Bento Box Lunches and a NatureBox Give Away

I've been trying hard this year to refocus our family on health and wellness. One thing we recently did that I'm so excited about is jumping on the bento box bandwagon. My kids have never been happier about making and eating their lunches!

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We bought these laptop lunchbox cases on Amazon, along with a few other little things to help make the lunches more fun and easier to pack, like this set of reusable cupcake liners and these adorable mini-forks (Evie's obsessed with the panda one). I also have these tiny shape cutters that are fun for special days or when the girls want to spend extra time making their lunch.

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I love how easy it is to add variety to a lunch with these little boxes. The girls love to add a small handful of this and that, and I love that they're now getting a better mix of fruits, veggies, grains and proteins. And they usually eat all of the small portions, which is more than I can say for our old lunch-packing methods!

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We've had our NatureBox subscription for a few months now and I love using these delicious snacks in our bento box lunches.

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It's like Christmas when the NatureBox package comes each month. There's not been one snack yet that my kids won't devour! The carrot strawberry chews, the fancy dried figs and the PB&J granola go FAST at our house!

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I am trying to eat less gluten, so I love that you can select snack choices based on dietary needs on the NatureBox site. They have a really great selection of healthy (and seriously delicious) choices. No artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners ever with these snacks. Evie loves the figs and the blueberry almonds in her lunch as much as I do. (PS how adorable is the little sauce tub? We usually end up using it for hummus or a nut butter).

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My Claire is ALL about the dried pineapple and apples and loves all the sunflower seed and roasted chickpea options.

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NatureBox is a beloved sponsor and wants to share the love with you LGN readers. They are offering two six-month long subscriptions today! To enter, please browse the snack options page HERE and leave a comment on this post with the snacks that sound the very best to you! US readers only this time. Contest ends May 7 at midnight. Good luck!

Psst... Get 50% off your first month of NatureBox with the code LGN50 (so, only $9.95)! There are a couple of subscription sizes to choose from, and shipping is always free!

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591 comments:

  1. the dried peaches look amazing!! also I love using bento boxes for my lunch at work- they are just fun

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  2. Love those savory snacks! Would love to win :)

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  3. Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops! All my favorite words in one snack!

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  4. Roasted Sea Salt Chickpeas. Yummmmm

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  5. I'm all in for French toast granola! How delicious does that sound?!

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  6. I suppose I must have a thing for citrus, because the lemon pucker pistachios and citrus kick almonds both sound amazing to me!

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  7. Hmmm lemon merengue waffles for sure!

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  8. PB&J granola! Yum. Actually, all the granolas look mmmm

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  9. I love snacks of any kind. The fruit chews and the plantain chips really jumped out at me!

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  10. PB&J granola! Yum. Actually, all the granolas look mmmm

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  11. The Coffee Kernel Snack looks so awesome! Hope I win!

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  12. Roasted sea salt chickpeas, cocoa waffle wafers, sriracha cashews, mexicana mango....does the list have an end?

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  13. Those chickpeas look awesome! I've been wanting to try NatureBox...

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  14. Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops sound amazing!

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  15. I love the quantity of gluten free items, I'm so intrigued by the guacamole bites!

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  16. Yum! Basically all of the dried fruit looks tasty, and how could I not want those pretzel pops?! Salted caramel? Um, yes please!

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  17. The salted caramel pretzel pops sound divine! And don't get me started on the French toast granola.

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  18. I'm very curious - these look beautiful and I love the idea - but by the time the kids get to school, put their bags in their cubby or their lunchboxes in the lunchbox bin, doesn't everything inside get all jumbled together in to a big mess?

    And I look at the strawberries cut in to stars and all I can think is $$$$ Organic strawberries are about $7/container here in NY right now and all I can imagine is the "uncute" pieces that are getting thrown away $$$$$ ouch.

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  19. Dark cocoa almonds to curb the after lunch sugar craving!

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  20. At 3pm, I always get a snack craving. Typically, I end up at the vending machine. I would love to have these packs of healthy snacks ready in my desk for that 3 o'clock craving! Since I can never make up my mind between salty and sweet, I would totally go for the salted caramel pretzel pops!!

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  21. The Cashew Power Clusters sound so good!

