I figured you'd have to have "heat" packs to keep everything from being frozen solid....akmom said:A lot of those lunches would be hard to pack because they are messy. And if it needs to be heated, that is a problem, because there is a line for the microwave. Kids don't have much time to eat as it is, without having to wait for the microwave.
I pack my daughter's lunches in a tackle box (tackle removed) with an ice pack. I wrap the gel pack around the drink thermos and freeze it that way, so it's shaped just right. That way I can pack her milk or juice, and it will stay plenty cold until lunch.
(sorry, I know it's a horrible stereotype, just seems too easy not to pick up the joke....)