Lunchbox Comparisons

I have been asked about the sizes of our lunchboxes.  We currently have 2 bento style boxes, the Yumbox and the Goodbyn.  I like them both for separate reasons. 

Goodbyn (10.5 x 6.5 x 2.5)

Pros:

• 3 large compartments (the biggest compartment holds 2.1 cups, the middle compartment holds 2 cups, and the smallest compartment holds I believe 1 cup)
• Plenty of room for 1/2 sandwich.  With the deeper box, a sandwich will easily fit in here.
• Can create a happy, healthy lunch easily!

Cons:

• Not leakproof.  I haven't tried applesauce or yogurt yet, but I did put water in the Goodbyn and turned it sideways.  The water did leak out, but it wasn't a huge leak.
• This is a rather large box and it won't fit inside smaller sized lunch boxes.

Here is the Goodbyn box inside my daughter's lunchbox.  I bought her the bigger kid size lunchbox and I'm glad I did.  You can tell that the Goodbyn pushes out the sides of the lunchbox.

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Yumbox (8 x 6 x 2)

Pros:

• 5 bigger compartments and 1 small compartment for dips/treats.  Each bigger compartment holds 1/2 cup of food.
• Leakproof - I love the silicone seal that goes around each compartment.  This keeps yogurts, applesauces, etc from leaking into the other sections.
• It has small pictures on the bottom of each compartment.  These pictures motivate me to send protein, grains, dairy, fruits and veggies in each meal.  I feel kind of bad when I put fruit in the veggie compartment, etc.  
• Very easy to pack a happy, healthy lunch.

Cons:

• The compartments aren't really that big and it is harder to pack a sandwich in this box.  There's still plenty of room to pack a healthy lunch though.

The Yumbox fits into my daughter's preschool lunchbox...barely.  It fits, but wasn't that easy to take it out.  I'd suggest a bigger lunch box, even for the Yumbox, but it is smaller than the Goodbyn.

Here are a few comparison pictures of the different lunch boxes.  The bigger lunch box contains the Goodbyn box, while the smaller ladybug bag contains the Yumbox.

 I hope this page will help you choose the box that's right for you and your child!