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Who said lunch bags are only for kids? Once you’ve meal prepped for the week, pack your healthy lunch into one of these lightweight adult lunch bags, totes or containers that should help keep your salad fresh and your soup from spilling. Lunch bags for adults come in all sorts of styles, whether you’re looking for one with insulated lining that keeps meals at the right temperature or one that's dishwasher-safe to ensure easy cleanup.
Our top picks:
The product analysts and experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab test everyday kitchen equipment and accessories from air fryers and coolers to portable food storage containers and backpack coolers. To narrow down the best adult lunch bags for your budget, we reviewed each pick below for its materials, design, specs and more. When possible, we had at-home testers weigh in on their experience using each lunch box. Our picks below are comprised of top-performing brands from our product tests, personal favorites and popular styles with rave consumer reviews.
After checking out our top picks, continue reading to learn more about what to look for when shopping for the most stylish lunch bags for work. And if your kids are heading back-to-school, consider purchasing reusable lunch bags to save money and cut back on single-use plastic.
Olivia (she/her) is a media and tech product reviews analyst at the Good Housekeeping Institute, covering tech, home, auto, health and more. She has more than five years of experience writing about tech trends and innovation and, prior to joining GH in 2021, was a writer for Android Central, Lifewire and other media outlets. Olivia is a graduate of George Washington University, with a bachelor's degree in journalism, political science and French, and she holds a master’s degree in communications from Sciences Po Paris.
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