Kids Cuisine

Kids’ lunch boxes live a tough life — on the way to school they may be dropped, kicked, sat on, etc. This kind of treatment does not bode well for the condition of the lunch box contents. I’ve opened many a lunch box to find squished sandwiches, broken cookies or crackers, and–worst of all–bruised fruit. When I was a kid, if the apple or banana had too many “brown spots,” it was definitely going in the trash.

So how do you make sure that the fresh fruit you pack actually makes it into your kid’s mouth? A company in the UK has come up with a solution — Fruity Faces. Fruity Faces are protective holders for fruit. You put the fruit inside (there are separate shapes for bananas and round fruits like apples and oranges), then you blow up the inflatable cushion to surround the fruit. Voila! A protected piece of fruit in a fun case.

The company is very charity minded. A portion of each purchase price goes to one of three charities, and they offer a school fundraiser option as well. Check them out!