeal to your little'uns (of course they can choose from among a whole slew of bold graphics), they can skip around holding the little carrying strap and be as happy as a squirrel with its cheek stuffed full of nuts.

Parents, however, will be pretty pleased with what's going on inside.

Yubo contains an interior series of modular BPA-free plastic food dividers, containers, and handy icepack that can be selected and integrated in many configurations.

Each evening, either handwash or dishwash to components and become entirely liberated from foodwrap forever more!

The design team was really thinking in terms of long-term function and practicality because they've set out to make a lunch-toting system that will grow with your child throughout the years.

Naturally, your child may not be nearly as enchanted with the cotton-candy-colored unicorn faceplate that they happily selected when they were 4, which is why Yubo's series of faceplates include more sophisticated designs such as dinosaurs, skaters, Ninja warriors and even CD cover art.

I like the way that they think.

Finally, a company that is once again embracing the "quaint retro-notion" of making a product meant to endure the ages!