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Clean, Healthy Lunch Tips

September 1, 2023

Back to school is the perfect season to refine routines and embrace an environmentally conscious way of life. Children learn best by doing, so incorporating eco-friendly habits into their lunchtime and other school routines is a great way to teach how individual action has a collective impact. In other words, let's help our youngsters walk the talk!

Back To School Shopping Tips To Shop Green & Save Green ($$)

August 16, 2023

The old adage “out with the old, in with the new” carries a hefty price when it comes to back to school shopping. As summer winds down, it's time for parents and kids to start thinking about heading back to school. Here are some tips and tricks to get ready for school in a cost-effective and eco-friendly way.

From EEK! To ECO

July 11, 2023

Let's talk about how to REALLY take your child's lunchbox from EEK! to ECO. Sometimes despite best intentions we can fall into making mistakes. A bit of learning will cure that!

Summer Fun With A Small Carbon Footprint

July 10, 2023

The summer is upon us! It's a time for warm weather, relaxation, and outdoor fun. But as the temperatures rise, our energy bills climb and our negative impacts on global warming soar. Energy demand peaks during the summer hours of 4 to 9 p.m. when people are back home and cranking the air conditioning to combat that heat.

Eco Beautiful Girls Gift Guide

December 16, 2022

Get into the holiday spirit with these natural ideas for gifts and holiday/pajama party fun!

Tips For A Greener Halloween

October 14, 2022

Getting spooky is all fun and games when it comes to Halloween although the waste and toxins that come with conventional celebrations can be downright terrifying for our planet. Say yes to Halloween celebrations that are healthy for people and the planet!

Kids at the Farmers' Market

October 28, 2021

The farmers' market isn't just a place to pick out tasty grub for next week, it can be a great place for learning and growing knowledge about our food chain. By asking these five questions you can guide an educational visit to the Farmer's Market with your family, scout troop, classroom or other group.

ECO Your Lunchbox!

September 1, 2021

Join us in sharing eco-lunch hacks and enter to win ECOlunchbox gift certificates!

We’re all knocking the rust off our lunch packing habits. It’s been a minute since we could eat on the go, so let’s get in the spirit together! Play our new “ECO Your Lunchbox Game!”

Jennie's Halloween Lunch

September 24, 2020

This lunch itself is so easy to make, but is full of fun! The “main course” is a organic cheese and veggie sandwich, with a spooky, Jack-o’-lantern face cut out of the top piece of bread.

Zero Waste School at Home

August 16, 2020

This year is a great year to focus on reducing and reusing with your kids by checking out what you already have on hand and finding fun, creative, solutions for making less of a mark on the environment in the midst of the pandemic. While you might not be headed back to the classroom, that doesn’t mean you can’t make back-to-school a fun adventure for your family!

Fun Facts About Seaweed and Hand Roll Recipe by ECOlunchbox

An Ocean Superfood: Seaweed

June 21, 2020

Learn more about seaweed, a great seafood that's not fish. Here are five surprising facts about this mysterious marine species, plus a recipe for vegetarian Japanese-style hand rolls.

5 Tips for Mindful Eating

September 19, 2019

Slowing down to enjoy lunchtime and all your meals is a fantastic step to being more aware of what you're eating and how much. One in three children in the United States is overweight or obese, putting them at risk for health problems that were once only seen by adults, like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.

Plastic-Free School Shopping

August 20, 2018

With tens of millions of tons of plastic ending up in our oceans every minute, it's high time to school up on eco-friendly supply options that reduce our dependence on disposable plastics.

Let Your Pickiest Eater Pick!

February 6, 2018

We understand that your child’s tastes change. That’s why we’ve put together some quick and easy lunch ideas that offer a wealth of variations to give picky eaters the power to choose from the five food groups for the perfect balanced lunch.