r/Frugal • u/Pretend-Read8385 • 23h ago

Leak-proof small insulated milk container recommendation for my daughter’s lunches to save money? 🍎 Food

I keep wasting money on individual milk and juice boxes because every container I’ve tried leaks and ends up making a mess in her backpack and ruining her papers from school.

School lunch is free, except she is picky and won’t eat it and you can only get milk if you take the whole lunch. It’s ridiculous, but it is what it is.

Ideally, I’d like one container with milk for lunch and another for juice with her snack.

She’s 10 and cool now, so no rainbows or unicorns.

Links would be appreciated. TIA

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u/NeverEnoughGalbi 23h ago

Have you tried a Thermos brand insulated container? That and OXO are the only leak-proof ones that I have had. All of the other brands, especially Contigo, leaked after a while.

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u/Pretend-Read8385 23h ago

I used the thermos little kid ones with the spout lid for a while and they were okay most of the time but would inevitably have a big leak.

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u/klughn 23h ago

Was it the Thermos Funtainer? We have that for my daughter’s water bottle and it’s been holding up well for two years. She’s rough with it and drops it all the time.

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u/Pretend-Read8385 23h ago

Yes, it was the funtainer. It works fine as a water bottle without leaking but when put in a lunch bag and moved around it had several blow outs.

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u/catsonmugs 18h ago

Oh interesting. This was going to be my recommendation as well. We've used that thermos for milk for about 18 months, lots of abuse, and it's never leaked. Did it go through the dishwasher a lot? 

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u/nbrown7384 15h ago

I’ve never had issues in 8 years of using these for drinks unless it was t screwed on properly or the top closed.

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u/cysgr8 4h ago

I agree with the other poster, are you putting these in the dishwasher and it is degrading the seal over time?

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u/FrankieAK 2h ago

That's weird I put mine in the dishwasher and that's what my kids use for their lunch boxes! I do notice I have to pull the straw up into the lid really tight to make sure it's sealed before I put it in.