Containers are your friend! Yes – the plastic kind and/or the glass kind (Pyrex) as I like to have a variety. To prep for trips, I’ll bake casseroles, then put them in containers to freeze. I also freeze most leftovers to make ready-to-go meals and always label the contents. When I go on trips, I typically grab 2-4 frozen meals in addition to sandwiches wrapped in heavy-duty foil because foil is your friend if you have access to an oven! Also, when I buy a meal on the road, my rule is: $10 or less can be eaten in one sitting; if it’s over $10, I must make 2 meals out of it. The following is an example of how to re-use your container and foil for leftovers:
A great way to use the foil is to place your leftovers in the middle, then fold over the foil on all sides to make a flat square. You can pack foods easily this way! Don’t forget to cut your portions into bite-sized pieces with the restaurant silverware before you store them as plastic knives usually won’t “cut” it…
Another way to find leftovers is to go to a cook-out and bring some containers! Some of us were playing sand volleyball today, having our phones out as we were all in line to get called by scheduling. A nice lady offered to watch our phones and would let us know when one of our phones would ring. After a fun day of playing, we decided to all buy food for a cookout, and I brought my containers for my leftovers. You can certainly make the most out of being on reserve!
Cookout leftovers – 2 ready-to-go meals!
Crew Chew 
Wondering if know about good lunch bags that keeps food cold
Hi! The lunch bag I like to use is the TravelPro lunch cooler. They have 2 sizes, and I use the large because I can pack LOTS of food in there, especially for a 4-day trip. https://www.flightattendantshop.com/product/detail.cfm/nid/9/pid/480
They are insulated on the inside and have plenty of useful compartments. I also have some good ideas on keeping your food cold. In fact, I’ll try to make that the topic of my next post. Thank you for the great idea! 🙂