food flasks?

Tawny75

craigywv wrote: »

just on to ask are food flasks worth it?, my 9 yr old son takes packed lunch he now in p5 so thats 5 yrs of sandwiches !!!!!!!!!i would love to do something different for him,what can i put in the flasks for a 9 yr old boy, he not too fussy at eating ...thanks.:)

I know what you mean about sandwiches, my dd is now in year 9 and I remember how I got fed up of sandwiches. Her primary school didn't allow hot stuff either. I try and vary her lunch as much as possible, sometimes I cook a little extra pasta the night before as she likes it cold with tuna and sweetcorn. I also send her with rice in a little pot, she likes it when I cook it with a chicken stock cube and a lot of veg. Another is to pack 6 crackers along with a knob of cheese or a couple of cream cheeses and some chopped up cucumber and cherry tomatoes. Even a chicken leg with a piece of bread an butter is a variety which does not cost the earth as I usually do it the night before with dinner.

It sounds like I feed her just leftovers, but she honestly loves it and it makes her friends jealous!

thriftwizard

Never mind kids, I use one when I'm working & it's great - it's an old plastic one, which I always pre-warm & make sure my soup (often closer to a pottage, full of lentils & beans & other veg) is piping hot before pouring it in. Works best when well-filled, too. There's nothing better than a flask of cheery hot soup when you're stamping your feet on a concrete floor behind your market stall! And I usually have to get to the venue before 8, and will be lucky to eat at noon.

C_Mababejive

Same here. I have one,tried it a few times and it never was hot enough by lunch time. Now i cook live using a small camping stove..a bit like these guys !

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2205921/Labourers-lunch-Meet-workmen-cook-gourmet-feasts-daily-breaks-washed-glass-red-wine.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Popperwell

It really does look like it depends on the type and make...your food flask(Plastic)seems great Angie...and perhaps it really depend on what foods you put inside as whether it works as it should and perhaps it needs to be more soup like.

~Chameleon~

falady wrote: »

Think it might have been this one that was good....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermos-Stainless-King-Flask-Litre/dp/B001ET6P9Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348173057&sr=8-1

I have this one and if I fill it at 7am it's still hot enough to eat at 1-2pm. Make sure the food is piping hot when you put it in and also prime the flask with hot water for 5mins first. Wouldn't be without mine in winter, use it daily for soups, stews etc.

Pink.

Hi Craigy,

I don't live far from you and my children's primary school had no problems with them having hot food from a food flask, so don't assume that all schools have the same health and safety rules.

This thread may help:

Taking hot meals when no microwave in work, anyone tried a food flask?

If you do decide that a food flask isn't for you, there are lots of ideas in this thread for alternatives to sandwiches:

Packed Lunches for School

I'll add this thread to the first link later to keep the replies together.

Pink

D&DD

Flasks tend to be a bit hit and miss don't they..I have a stanley one too and its fine for what I've needed to use it for,prepping sons food when in hospital and keeping it warm to take it over to the ward.

Do check with school first if they are allowed to take a flask in some don't allow it though I'm not sure why!

They can be a bit bulky and heavy too when added to the 'half a house' sized bags kids are expected to lug to school every day now but then I'm just puny

zippychick

ive merged this with our food flasks thread

Zip

mumof3mk

just a quick couple of questions, which i cant seem to find answers for.lol.

dried pasta / boiled rice. do you put these in uncooked with your curry for example.. or cook them first, or would they go horrid and soggy mess?
thankyou

samuela66

Hiya,

My partner has a new job and doesnt really have access to a microwave, so we have been looking at flasks for food, just soupls and things like that really, well we bought one today for £10 and its rubbish, can anyone advice me on a good un!!


thanks
sam