Wonder if Easy Lunchboxes are the right size for your child that doesn't eat a lot? Take a look - using a Ziplock lookalike to model.

We scored some great multigrain rounds at the bread store this week, but what we also scored were some ziplock containers that are like the Easy Lunchboxes so many people love.  I'd figured they were too big for Ruthie, but for 79c for a pack of two, I figured they'd be good to snag and see, to get an idea of if/when we should invest in some Easy Lunchboxes (they are higher quality to be sure and worth spending a little more) in the near future.  As you will see, for us, it's probably going to be awhile.

This box so easily holds all that my daughter eats on a regular basis, but would easily hold 2-3x that amount, making it a bigger container than she needs.  So for those wondering just how much my daughter eats... this can help show you if you use the ELBs.  Her owl sandwich and pretzels in the main compartment took up maybe half the space... with regular bread that is thicker, it definitely would.  her oranges took up half the small compartment and her cucumber slices (which were nice and thin... henceforth why there were so many) took up less than half of the space in the larger side compartment.

Her sandwich is a simple peanut butter and chocolate spread sandwich.

anyway... this box is overkill for her and will be reserved for the times we picnic, when I will use it for my oldest, who is not yet 13, but already taller than me and eats like there is no tomorrow.  I would also use one for me if I was taking salad in the main compartment, otherwise it would be a bit too big even for me.

So, while I can see where ELBs would be great down the line (like in high school maybe) they are definitely not in our future anytime soon.