Review: Goodbyn Bynto and Hero {with GIVEAWAY}

If you read my blog regularly, you know that we love our Goodbyn lunch containers! They were the very first containers I bought for my kids and they have proven to be one of our favorites over time. 

Besides the obvious plus points of the Goodbyn (carrying handle, dishwasher safe and leak proof), I love that the Bynto is easy to open for my kids even though it is still leak proof and my kids love the bright colors and convenience of being able to carry it without a lunch bag.

We packed this lovely purple Bynto with;

• a peanut butter sandwich on multi grain bread
• grapes and a stamped banana
• mini peppers

The Goodbyn Hero is truly a Hero! We love that it comes with two dippers which makes packing a breakfast style lunchbox a breeze. Just like the Bynto, this lunchbox is so versatile. You can pack a lot or a little and there is even room for a Goodbyn bottle!

Why do we love these Goodbyn containers?

• They are easy to wash (Top rack dishwasher safe)
• made FDA-approved Materials
• BPA- and phthalate free
• easy to open for little kids
• fun and colorful
• hold up throughout the school year! We had ours for years!
• 100% Recyclable

  This Goodbyn Hero contains:

• grapes
• cheese
• vanilla yogurt
• peanut butter sushi
• a Larabar and
• a few pieces of cereal to eat with the yogurt

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Goodbyn sent me a Goodbyn Bynto and Hero to review. All opinions are my own.

New Lunchbox Fun

I love lunchboxes. Period. And I love when they make lunch packing and lunch enjoying easier.

Here are a few new ones I am trying out with the kids this week and today's lunches. Which lunchbox is your favorite lunch box currently? Leave me a comment! I'd love to know what works for you!

This lunch is for my 5 year old daughter. She loves to have a choice but really only needs 1/2 a sandwich, fruit, veggies and a dry snack. I love that the Lock & Lock bento box only takes up a little more then half of her lunch cooler so I can add a thermos or reusable drink bottle and it still fits into her small Kindergarten backpack. Plus, the two inserts are removable and you can tailor the lunchbox to your daily needs. Great for small eaters. In the bento box today is packed:

• cucumber slices
• orange slices
• a 1/2 a chocolate spread sandwich
• pretzel crackers

My daughter also brings a daily snack and this Sistema snack box works great for us. She loves applesauce and almost daily brings an applesauce pouch and a small dry snack or veggies. Today we packed a GoGo Spqeez Apple Banana pouch and some left over homemade mud buddies. To make lunch more fun I added a cute topper to make her smile.

This is our new Fit & Fresh Lunch Pak Carrier and I already love the versatility! It fits a whole sandwich for my 4th grader in the bottom of the box and the top tray fits into the same box. You can attach an ice pack to the bottom of the top tray and the lid which makes this easy to pack and your food easy to keep fresh! We are also trying out the Kids' Squeeze Water Bottle. I love that the opening is wide enough to fit ice cubes and because it is a squeeze bottle it is ideal for lunch and for using it during during school in the afternoon. Packed today is:

• a Turkey and lettuce sandwich with a fun topper
• orange wedges
• cucumber sticks and
• homemade mud buddies

Did you spot the fun bento pick? I found it at bento USA and love that you can write on it with a food safe marker. Perfect for entertaining and adding a fun element to lunch!! 

For my picky 8 year old I love using the Goodbyn Bynto right now because it just works for him. It fits just enough food and has just enough space for a little variety. Well, and it perfectly fits our favorite Zbars. That is a good reason to choose a lunchbox right? We packed for him:

• cucumber sticks and two grape tomatoes (fingers crossed the bento pick actually makes it back home today ;)
• orange slices
• a 1/2 chocolate spread sandwich
• pretzel crackers
• and a CLIF Kid ZBar Protein

Here is where I got my new lunch gear (contains affiliate links):

Goodbyn Hero Review {and Giveaway}

I am so excited to share the new Goodbyn Hero with you! We love our Goodbyn lunch boxes (they were the very first we started packing lunches in) and could not pass up the opportunity to try out the new Goodbyn Hero and give you a chance to win your very own!

My kids could not wait to unpack the Goodbyn Hero when it arrived. The box included the lunch box, two dippers, a drink bottle, a spork, and of course a sheet of stickers. My daughter immediately took off with the spoon to eat yogurt so it never made it into the picture but here it is by itself:

My kids love spoons and sporks and this was perfect for them. The spoon is deep enough to be great for soups but also yogurts, applesauce or other spoon worthy foods!

