Re: New to SCD/Thermos - Jody

[Guest guest]

Jody,

I'm interested in the thermos comment. Which kinds and sizes do you

have? What do you find to be most useful? Do you put things like

lambchops or chicken in them? I just looked on

http://thermos.smartermall.com and got overwhelmed... (it doesn't

take much these days

Thanks,

Cindy

>

> As for how to pack school lunches: invest in some Thermos brand

> stainless steel thermoses. Then you can send anything for lunch:

> soup, entrees, cold foods, anything. The new Thermoses keep hot

food

> hot for 6 hours (and I mean steaming hot). They keep cold foods

cold

> for 10-12 hours.

>

> We use ours a lot and I homeschool my kids. We use them for day

> trips, we take them to restaurants, and on picnics, etc.

>

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>

[Guest guest]

Perfect. Thanks, Jody!

>

> Cindy,

>

> You can get better prices at WalMart and Target...

> The 16oz containers are about $15 and the 10oz containers are about

> $10. The brief case bottles were $15 I believe.

>

> But here's what I have:

>

> 4-16oz vaccuum food thermoses

> 4-10oz vaccuum food thermoses

> 2-16oz brief case bottles

>

> (I have 2 kids.)

>

> We can go on a full-day trip with these and have lots of food.

>

> As for what I have put in them... everything from spaghetti, soup,

> fried chicken, steak, vegetables (hot), to things like ice cream

and

> cold foods. (I don't know exactly how long the ice cream would

stay

> frozen, but we've kept it frozen for at least 30 minutes -long

enough

> to drive to where everyone was going out for ice cream).

>

> We prime the Thermoses (as the directions explain) and then we put

the

> food directly from the pan into the Thermos and put the lid on

> immediately. I have packed soup this way and opened the Thermos 6

> hours later to find the soup STEAMING still.

>

> The Thermoses are a great way to pack food for school lunches

because

> it allows you to send anything rather than having to try to come up

> with room temp or cold foods all the time.

>

> We find them very useful for being able to go out on day trips

without

> worrying about food.

>

> And no, I don't get any kickbacks for supporting Thermos...LOL.

>

>

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>