Nailing the nude food lunchbox

Bento style lunchboxes make it easy for food to stay fresh and separate without the need for any wrapping. Pop your food into each compartment and close the lid.

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Not everyone has the time to prepare complex recipes for lunchboxes. So keeping it simple with fruit and vegetables and easy options like popcorn, dried fruit, and boiled eggs. These are a delicious and affordable replacement for processed alternatives. Doing some prep on a Sunday night by chopping up fruit and veg ready to go for the week can be a great timesaver.

Baking some delicious lunchbox snacks in bulk is also a great idea. Just doing this once a month can yield loads of lunchbox snacks for stocking up the freezer.

Get the kids involved as well!

Here’s some inspiration from taste.com.au to get you started

This is a great money saver as well as helping with nude food lunches. Individually portioned food is much more expensive and there is much more waste.

Buy large bags of dried fruit, popcorn, crackers and pretzels.

Grab a block of cheese and cut it up instead of buying individually wrapped sticks or slices. Make your own dips or buy bigger tubs of things like hummus to have with veggie sticks.

Buy big tubs of yoghurt and use reusable food pouches. You can keep these cool with a freezable outer pouch.

This option also allows you to adjust portion size.

Make a little extra dinner in preparation for lunches. This is one of the best lunchbox hacks. It cuts down your time and avoids food waste.

These can be delicious cold or you can heat them and use an insulated food container.

Make lunchboxes the night before while you wait for dinner to cook is a great way to save time and washing up.

Do away with juice boxes, milk boxes, disposable bottles and cans by bringing drinks in a reusable bottle. An  insulated drink bottle  will keep the contents cool and safe to drink all day.

Don't forget, it's recommended to always choose water to keep your kids hydrated.

Choose water as a drink

Replace disposable straws and plastic cutlery with reusable straws and lunchbox cutlery, you can also get little picks, sporks and florks for using with bento boxes.

There are also lots of reusable ideas for lunchboxes that can help you avoid plastic cling wrap. Beeswax wraps, fabric food bags and wraps or reusable silicone wrap holders.

If you have a fussy eater, and some extra time, make bento lunchboxes fun. Use cookie cutters, sandwich cutters or stamps to make shapes with fruit, veggies and sandwiches.

Part of the appeal of processed and packaged snacks is the bright colours and fun characters. Instead, buy some stickers of whatever your child is into and decorate lunchboxes, pouches, drink bottles or even fruit.