Kitchen

[Laura14]

@FiddleDeeDee   I bring salads mainly to work and I find the sizes fine for the lengthwise ones I have and that are in the new set.  The smaller box sizes I use for fruit or yogurts. 

If you are looking at bringing sandwiches or a true meal like a protein and sides, LnL is probably not going to be the best choice at least not for the set I have and the one I pulled from the site just now.   

One of the other recommendations may serve you better.

[Peaches McPhee]

I generally buy the cheap ones from the Dollar Tree.  They last maybe 3 times of use.  Sometimes I buy nicer ones, and of course they last longer.  

[EatWell]

A Bento box:  👍

Natural fiber.  No plastics!

Better than L&L.

~Life is short. So eat well. You may die tomorrow. ~

[Carmie]

I put away a lot of food for later...lunches and dinners as well.

If you heat anything up in the microwave in plastic, the food if it gets too hot, will ruin the plastic by warping and pitting.

The microwave oven not ruining the plastic, the hot food is.

Soups and a stews contain grease...this will really ruin plastic quickly.

I use lightweight Pyrex containers with plastic snap lids and sometimes use those small mason jars.  Glass is really not that heavy and food just tastes better if stored in glass.

My glass containers are used often and some are 20 years or more older. My DH takes his lunch to work in glass and none have ever broken.

I buy the sets that have the small rounds and rectangular shapes.  If the plastic lids wear out, they are easily replaced.

[suzyQ3]

I have L&L in every conceivable size. I don't know what QVC offers now because I don't need any, but I bought all mine from them. I have several that are perfect for what you're talking about.

[loriqvc]

@FiddleDeeDee - Although I primarily use glass storage pieces at home for leftovers and reheating, I was also wary of the potential breakage factor when transporting food. However, over the past six months, I have now converted almost completely to glass for meals at the office (I still use plastic if no reheating is involved) and have had zero issues with breakage, and the added weight has seemed negligible. I really like how easy it is to keep the containers clean and in perfect condition versus the worry and annoyance of plastic getting warped, pitted, and stained. The change has been totally worth it to me.

If you do decide to go with glass, these are my absolute favorite Lock & Lock glass sets; I have two of each set and they are in constant rotation:

https://www.qvc.com/LocknLock-Set-of-3-Glass-Bowl-Storage-Container-Set.product.K48810.html

https://www.qvc.com/LocknLock-Set-of-3-Rectangle-Glass-Dishes-with-Divider-and-Lid.product.K48362.ht...

[TaylorBrown]

I like the Lock and Lock divided plates for leftovers. The compartments are a good size.

[shoptilyadropagain]

I have and use tons of various plastic sandwich shaped storage containers (Glad, Ziploc, Rummermaid, generic, etc.)  When I find one I really like, they're discontinued when I go back to buy more.  Anyway, I use one of those or I have some round glass Pyrex bowls with plastic lids that I use.  I also have a round plastic container that is divided off into 3 compartments and it has a lid with a vent hole.

[candys mine]

I use lock N lock containers to keep a couple days of protien at work.  I cook veggies daily and bring them in seprate L'N L containers.  That way I can pick and choose if I don't want all of them that day.  The L'N L has served me well.  I don't mind if they get tomato stained and such,  I'm not dining at the Ritz.