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  22. The lemon pucker pistachios and any of the dried fruits sound amazing!

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  23. Thanks for the giveaway! The guacamole bites sound absolutely dynamite!

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  24. Mmmm! Impossible to decide! Thank you!

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  25. Citrus chipotle chickpeas! Delicious.

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  26. Salted caramel pretzel pops are sounding amazing to this prego mama!

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  27. Salted caramel pretzel pops are sounding amazing to this prego mama!

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  28. I love chocolate almonds! Mmmm. Perfect afternoon snack!

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  29. I'd love to try the south pacific plantains, I think my kids would love to try the cocoa waffle wafers and the dried pear. Yum!

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  30. The Blueberry Nom Noms look delicious and that name, too cute!

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  31. so awesome...pick me please! whole wheat blueberry figgy bars - whaaat!

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  32. Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops, yum! Also I'm a fan of any type of dried fruit.

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  33. Thanks for organizing the giveaway! These snacks look amazing...especially the roasted chickpeas and praline pumpkin seeds!

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  34. The dried chickpeas with all the flavors look fabulous and would be a great addition to our daughter's lunch box!

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  35. Pistachio power clusters are my favorite! I put the pack in my gym bag so I can snack on my way home and I don't eat them all at once when they first arrive!

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  36. yum. roasted chickpeas, dried apples, and dried peaches look delicious!

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  37. Holy moly, those salted caramel pretzel pops look fantastic...

    I have a few Japanese bento boxes, but the frustrating thing is that the cutest ones I own are all too small to fit my lunch, because they are designed to fit a child's portion. I always wind up with a cute bento, and then another Tupperware container of snacks on the side!!

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  38. Salted caramel pretzel pops? Coffee kettle corn? Carrot strawberry fruit chews? Yes, please!

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  39. ALL the granolas, the lemon pucker pistachios and the blueberry almonds - yum!

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  40. I'm a salty snacker, so the chickpeas sound good!!

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  41. So many awesome looking choices! The raspberry figgy bars were looking especially good to me right now!

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  42. I'm pretty sure I would eat any of these snacks, but today I'm feeling the Coffee Kettle Popcorn, Sriracha Roasted Cashews, and Garden Tomato Crunchies.

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  43. Yum! The Roasted Sea Salt Chickpeas sound delicious and I know my fiance would like the Sriracha Roasted Cashews!

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  44. the seaweed rice pops look delish! hope i win!

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  45. They all look great! Especially the chili lime pistachios!

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  46. Citrus Chipotle Chick Peas! Lemon Meringue Waffles!! SO many!!!

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  47. Sriracha roasted cashews? Yes, please!

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  48. Yum - it all looks tasty! I especially think the sea salt garbanzo beans and sriracha roasted cashews sound amazing!

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  49. I would love to try the roasted sea salt chickpeas, the apple pie oat clusters, and baked sweet potato fries :)

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  50. ANY of the pretzel bits or the Baked Sweet Potato fries for the win!! I work above a 7 Eleven so eating healthy is quite a challenge with the convenience store downstairs....a Nature Box subscription could be my cure!

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  51. Dark chocolate berry trail mix.
    Thanks for the giveaway and sharing about the bento lunchboxes. I am curious though, does the food stay put in the containers after the bus ride, being put in a cubby, dropped, etc.

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  52. All of the dried fruits look great

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  53. The BBQ peas look so amazing. Naturebox seems cool!

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  54. Roasted sea salt chickpeas, coffee kettle popcorn & cocao waffle wafers sound delish!

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  55. The BBQ peas look so amazing. Naturebox seems cool!

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  56. The BBQ peas look so amazing. Naturebox seems cool!

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  57. yogurt covered pretzels for the win!

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  58. Been meaning to try Nature Box for over a year. And I've been thinking about the bento boxes. So I would say this post was practically just for me!

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  59. It's a savory tie...Roasted sea salt chickpeas and Poppy Seed Sticks!

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  60. Black and white granola. Hands down.

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  61. I've completely cut out added sugar so I love the idea that I could get snacks without any.

    Peppery Pistachios sound amazing!

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  62. I've completely cut out added sugar so I love the idea that I could get snacks without any.

    Peppery Pistachios sound amazing!

