{"id":2560,"date":"2017-03-02T22:30:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T06:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:01:27","slug":"national-pack-your-lunch-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/national-pack-your-lunch-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Pack Your Lunch Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>LOL! Did you know March 10th is <strong>National Pack Your Lunch Day<\/strong>? Well, you do now, and since I\u2019m a devoted lunch packer <em>everyday,<\/em> I\u2019m inviting everyone to help me celebrate this great day coming up! This isn\u2019t to be confused with <strong>National Bento Month<\/strong>, which <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=3466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zojirushi started in September<\/a><\/span>, but we can all appreciate the advantages to bringing your own lunch from home. It\u2019s as healthy as you want it to be, cheaper than buying, portion controlled, and probably tastes better than quickie fast food (if you like what you had for dinner the night before).<\/p>\n<p>For me, the last reason is important because there aren\u2019t many places to eat near my office that I think is worth plunking down $10 for lunch. I\u2019d rather help with the leftovers from dinner. Mind you, if it weren\u2019t for the microwave in the lunchroom, I\u2019d be severely limited in what I could bring. I can only eat so many cold sandwices and salads in a week. Thank goodness for bentos though, which often can be eaten at room temperature. If you want some tips on what to pack, Zojirushi has some great ideas in their newsletter that you can find.\u00a0And if you own one of their thermal Lunch Jars, you won\u2019t even need that microwave. You can pack a hot meal <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/vacuum-insulated-food-jars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right in the jar<\/a><\/span>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/food-jar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/food-jar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What I usually do is use my thermal jar to bring a hot soup, like chicken noodle soup if I\u2019m packing a sandwich, or miso soup if I\u2019m bringing a Japanese dish. Then for a food container, I like to use the glass types with the locking lids because I\u2019m always bringing last night\u2019s curry rice or some kind of pasta dish; and I hate how the plastic ones get stained. My daughter doesn\u2019t like the glass ones because they get too heavy in her backpack, which makes total sense for her. In fact, she goes one step further by bringing her lunch in a paper sack whenever possible\u2014she says she hates having to bring the bulky empty container home, so she wants everything to be disposable!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/curry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/curry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What will you pack your lunch in? One of those insulated soft cases, probably? They\u2019re very popular and they seem to work well. If you wanted to be different, you could be the guy or girl who brings their lunch in a kid\u2019s retro metal lunchbox. They\u2019re kind of cool, actually, and there are serious collectors out there who love them for the colorful artwork and for their place in pop culture history. The first licensed character to appear on a lunchbox was Mickey Mouse in 1935. In 1950, the Alladin company officially started the metal lunchbox craze when they put the popular TV cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy, on the side of their box. The character lunchbox, with TV stars, super heroes and cartoons, were on every kid\u2019s wishlist for about 20 years; so they had a good run until they fell out of fashion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lunchboxes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lunchboxes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>I\u2019m pretty sure I had one when I was kid\u2014I remember the matching thermos bottle that came with it, which was lined with glass on the inside, and had its own drinking cup. Wow! Lined with glass! Can you imagine that today? A lawsuit waiting to happen!<\/p>\n<p>So on National Pack Your Lunch Day, even if it\u2019s only a PB&amp;J sandwich and a bag of chips, bring your own lunch to school or work and give the taco truck a pass. Trust me, it\u2019s more satisfying.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos by: Brooke Lark for Bradshaw International, Bert Tanimoto, Zojirushi, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elpoderdelasideas.com\/producto\/hora-del-recreo-historia-de-la-lonchera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Poder de las Ideas<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOL! Did you know March 10th is National Pack Your Lunch Day? Well, you do now, and since I\u2019m a devoted lunch packer everyday, I\u2019m inviting everyone to help me celebrate this great day coming up! 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