OOTS! Lunchbox Review

This week I came home to an unexpected package.  I had entered a contest that I found via this link posted on Kath Eats.  I wasn’t reading the surrounding text very closely, because the contest was put on by Applegate Farms, which is a deli meat company.  I realized this once I got my prize in the mail!  :’(

HOWEVER, I will not let my prize go to waste, because it’s super cool!

I won an OOTS! Lunchbox!  Specifically, the deluxe lunchbox, in blue and red as depicted in the far left picture.  I love the design of the lunchbox, it’s so functional.  The deluxe version comes with the containers shown in the right in the above picture, 1 large one, and 4 smaller ones, which stack on top of each other so they stay upright when you transport your lunch.  The only downside I see to this lunchbox is that the containers are not water tight. They seemed to snap on pretty well, but the caprese salad I made leaked out when the whole lunchbox was tipped slightly to the side.  I will try to find some other plastic containers that seal tightly and still fit the box, and will put plastic wrap over the containers for now, but I found this annoying, especially since it is the “deluxe” version that comes with these containers.

Either way, I am happy I won this contest.  For all those interested, the contest was about your favorite school food memory.  I chose to write about the many lunches my mom packed for me when I was in high school. I played varsity sports year round, and my mom would pack not only a regular lunch, but also my “swim” lunch or my “track” lunch since I was at school until 6pm most days.  She always packed the best lunches to make sure my sister and I were well fed, and often stuck a nice note inside that said she hoped we had a great day and told us that she loved us.  Maybe that’s why I’m such a mushball sometimes.  Anyway, my mom’s lunches were awesome, and that’s why I won the contest.  She’s not getting the prize though!