The best brands of reusable lunch boxes

Moonmoon stainless steel lunch boxes are designed as an eco-friendly alternative to disposable packaging and traditional plastic containers. Combining durability, convenience, and a modern design, these lunch boxes offer a simple way to make everyday food storage more sustainable.

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Do not use lunchboxes for children under 36 months, due to small parts (choking hazards). Do not place metal items in microwaves (never heat baby or pet food in microwaves). 

Made from 304-grade stainless steel, they are built to withstand daily use. The strong metal body makes these lunch boxes suitable for school bags, office bags, picnics, travel, and outdoor activities.

Silicone seals and secure clips

Moonmoon lunch boxes are designed with silicone seals and secure clips to help prevent spills. This leak-resistant design makes them suitable for transporting meals in backpacks, handbags, or work bags.

The airtight-style seal also helps food stay fresh for longer. Whether packing sandwiches, salads, pasta, snacks, or cooked meals, the secure closure helps keep different foods protected during travel.

Bento-style compartments for flexible storage

Moonmoon offers lunch boxes with removable dividers, allowing users to separate different types of food in the same container. This bento-style design is useful for creating balanced meals with separate sections for main dishes, snacks, fruit, or side portions.

The larger 1.4-litre model includes two removable dividers, giving users flexibility when preparing bigger meals or packing food for longer days. The medium 1.2-litre version also includes a removable divider for organising different foods.

Smaller leakfproof snack pots for dressings

Moonmoon also offers stainless steel snack pots that are also leakproof, ideal to store dresses and sauces inside your lunch box. With silicone lids.

Mintie stainless steel bento lunchboxes & snack pots

Mintie is a brand of quality stainless steel Bento-style lunchboxes and snack pots, designed to reduce plastic waste. Made from food-grade 304 stainless steel, they are durable and dishwasher-safe.

Suitable for everyday use at school, work, travel, and picnics. Many products are backed by a 10-year guarantee.

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Bento lunchboxes

Mintie offers several lunchbox styles to suit different needs:

• Snug mini (800ml): Leak-proof, for children or light lunches.
• Snug midi (1.2L): For sandwiches, salads, fruit, and snacks.
• Snug max (1.4L): Farger meals or bigger appetites.
• Duo lunch Box (1L): With two fixed compartments
• Versa range: Lightweight lunchboxes without silicone seals, for meal prep, freezer storage, and oven use (without the lid).

Stainless steel snack pots

Mintie snack pots are designed for dips, yoghurt, fruit, nuts, sauces, dressings, and meal prep.

Available sizes include:

• Mini snack Pots (75–100ml): For sauces, hummus, yoghurt, or toddler snacks.
• Midi snack Pots (220ml): For fruit, biscuits, nuts, and side dishes.
• Large snack Pots (400ml): Also for breakfast, pasta, salads.

The pots feature silicone lids that create a leak-proof seal while remaining easy to clean. They are freezer safe, dishwasher safe, and the stainless steel containers can be used in the oven (without the lid).

Klean Kanteen (reusable food boxes & canisters)

Klean Kanteen is a quality brand of Rise food boxes, which you can buy alone or in a bundle to stack together. Made from 90% recycled stainless steel and food-grade silicone, these are lightweight yet leakproof.

Easy to clean and dishwasher-safe, they have a chip-resistant finish and won’t shatter or rust. The lid turns upside down to act as a non-slip tray.

Their compact shape makes them suitable for school lunches, office meals, picnics, camping trips, or storing ingredients at home. Food boxes can be used for:

• Packed lunches
• Meal prep
• Leftovers
• Fresh fruit
• Salads
• Sandwiches
• Pasta dishes
• Rice meals
• Snacks

The 23oz lunch box is perfect for midday meals, to keep sandwiches and salads ready to go, and won’t rust, scratch or retain odours. The snack box is ideal for snacks, and fits snugly inside the bigger box.

Reusable food canisters

The insulated food canisters feature internal thread design for better heat retention and a bowl-shaped base. The lid locks in leakproof storage in just a quarter turn, and features an easy-carry swivel loop. The double-wall vacuum insulation keeps contents hot for 11 hours and cold for 45 hours.

Also easy to clean, these are great for family meals, take-out, soup, noodles, ice-cream or leftovers. In two sizes.

Do not overtighten the lid, as it may affect the thread on the lid. A quick quarter turn is all you need, to make this canister leakproof.

They work well for:

• Nuts
• Seeds
• Coffee
• Tea
• Granola
• Oats
• Dried fruit
• Homemade treats
• Baking ingredients

Many people also use them for transporting soups, yoghurt, fruit salads, or overnight oats when travelling or commuting.

How to clean these food boxes and canisters

• Wash thoroughly after each use.
• Allow containers to dry completely before storing.
• Avoid using abrasive cleaning materials that could damage finishes.
• Follow recommendations for dishwasher use and lid care.
• Store with lids removed occasionally to allow airflow if not in regular use.

Black + Blum insulated lunch bag

Black + Blum insulated lunch bag is in three colour choices (moss, black or slate). Made from recycled plastic bottles, it’s ideal to store a lunch box, fruit, snacks and reusable water bottle.

The interior is leakproof and water-repellent and for each order, 1% is donated to charities tackling food waste.

The roll top and welded lining is leakproof when stored upright, and the insulated inner lining keeps temperatures stsable and contents cool.

The design makes the bag easy to carry, and you can even strap it to another bag or on your bicycle handlebars.

Also in a large 10L version.