Hey! I got a request! 🙂 Somebody wanted to know about lunch bags that helped keep your foods cold. I thought that was a great idea for a topic, and thank you so much! First of all, I like to use the TravelPro lunch cooler. They have 2 sizes, as I have the large. I can pack lots of food in there, plus it’s well insulated, plus they have many compartments. They even have a strap in the back to slide over your luggage handle. I ordered mine from the following site:
https://www.flightattendantshop.com/product/detail.cfm/nid/9/pid/480
Now let’s go over ways to keep your foods cold. Remember how I like to freeze everything? As you can see from the photo, you can actually place NINE of those mini loaf pans inside this lunch cooler! (There are 2 at the bottom as you can stack 3 high.) I don’t ever pack that much as I like a variety, but I did place one of the smoothies bottles to show how they fit in there. A frozen smoothie can also serve as a big block of ice – ice is nice! 🙂
Speaking of ice, those cold compress packs are awesome! I tried using Ziploc bags, but they melted too quickly, and they sweat so much. Those blue cold packs can be found in the first aid section of any drug store and Walmart. They don’t sweat very much at all, and turn them inside out to easily dry! What I like about these versus those Blue Ice packs is that you can pretty much have access to ice at any hotel and just about anywhere. You don’t always have access to a freezer.
If you don’t have a well insulated lunch box, try folding sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil and placing them around your lunchbox. Remember that foil is your friend – and heavy duty is more durable and reusable! Remember you can place food leftovers (cut into bite-sized pieces, of course), then fold them into a little square to stack in your lunchbox. Another wonderful thing about foil is that it’s moldable! If you don’t have a refrigerator in your hotel room, they at least have an ice bucket. Fill it with ice, round your foiled leftovers into a ball and place it in the ice bucket with the lid on top. I’ve done that many times, and it keeps my leftovers cool enough. I’ll take a photo next time I do that!
Another way to keep your foods colder on an overnight is to place your lunch bag on the granite countertop in the bathroom as stone stays cooler. Of course, you’ll keep your cold compress filled with ice to help.
Let me know how these ideas work for you! I’d love to hear your feedback! 🙂
Crew Chew 