Pack a Waste-Free Lunch with Citizenpip (with Discount Code + Giveaway)

I’m pretty sure I’ve said it before, but I’ll go ahead and say it again. I don’t enjoy packing a school lunch. I dread it every school morning. But when I find a product that helps me pack a lunch, is good for the environment and makes my son smile – it’s all good. Enter Citizenpip.

About Citizenpip

Created by a mom of three who found herself packing and tossing out a few too many plastic baggies one day, Citizenpip® offers an easy alternative to the disposable lunch. By making it easy to pack a waste-free lunch, our goal at Citizenpip® is to encourage more families to ditch the disposables and go reusable.

Citizenpip Starter Kit

The Starter Kit is a complete lunch set ideal for kids of all ages. It includes an Insulated Lunch Box, Stainless Steel Water Bottle and FOUR Airtight Food Containers (one 20 ounce sandwich size, one 8 ounce, and two 5 ounce containers). The Airtight Containers snap open and closed easily, and still seal tightly to make the container leakproof and watertight. Because I am terribly uncreative when it comes to packing lunches, I have yet to figure a way to even use all of the containers that come with the set and I consider that a good thing. Another big plus? The containers are dishwasher safe.

At 10.5 by 9 inches, the Citizenpip Lunch Box is larger than others we’ve used, but it is also the only set we have that holds a drink inside. I love that I can pack up my son’s ENTIRE lunch in one container. Because, obviously lunch includes a drink, and I really appreciate that the Starter Kit comes with a Water Bottle and is large enough to actually contain it. And, speaking of the Water Bottle, it is stainless steel and holds 16 ounces of liquid. It keeps water quite cool and even helps keep the other food in the Insulated Lunch Box cool. Should your child drip or make a bit of a mess (never!), the Lunchbox wipes clean easily with a damp cloth.

You can see the Lunch Box size in comparison to my small closing-in-on-4-year-old. He was proud (and easily able) to carry it to his first day of school this week. (And please ignore his goofy faces. He was woefully uncooperative during my first day of school picture session.)

To Buy or Not to Buy

To Buy… Citizenpip has really thought of everything – and done it all right – with this lunch box system. From being “muck free” (no lead, no BPA, no phthalates) to the spot to write your child’s name on the outside of the Lunch Box to claim it forever to the functional and easy to use food containers, it’s really a solid product.

Or Not to Buy… I’d really like to see a Toddler or Junior size Citizenpip Lunch Box. A smaller lunch box with smaller water bottle and less containers would be plenty for a preschooler. I also hope they expand the Insulated Lunch Box selection.

Shop! The 6-piece Starter Kit is $42. For older children, tweens and teens, check out the Soup to Nuts Kit for $69 which also includes a stainless steel food jar, knife and fork and cotton napkins. If you already have a Lunch Box you like, you can purchase the Airtight Containers separately. SAVE! Use code SHOPPINGMAMA10 for 10% off your purchase!

Win! Citizenpip Starter Set of Your Choice!

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Giveaway ends September 10. Open to Continental US mailing addresses only.

Disclosure: Thanks to Smitten NYC for providing a sample product for the purpose of this review and the giveaway prizes. Opinions here are my own.