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  63. I've been meaning to check out nature box! The pb&j granola sounds intriguing, as do the praline pumkin seeds. Now I'm off to check out their dairy free options.

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  64. Oh my, the choices! We've gone gluten-free as well. I'd love to try the South Pacific Plantains.

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  65. Honestly, they all look delicious! But these caught my eye...sea salt chickpeas, seaweed rice pops, pistachio power clusters and aztec chia seed trail mix.

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  66. Definitely the PB& J granola and dried pineapple! Mmmm, I need a snack right now!!

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  67. sea salt chickpeas, pear praline crunch, salted carmel pretzel pops, and siracha cashews!

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  68. I'm in for sea salt chickpeas!

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  69. Dried peaches and yogurt covered pretzels...I could make a lunch out of those right now!

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  70. what a great system - filters make it super easy. love the sound of dried peaches and chipotle maple almonds and citrus chipotle chickpeas! thanks so much.

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  71. Mmmm!! Salt caramel pretzel pops. Sounds so good!

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  72. Any pistachio flavor or the Tuscan Summer Mix!

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  73. The citrus chipotle chickpeas and the dark cocoa almonds!

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  74. Bruschetta Pretzel Pops? Are you kidding? It's seriously hard to look at that page because each one looks better than the last.

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  75. Mmmmm the salted caramel pretzel pops sound soooo good!

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  76. Yummy! The Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops and the Banana Bread Granola is making me hungry!

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  77. It all looks amazing, but the Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops and Lemon Meringue Waffles look especially interesting!

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  78. The PB&J granola sounds so good!!!

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  79. The dark cocoa almonds look delicious!

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  80. French toast granola sounds to die for!

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  81. Sweet and Salty - the salted caramel pretzel pops sound awesome - would love the dried fruit for my almost two year old! cute post Jenny!

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  82. Sweet and Salty - the salted caramel pretzel pops sound awesome - would love the dried fruit for my almost two year old! cute post Jenny!

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  83. Citrus pistachios and garlic pumpkin seeds! Yum!

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  84. Would love to try some baked sweet potato fries & siracha cashews

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  85. Ooh the tart and tangy fruit medley looks delicious!

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  86. The Lemon Meringue Waffles sound divine!

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  88. I am forever obsessed with Roasted Chickpeas! It would be wonderful to not have to go through the (minimal) effort of making them myself!

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  89. I will narrow the delicious option down to 3 : cranberyy almond bites, antioxidant boost, and the whole wheat rasperry figy bars. Thanks for the change to win.

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  90. I'm so intrigued by the coffee kettle popcorn and the barbecue sunflower seeds. So many sound delicious!

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  91. lemon pucker pistachios (what!), umami roasted nuts (ooh!), and dried pears (!!!). yes please.

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  92. South Pacific plantains chips sound yummy!

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  93. Peppery Chickpeas and the Plantain Chips. yum

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  94. Apple Pie Oat Clusters.
    Love the Bento Boxes, I've been thinking about taking the plunge and buying one for myself but I could never decide what system to use. This one looks great!

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  95. awesome giveaway! love the non-gmo and gluten free options, those pear praline crunches do sound yummy although i think i could devour it all :)thx!!

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  96. I would love the salted sea salt chickpeas....mmm.

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  97. I would love to try all of the savory snacks!

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  98. Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops and Cocoa or Lemon Meringue Waffle Wafers??? Yes PLEASE.

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  99. My husband is a big snacker so I think he'd love to get the French Vanilla Almond Granola each month!

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  100. Lemon Pucker Pistachios sound yummy!

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  101. They all look delicious but I'd love to try the sante fe corn stix

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  102. Salted caramel pretzel pops for me, please!

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  103. I would love to win!
    Sour cream and onion almonds and siracha cashews, Yum!!

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  104. I'd probably have to go with the French vanilla almond granola! It sounds so good!

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  105. I could go for some cherry ganache granola right about now...

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  107. I'd love to try the dried pears or the lemon meringue waffles!

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  108. I'm a kid about a sweet and chewy snack, so I would love to try the carrot strawberry bites.

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  109. The roasted sea salt chick peas have my vote.thanks for hosting this give-away!

