r/Frugal 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/minja134 19h ago

I'd just tell her to take the whole lunch, eat or not eat whatever and toss it? Or talk to the school again and say she has a lot of food sensitivities but you want to see if you can still get her milk...like come on!

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u/Disastrous-Owl-1173 18h ago

At my school, we have kids that just want the drinks. We put the nonperishable food (crackers, applesauce, etc) at the end of the table to share with whoever wants it. Sometimes another kid wants a second helping of the hot item. So I facilitate the transfer, I’m like a food dealer 🤣 otherwise it gets tossed. I would tell her to just get the entire lunch and share or toss. It’s a ridiculous rule to get everything, I agree!

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u/minja134 18h ago

You're a superstar lunch person, thanks for helping kids feel less food insecure with what you do! ❤️

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u/Disastrous-Owl-1173 16h ago

Awe thanks! In all fairness, they know I like the cheese sticks and give them to me 🤣