No more plastic sandwich and snack bags! ReSnackIt giveaway
Day after day you pack your kid’s sandwich in one plastic bag, his goldfish snack in another plastic bag, and you send him out with trash to throw away. Every day, your kid goes to school, unwraps her sandwich, eats her goldfish, and tosses the disposable baggies away.
Every day. Two, sometimes three pieces of plastic into the landfill five days a week, almost all year round. What would that look like if you stacked it all up in your house?
There’s a fabulous mom-owned business that can put an end to that terrible landfill we call lunch. Her company is called Live and Dream Green, and the product is ReSnackIt. Imagine sliding your kid’s sandwiches and snacks into pure cotton pouches lined with an unbleached nylon that’s lead free, phthalate free, BPA free and PVC (vinyl) free.
Live and Dream Green LLC was founded by a Mom who dreams of a greener world and believes being environmentally friendly does not mean sacrificing convenience and style.
After running out of plastic sandwich/snack bags for her kids’ school lunch one day, she knew there had to be a better way… then was born “ReSnackIt”™.
After the jump, my review of this fabulous product and how YOU CAN WIN a set of snack and sandwich bags.
I fell in love with these bags the moment I unwrapped them. Beautifully made, with quality craftsmanship my craftsman heritage instantly appreciated. Sturdy. Playful. Important.
The nylon does a great job of wicking any stray moisture away, and the sandwiches stay moist. The velcro is well secured to the pouches and does a good job of keeping closed. My son loved them, and I’m going to order him a set, too. Maybe the baseball ones, though I love so many of the prints. Maybe Galaxy or Bubbles. I might get some for me, too.
If you want to own this lovely set of one snack bag in Green Trellis and sandwich bag in Peace Out, leave me a comment here with a valid email address in the proper field. I’ll draw the winner on Friday morning.
And if you’re so inclined to order some, please tell her that Solomother sent you. You can view her whole collection, here.
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What a great idea! I don’t like wasting all that plastic, either.
How lovely!
Just in time for school! My daughter begins school this year, so I will happily purchase some of these to get her school lunches off to an environmentally-friendly start!
Pick me! Pick me!
i’m in.
LOVE IT!! Reusable items like these make life simpler too! And we single moms definitely need simpler!!
OK, those are way cooler than the lame plastic wonderbread sandwich keeper thingamabob that I bought for the lunch bag this year.
I’m amazed you’ve got the time to make lunch everyday! From one single ADHD mom to another, you’re doing very well!
p.s.
I love your blog, it is a source of inspiration to me.
“Find a need and fill it,” I tell readers at Home Biz Notes. That’s just what one mom did with these bags. And with so many people “thinking green,” they’re sure to be a hit.
But what about messy sandwiches? Chocolate cookies? Greasy chips? Do you pop these bags into the laundry? So there’s another side to the picture…use of more soap and more water (in sort supply in some areas) and more electricity (to be taxed higher if “cap & trade” goes through). Also more work for a busy mom.
Where’s the balance? I’m pondering on that.
Mary Emma, I think you will agree that there is no extra soap, hot water, or laundry for this. You can simply pop them in with any load of laundry you’re already doing. They don’t contribute significantly to the volume of household wash. You could argue the same thing about the shammies I use to clean my dishes and indeed, my whole house. I bought one pack almost three years ago, and simply throw the cloths in with my laundry– I haven’t thrown away a sponge in years.
Messy sandwiches are fine in the bags, you wipe them down at the end of the day.
If I were washing 100 of these things a day, I’d see your point.
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My friend told me we’re being selectively grossed out by a little mayo on reusable bags when there is a swirling plastic bag mass in the middle of the ocean.
Good point. Enter me.
Thanks so much, Carmela. I find it helps if I break my day into five minute chunks. You can get a lot done in five minutes. Lunch? easy peasy.