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  110. it's so hard to say! french toast granola, apple pie oat clusters, and the cocoa waffle wafers all sound amazing. (i'm noticing a trend in my picks...)

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  111. I was just looking at naturebox yesterday! I love all the different flavored nuts, sriracha cashews, smoky pumpkin seeds, sweet blueberry almonds. They all sound so good!

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  112. Sriracha Roasted Cashews & Praline Pumpkin Seeds both sound pretty good!

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  113. I really want to do this with my family--we need a snack cupboard makeover. I bet my boys would love the carrot strawberry chews!

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  114. Dark cocoa almonds, Vanilla Macaroon Granola, and PB Nom Noms!

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  115. Can't go wrong with dried peaches

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  116. The PB & J Granola sounds delicious! The salted caramel pretzel pops sound great too!

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  117. Roasted Sea Salt Chickpeas look amazing!

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  118. Hey, there. I'm interested in the lunch boxes you are using. How do you keep things cool? I'm thinking about them for my kids' school lunches and they would be in their back packs until lunch. Thanks!!

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  119. ohh they all look so delicious! I would go for the BBQ Kettle kernels, my youngest would go for the whole wheat blueberry figgy bars and my oldest would definitely go for the dried fruit! Apples, cranberries they all look good.

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  120. The french toast granola and the guacamole bites would definitely be in my first order!

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  121. Would love to try the plantain chips and teriyaki twists!

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  122. The carrot-strawberry chews and baked sweet potato fries look awesome!

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  123. It was so hard to choose! I do really want to try the guacamole bites though.

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  124. This sounds like the perfect solution for my picky three-year-old! She would love the sweet potato fries, yogurt pretzels, and banana bread granola...and I would love the roasted sea salt chickpeas and the salted caramel pretzel pops! Yum! :)

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  125. I need to jump on the roasted chickpea wagon! But I'm curious about the bento boxes- if you hold the container upright, does anything spill over into the next box?

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  126. All of it! It all looks so good! My kids are in a picky-eating phase but even looking at this with them, they got excited about quite a few of them!

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  127. The PB&J granola and BBQ sunflower kernels sound addicting!! So hard to choose :)

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  128. Those lunches are the cutest!! I would love to win,I would want to start with the sea salt chick peas and bruschetta pretzel bites. Yum!

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  129. Roasted sea salt chickpeas for my wheat-free, egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free hubbie!

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  130. Roasted sea salt chickpeas for my wheat-free, egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free hubbie!

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  131. i love apple chips! those granny smith apples look perfect!

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  132. The dark chocolate trail mix looks yummy!

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  133. The taj mahal snack mix looks so good! I've been wanting to try this company.

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  134. My daughter is going to a new preschool next year that will require me to start packing her lunches every day. I LOVE the idea of sending her with healthy treats - the roasted sea salt chickpeas and pb&j granola would sure be big hits.

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  135. Granolas, figgy bars, nut mixes, & dried fruits!

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  136. Oh my goodness, everything looks amazing! Especially the BBQ sunflower seeds, sweet potato fries and cherry berry granola. :)

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  137. dried peaches woot woot

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  138. BBQ sunflower kernels, sea salt chickpeas, salted caramel pretzel pops, french toast granola, oh I could go on!

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  139. Love any kind of trail mix with nuts in it. Your bento boxes are so cute.

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  140. Mmmm! I want a bento lunch box for myself! :) The baked sweet potato fries and whole wheat blueberry figgy bars look delicious!

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  141. All of the dried fruit sounds delicious and so does the PB&J Granola! Yum.

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  142. sriracha roasted cashews sound amazing!

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  143. EVERYTHING looks delicious. I'd especially love to try the Peanut Butter Nom Noms and the Baked Sweet Potato Fries. Oh, and the Cocoa Waffle Wafers. Yummy.

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  144. It's ridiculous how good everything on there looks...that's not your grandma's granola! Would love to try the Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops and the Teriyaki Twists...mmm!

    ChristyC

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  145. OH. MY. ---- Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops!!

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  146. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for taking the time to post this. I just ordered everything on your list and the snacks. My kids are going to be thrilled! And me, the most popular mom in the world. Again, thanks!

