Green Giveaway: Waste-Free Lunch Box by Citizen Pip and 15% off Kids Konserve

August 24th, 2009

Kindra, you are the winner of the Citizen Pip lunch kit! I used random.org to generate a winning number, which was #2 (comment #2). I’ve emailed you separately, please get back in touch with your mailing address and let us know which kit you’d like. You can contact me at organicmania at gmail dot com. Thanks to everyone for participating, and thanks to Citizen Pip for the donation of their “muck free” lunch kit! —Lynn

After a trip to Target today, I realized I’m not the only one still shopping for eco-friendly back to school supplies!  This year I got off a lot easier than last year – “just $50!,” but I wasn’t stocking up on backpacks or lunch boxes because we’re reusing last year’s, as I blogged here.

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I don’t normally do giveaways – they take time and I’d rather do other things with my time, frankly! But after blogging about “How to Pack a Cheap and Easy Waste Free Lunch”, the “Challenges of Going Green in the Schools” and my son’s Camp Eco-Challenge, I realized that purchasing a “waste-free lunch system” is just one more expense that many would rather avoid.  So when Citizen Pip and Kids Konserve reached out to me, I figured what the heck, let’s give a giveaway and a discount code a go!

So if you are in need of a lead-free, PVC-free, phthalate-free, and BPA-free waste-free lunch box that’s pretty darn cute,  you may be in luck!  Just leave a comment here telling me you’d like to win  Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system, and share your  best tip for a healthy lunch treat to pack for the kids. A winner will be randomly selected by midnight Saturday, August 29th and I’ll post the winner’s name here at OrganicMania.

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And if that’s not right up your alley,  you can get 15% off the cost of any Kids Konserve waste-free reusable lunch kits  and food-grade stainless steel containers  by using coupon code OrganicMania. (Valid until 9/30/09). Check it out here.

Kellie of Greenhab: The Browns Go Green wrote a great review of both the Kids Konserve and the Citizen Pip systems – so you can figure out which you’d prefer.

Since I haven’t seen either system, here’s the deal:  if you win, promise that you’ll send me an email or leave a comment with your thoughts – your own mini-review!

And if you just want to re-use last year’s box but need more containers, because of course those darn lids always get lost? Guess what? I found the Gerber ones I use on sale today at the Rockville, Maryland Target – four for $4.71! photo6

What are you doing for a healthy and waste-free lunch this year? Let’s make every day waste-free lunch day, not just once a week!  I was shocked by a statistic Kids Konserve shared with me – “the amount of trash produced by one child’s lunch alone creates 67 pounds of landfill waste in a school year!”

Kindra, you are the winner of the Citizen Pip lunch kit! I used random.org to generate a winning number, which was #2 (comment #2). I’ve emailed you separately, please get back in touch with your mailing address and let us know which kit you’d like. You can contact me at organicmania at gmail dot com. Thanks to everyone for participating, and thanks to Citizen Pip for the donation of their “muck free” lunch kit! —Lynn

Lynn

Copyright OrganicMania 2009


28 Responses to “Green Giveaway: Waste-Free Lunch Box by Citizen Pip and 15% off Kids Konserve”

  1. kayley on August 24, 2009 3:29 pm

    I’d like to win Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system. I always make my own Trail Mix which is healthy and always a hit for the kids and there friends.

  2. Kindra on August 24, 2009 3:29 pm

    I would love to win Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system! Our best tip for a healthy lunch treat to pack for our daughter is ‘ants on a log’ which is organic peanut butter on celery topped with raisins. Great source of protein and potassium.

  3. Desi Munda on August 24, 2009 3:29 pm

    I would love to win a Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system

    Kids love the granola bars, especially the ones with yogurt and caramel!

  4. jen on August 24, 2009 4:18 pm

    i would love to win citizen pip’s waste free lunch system!
    i love to use small cookie cutters to cut out cheese and pack with rice crackers. my son loves getting dino cheese or teddy bears or his name!
    .-= jen´s last blog ..Herb Chicken Cutlets with Fusilli & Zucchini Marinara =-.

  5. Candice on August 24, 2009 4:27 pm

    I’d love to to win Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system for myself because I just recently started school again wheeeeeee and I love fresh fruit and cheese slices!

  6. Lynn on August 24, 2009 4:41 pm

    Kayley, Kindra, Desi, Jen, Candice – Wow! That was quick with all those comments! Glad you are so psyched about this! Great suggestions, esp. the cookie cutter! I’ll have to try that! My problem with fruit sometimes is that it turns brownish when cut, and my kids love it cut up. I just tried Ants on a Log with my 7-year-old this week, as a matter of fact, but no dice! Any good recipes for trail mix? Would love to hear what you’re doing! We get into ruts with grapes, carrots, cheese and edaname. I’m always trying to get more produce in there!

  7. Brandon on August 24, 2009 5:25 pm

    I would LOVE to win Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system! I enjoy planning out lunches ahead of time, being creative with the ‘treats’. and making everything myself, usually without any pre-made/pre-packaged food. Lots of colours, tastes and textures!

  8. melissa on August 24, 2009 6:43 pm

    I would love the win it! We love to pack homemade hummus with whatever veggies we have cut up into little pieces for dipping!

  9. Katie Malone on August 24, 2009 9:54 pm

    This safe non-toxic and condensed set is perfect! I would love to win the Citizen Pip’s waste free lunch system. This way I won’t have to buy anything in the years to come. It can follow the kids through all the grades.

    I love Peter Rabbit’s 100% organic fruit snack pouches. They are healthy and taste great. I order them in bulk from Amazon and save 50 cents per pouch.