Tracy, that cracks me up. Mayo goo. Ick. But seriously? I’m thinking about buying myself a couple of sets of bags. That way, I can have one in the wash and one in the kid’s lunch box. And mostly? A wipe with a little green clean is all they need.
What a great product! My girls take stainless steel lunch pails to school and I could use these snack bags to stick inside to separate all the items.
What a fantastic product. I’ve been looking for something like this!
Hopefully our kids will be kinder to the Earth, if we teach then NOW. I must confess, I’m the baggie queen. I will break this nasty habit, starting with my son’s lunches. Thanks!
Would love to try it out!
Ohh – this is fantastic…I was just complaining about going through plastic bags for this very reason! The kids make fun of me when I rinse out the baggies and hang them to dry over the kitchen sink.
Would LOVE to try these – I’ve been eyeing them for a while.
Great idea!
My kids would finally be able to open their lunch containers! Right now we use re-usable but they are tough for little fingers to pry open. Thanks for this great idea!
What a terrific idea. Thanks for featuring such a great product!!
I may sound careless when I admit I had never considered replacing sandwich and snack bags and containers. I thought as long as they were free of the BPA I was doing okay. How can I ignore something like this? I like it. Annice
What a great idea! I can’t tell you how many plastic sandwich bags I used to use. Now I can pack my daughter’s lunch guilt-free.
I use bento style boxes for my kids lunches already, but these are really cute and I think you could use them for a variety of items. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Fabulous idea and so stylish! I would use them for my lunch as well:)
They look great and what perfect timing.
kudos to you for promoting such a great product. Thanks for the info!
Looks great! We go through so many baggies, these would be perfect.
I would love to have some of these. What a great idea.
Would love to win these sandwiches bags. Thanks for the information.
Darlene
Awesome idea!!!
Nice bags. I have some from a different company and they are awesome. Just wipe them down at the end of the day. My 7 year old’s friend at school says that they are cool and a good thing to use for school! If we win we can give her one to spread the word.
I’d love to win some of these for MY school lunches- I’m a teacher.
Wow! Fabulous!!
This will be great when I head back to school this fall. Pack some snacks to eat during long lectures!
would love these! what a great product!
just the idea that I was looking for!
Very cute! Dovetails nicely with my efforts at hanging a clothes line today in lieu of using my dryer…
What a brilliant concept, something that’s eco and handmade for lunch carrying rather than big bulky and plastic, i like!!!!
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These look brilliant, I always feel guilty about throwing the plastic bags away when they’ve just held a couple of biscuits. great idea
And I thought the Julie/Julia Project had a lot of followers. I’d love the bags for my child who is the daughter of a very single mom. Thanks.
Oh how great are these-the patterns are too cute. I have twins who carry their lunches everyday-these would be perfect-one for each!
What a fantastic idea!
Great idea!
Love these! I’m on a mission to use less/zero baggies. These will help.
I would sooo love to win! I have been wanting to buy some but have not had the money to do it yet! Pick me! Pick me!
I am a grandma who has 8 grandchildren. I also sunbstitute teach. I would love to have a set of these because I believe the best way we can teach others is by our good example. Each one of us is making a difference in saving our planet.
I melted our last set of eco-friendly sandwich wraps. If I win, I promise I will not accidentally lay them on a hot toaster oven!
What a great product! I’m always looking for ways to avoid using so much plastic…..i keep washing and washing ziplocs but of course you can only do that for so long. Would love to get one! Thanks so much for featuring.
Brilliant! My husband has started bringing lunch to work to eat a bit healthier and save a bit of money and my oldest son is starting back to school…..I’m getting a few!
I just ordered one from their website and would love to have a few more!
I’m going to the website to buy some, but a few free ones wouldn’t hurt. I’m always carrying around snacks for the family.
Love these! I hope you pick ME
Love these, too!! My kid has a no-waste policy at school, so I pack lunch in Tupperware… but this is so much better!!
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