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  147. Bluberry Almond Bites sound good and the Blueberry Nom Noms... Isn't that a Ludacris song?! ;)

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  148. Hi guys! Thanks for the questions about the Bento boxes! Two (actually three if you count the little sauce tub) of the containers come with an additional lid, so if you have something liquid you can lock it up. But I'm surprised at how well everything stays put. The actual top of the lunchbox sits pretty flush against the inner boxes, so nothing really can move around too much.

    Also - about the strawberries and waste, we would obviously never throw away any of the fruit in the name of cute flower cut outs! When the girls make these in the mornings, we cut up the strawberries or whatever into slices and they can make the shape and keep the rest of the slice in their lunch too, or most of the time they are just eating the fruit as they go in the morning. We don't do the shapes every day, but the girls (and their friends, I guess) love it.

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  149. Those praline pumpkin seeds look amazing!!

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  150. OMG all those options look tasty and would make my lunch packing task seem SO much more desirable! I'd go w/ the sea salt chickpeas or the sriracha roasted cashews first...mmmm! Fingers crossed, this sounds amazing!!!

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  151. Can I say everything? the citrus chipotle chickpeas look yummy!

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  152. Wow, there's a lot more enticing stuff than I expected on their site! I want to try the chickpeas, yogurt pretzels, and salted caramel pretzel pops.

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  153. So many good choices. I think my kids would love the carrot/ strawberry or orange/mango fruit chews. I would like the coco almonds.

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  154. Blueberry almonds sound so incredibly tasty to me. I might order five bags of them for my box.

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  155. Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops!

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  156. I've been trying to snack healthier and would LOVE to try NatureBox out! The PB & J granola, blueberry almonds, and raspberry figgy bars all sound delicious!

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  157. I need some siracha roasted cashews and salted caramel pretzel pops in my life!

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  158. This is such a great idea! We spend so much on snacks at our house that this makes total sense. You sold me at Salted Caramel Pretzel Pops, but the Carrot Strawberry Fruit Chews also sound amazing! I think my boyfriend would looooove the Sriracha Roasted Cashews too!

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  159. It's lunchtime and I want almost all those snacks! PB&J granola, plantain chips, pistachio power clusters...

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  160. It's lunchtime and I want almost all those snacks! PB&J granola, plantain chips, pistachio power clusters...

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  161. Coffee Kettle Popcorn looks amazing!

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  162. I think I'd try the dried pineapple, dried apples or the dried peaches!

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  163. I've wanted to try NatureBox for a long time! The coffee kettle popcorn looks delicious! And any of the dried fruit!

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  164. holy guacamole bites! those look amazing!!

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  165. Pb and j granola and lemon meringue waffles! Oh man!

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  166. I love all dried fruit but the blueberry almonds sound great too!

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  167. Whole Wheat Raspberry Figgy Bars! But there are so many that sound good :)

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  168. The dried fruits are calling to me today: dried apples, pears, pineapple... Oh my! :) I would love to win! I've been tempted to order these but want to try them first. This would give me that opportunity! Thanks for the chance.

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  169. Sriracha cashews sound delicious!

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  170. Yum! The sea salt chickpeas, smoky pumpkin seeds and acai berry crunch all look delicious!

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  171. Can't decide between the peppery pistachios or the granny smith apples. Yum!

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  172. Hard to choose,but two that looked REALLY good were the praline pumpkin seeds and the salted caramel pretzel pops.

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  173. The Dark Cocoa Almonds sound amazing but of course, so do half the other snacks :-)

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  174. The plantains looked great and the praline flavored nuts and seeds. So yummy!

    toreycervantes at gmail dot com

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  175. There are so many yummy options. The chili lime pistachios and the Bombay curried cashews are at the top of my list.

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  176. Yum! We love using bento boxes with my kindergartener! The Bombay Curried Cashews sound delicious to me. margarethiltz@hotmail.com

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  177. I'd love the roasted sea salt chickpeas, apple pie oat clusters, praline pumpkin seeds, and harvest rice sticks--how fun!

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  178. Oh so many to choose from! The whole wheat figgy bars, sweet blueberry almonds, and oat bran dippin sticks are my top runners!

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  179. Most of those snacks look delicious!
    I'd have to have the dried figs and the roasted sea salt chickpeas look yummy!

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