We packed some fun foods for school to try out the new Goodbyn Hero. This lunch contains:

• Annie's Cheddar Bunnies
• Cucumber slices
• Sunflower bread with salad and pepperoni and decorated with a CuteZCute bear made of cheese
• a happy banana
• and a yogurt (not pictured but that is what the spork is for)

My younger kids did not want to be left out of the Goodbyn test so I packed a smaller lunch for them:

• a Goodbyn bottle with 1/2 water and 1/2 grape juice
• strawberry yogurt
• granola as topping for the yogurt
• a pepperoni sandwich stacked
• and some champagne grapes

Our Verdict?

We love the new Goodbyn Hero just as much as the Goodbyn Original and the Goodbyn Bynto. Since I have 4 kids different ages I love that I can make the lunchbox fit for everyone! If I add the dippers and bottle to the lunchbox my Kindergartner can take it and have enough food and a drink packed conveniently all in one box. If I pack for middle school I can pack the lunch box to the top and add the dippers separately to the lunch bag to give my son the extra fuel he needs. And for the other two kids I can personalize it as well by adding the dippers and bottle or sending them separately. A real grow-with-you lunch box! The only thing to be aware of is that the lunchbox is large. It will not fit into a regular lunch cooler. It fits best into the Goodbyn Insulated Lunch bag! We have the insulated lunch bag that fits both the Bynto and the Hero so I had no issue with the size but wanted to mention it. 

And as always, the Goodbyn Hero is:

• dishwasher safe
• BPA- and phthalate free
• 100% recyclable

Want to win one for your child? Enter here! Good Luck!

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US Residents only. Winner will be notified via email and has 48h to claim their prize.

Disclaimer: Goodbyn sent me a Goodbyn Hero prize pack to review. All opinions are my own.

Easy Lunches

I kept lunches simple today and even got some unexpected help this morning!

My 2nd Grader grabbed his Goodbyn Bynto this morning and we filled it with:

• Pirate Booty Snack
• a kiwi
• a cereal bar
• a sweet treat for a rainy day (chocolate covered nuts) and 
• peanut butter and jelly sushi

My middle schooler beat me to packing his lunch in an Easylunchboxes container! He packed:

• a peanutbutter tortilla
• trail mix
• cut up pineapple and
• some Pirate Booty Snack

What I used to make these lunches (contains affiliate links):

Look! Lunches with Love for the week of 2/18 - 2/21

I normally don't post a weekly round up but this week has been so busy that I had no time to blog any of our lunches. So here they are - starting on Tuesday since Monday was a day off:

Tuesday:

Our Easylunchboxes were packed to the brim with left over red peppers, carrot slices, green grapes, strawberries, Pepperoni and salad sandwiches on honey wheat bread and a big slice of gluten free home made banana bread (left over from the long weekend).

Wednesday:

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A cute Peek-a-Boo preschool lunch - of course in our Easylunchboxes. We packed cheese crackers, all natural apple sauce, green grapes, a few strawberries, a cereal bar and three CuteZCute Animal Palz pocket sandwiches filled with chocolate spread.

Thursday:

Again in Easylunchboxes a cute Bear lunch filled with cheese crackers, a gluten free chocolate chip muffin, apple slices, three CuteZCute Bear pocket sandwiches filled with chocolate spread and a cereal bar.

Friday:

We packed a cute bento lunch to-go in our Fit&Fresh Sandwich Pod filled with two CuteZCute Lamb pocket sandwiches, orange quarters, carrots slices and ranch dip and Annie's Bunny Grahams.

We also packed our Goodbyn Bynto with a happy Onigiri, left over sweet & sour chicken, two different gluten free cereal bars, gluten free Annie's Bunnies and orange slices.

What I used to make lunch (contains affiliate links):

Goodbyn Christmas Lunches

I didn't get to share all of our packed lunches with you from last week and decided to do a round up instead! Three Goodbyn Christmas Lunch ideas with our new Funkins napkins! {Giveaway and Review coming in January!!}

Our first lunch is a Santa lunch:

• vanilla yogurt with sprinkles (in small green container)
• a Santa pepperoni sandwich
• a cereal bar
• carrots
• a clementine
• and a drinkable yogurt smoothie

Packed also is ice water and a Christmas Funkins reusable napkin.

This lunch is Gingerbread themed:

• a half a Nutella sandwich
• strawberries
• Gingerbread cookies
• Veggie sticks

Also packed are chocolate milk in a thermos and a Funkins napkin.

And last but not least a Christmas Goodbyn:

• yogurt
• a cereal bar
• a small container with sprinkles for the yogurt
• a present nut butter sandwich
• a clementine
• a mini snowman chocolate
• a breakfast oatmeal cookie

Also packed is ice water and a Christmas Funkins napkin.