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8 Best Lunch Boxes and Bags for Kids
From lunch boxes with thermoses to those with built-in ice packs, these clever picks will impress every kid.

Your kid's lunch box is a near-daily companion that will hopefully last quite a few years. With the back-to-school season around the corner, you want to find the best (and cutest!) box or bag that can fit that healthy lunch you made without squishing it. The experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab put some popular reusable lunch bags, bento boxes for kids and more to the test. The top performers keep sandwiches, snacks and fruits stowed safely throughout the whole morning, and many of them have special features like thermoses for storing soup or built-in ice packs to keep things cool.
Our top picks:
When picking the best lunch bags and boxes, we considered things like style, weight, size and added features to find a variety of options that are great for all needs and budgets. These picks also boast glowing online reviews from parents who have used them.
Head to the bottom of our guide to find more information about how we test lunch boxes, as well as what you should keep in mind when shopping for them. And if you're in the market for one of these nifty bags for yourself, check out our favorite lunch bags for adults as well.
Jessica (she/her) is a freelance writer with several decades of experience writing lifestyle content and evaluating home and parenting products. A mom of two teens and two cats, her previous work can be seen in American Baby and Parents.
Jamie (she/her) is a parenting and pets reviews analyst at the Good Housekeeping Institute, where she spends her time testing, researching and writing about pet and family products. Prior to starting at GH in 2021, she worked at BuzzFeed and People, covering a combination of product reviews and lifestyle content. She's a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and psychology and a master’s degree in journalism.
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