  10. Susan on August 24, 2009 10:31 pm

    I’d like to win a Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system! I like to add a little organic “dippins” (that’s what we call ranch dressing) to go along with the the vegetables for a little treat :)
    .-= Susan´s last blog ..Mann’s Vegetables Coupon Is Back! =-.

  11. Katie on August 25, 2009 5:51 am

    I’d love to win Citizen Pip’s Waste Free lunch system. My son loves curly pasta with red sauce – which I make loaded with sauteed carrots and zucchini (leftovers). He prefers it room temperature so I don’t have to keep it steaming hot. I love the cookie cutter idea too!

  12. Maxine on August 25, 2009 10:25 am

    Ooohh I was just looking at the Citizen Pip the other day! I would love to win it, with the thermos I could pack up something leftover from dinner and keep it warm until my son eats lunch.
    And Lynne, my son doesn’t enjoy the ants on a log either. He’s not a fan of celery so he just ate the raisins and peanut butter off!
    .-= Maxine´s last blog ..smells like patchouli…pay no mind =-.

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  14. Rebecca on August 25, 2009 5:20 pm

    I would love to win this for my 13 year old stepson. He is one of the few kids his age that doesn’t mind taking a packed lunch. We like to put in some homemade fruit salad with a few marshmallows thrown in!

  15. Lynn on August 25, 2009 8:02 pm

    Fruit salad with marshallows! Wow! There’s a new idea.

    And it seems like dips are the trick with veggies. I’ve heard that …. I need to get on the stick!

    Thanks for all your comments! — Lynn

  16. Can Can (Mom Most Traveled) on August 25, 2009 9:31 pm

    I pack a lunch every day for my son and my husband (who is a highschool teacher).
    I would love the Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system. My son is always losing parts of our waste-free lunch, including but not limited to cloth napkins, refilable thermos, and containers in our former system. *sigh*
    We need all of the help we can get or it will cost me a fortune to stay green! Gah!
    I just made home made granola bars and yogurt this week. Also I try to cook things in a small corning ware dish when I have a little extra at dinner so that my hubs can take it in his lunch box and reheat at school. We never never buy microwave meals and strive to be waste free.
    Although today I had to send my son w/ milk money since he lost his thermos yesterday.

  17. Vicki June on August 26, 2009 6:15 am

    I would love to win Citizen Pip’s waste-free lunch system!!
    My way of adding a healthy treat to my kiddos lunch box is stopping by the local farmers market after school every day and letting my son choose the fruits and vegetables for the following days lunch. We try to come up with creative and fun combination. Getting him involved and letting him help pack it all into his lunchbox is a good way to teach him about being waste free and at the same time making him feel like it’s his choice to eat healthy!

  18. Lynn on August 26, 2009 8:02 am

    Vicki, I love the idea of having your son choose his produce from the farmer’s market! That’s a great idea. And Can Can, you’ll have to post your home made granola recipe! Would love to know how you are making it. I still buy granola in the bulk bins, but maybe I should re-evaluate! — Lynn

  19. Tara on August 26, 2009 12:01 pm

    I would love to win the Citizen Pip waste free lunch system! I like to pack homemade individual pizzas, I make a big batch (with whole wheat dough)and cook them until they are almost done. Then I freeze them. I cook one in the morning before school and pack it in my daughter’s lunch box. She loves it!

  20. Marisa on August 28, 2009 6:07 am

    It would be great to win a lunch kit! I really like this round-up of lunch box snacks:
    http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/recipe-roundup/back-to-work-and-school-a-roundup-of-lunchbox-snacks-093902?image_id=677675

  21. Michele P. on August 28, 2009 7:40 pm

    I think it would be great to win the Citizen Kip lunch system-I am trying to make more positive choices in life, and going green is one of them. A healthy snack I do for my daughter is make a trail mix of different types of dried fruits and almonds, it is tasty and she really loves the different mix of ingredients.

  22. Diane on August 28, 2009 8:18 pm

    I have been doing the waste free lunches every day for over a year now so we could really use a new one. We are a Celiac family. My DD’s favorite lunch to take is hummus and rice crackers.

  23. Jennie on August 28, 2009 8:23 pm

    I would love to win the lunch system because it would be great for my 8 year old son. Thanks.
    .-= Jennie´s last blog ..The New Kids Menu. =-.

  24. sarah on August 28, 2009 11:12 pm

    i like to cut up carrots and cucumbers and also include grape tomoatoes. kids have soooo much fun with those! i would love to win this!

  25. Mandy on August 29, 2009 6:45 am

    ooooh, what a fun giveaway! We’ve been trying to figure out the best way to pack our 15 month olds lunch the couple of days a week she’s away from home. This would be perfect! Our little one enjoys grapes, applesauce, and tomatoes!
    .-= Mandy´s last blog ..Ah, Anne Lamott – gotta love her! =-.

  26. amber on August 29, 2009 1:00 pm

    I would be ecstatic to win Citizen Pip’s Waste Free Lunch System. My kids new school requires the students to bring a waste free lunch.

    Our tip is to get the kids involved. It’s easier to make sure my kids eat healthy when I give them a group of health options to choose from. This school year I’ve made a list of items and my kids will circle what they want to see in their lunch for the week. My daughter’s favorite is cucumbers and ranch.

  27. Lynn on August 30, 2009 8:31 am

    Kindra, you are the winner of the Citizen Pip lunch kit! I used random.org to generate a winning number, which was #2 (comment #2). I’ve emailed you separately, please get back in touch with your mailing address and let us know which kit you’d like. You can contact me at organicmania at gmail dot com. Thanks to everyone for participating, and thanks to Citizen Pip for the donation of their “muck free” lunch kit! —

  28. mcmilker on August 31, 2009 5:37 am

    Lynn,

    I never thought about using the little snack cups for lunches! Great idea! I’ll head off to my Target today!

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