melii Snackle Box 12-Compartment Snack Container with Removable Dividers BPA-Free Food Storage for Travel School On-the-Go Snacks Kids

I LOVE this box. I bought two. I've been using them for my two kids the past two years and they've held up well. I make it into six equal compartments. You can cut a sandwich into thirds and put it in three of the six equal-sized compartments. The others will fit a food pouch, nuts, crackers, pretzels sticks, wraps, and so much more. I'm on the hunt now for a stainless steel lunch box and nothing compares to the shape, compartment versatility and size of this box. I wish I could just buy the same one in stainless steel. PROS: Lightweight and easy to open for kids Can fit a standard sandwich when cut into thirds Compartments make lots of options for picky kids Compartments can be easily sized to meet needs Great for adults too, can hold lots of food Price is low for such a good box Nuts and small dry things won't "hop" between compartments (a problem with many pricier bento boxes) Deep compartments Dishwasher safe (I disagree with the difficulty of cleaning it -- I find it very easy to clean) CONS: -No wet food. You absolutely cannot put things like washed raspberries, yogurt, strawberries, watermelon, etc. in this box. Juicy/wet stuff will get the rest of the food wet. For fruit, I basically only can pack apples, grapes, and oranges. - since there's no latch, I sometimes will put a rubber band around it if I think the lid has a chance of popping off. In all two years it has never popped off, though. -plastic. It says BPA free but the more I learn about micro plastics, the more I'm trying to switch all the food containers to steel or glass Overall, I love this box so much. I'm willing to pay more for a stainless equivalent but it seems like it just doesn't exist -- the sizing is weird, food hops between compartments. Melii Snackle, please read this and create a stainless version that is exactly the same! Read more

4.5 stars Pros: easy to clean, all dividers are removable, functional, relatively water tight, easy to open. Cons: would have liked an option with hinges or a hinged style that converts easily to an open lid and vice versa. Purchased two in the teal color for my kids (toddler and elementary kid) ahead of a long road trip and some plane travel. They work wonderfully, clean up well by hand AND the dishwasher (a must for busy individuals) and held a ton of food. Big enough to hold enough food for an adult with a moderate appetite, a kid with a voracious appetite, and flexible enough to keep foods separated for picky eaters. I loved the removable dividers, which let me make a number of configurations to fit everything from half a sandwich with a bunch of finger foods to a kid-esque charcuterie that my husband envied (ours was just as good but not as well presented). My kids love seeing all the foods at once and, because the lid comes off completely, the lid it also served as a staging area for additional food, if they wanted to spread the foods around while eating, or caught food that they didn't like. I liked the seal around the entire box and felt like the there was little to no leakage outside of the box, but I did see a little juice leak from one square containing mozzarella balls into the neighboring square. I thought the box and the dividers were sturdy and I haven't had any issues washing them in the dishwasher (top rack for the box and lid, utensil basket for the dividers, no heated dry). I would have liked some additional color choices as I was limited to just one color that would ship to my house on time, but my kids didn't care and I just labeled the boxes to distinguish them (honestly, it probably prevented more fights over color choices since there's only one color option). They are sized well for normal kid lunch boxes and because they are evenly shaped, fit really well among a bunch of other food in our family cooler bag. The price point when I purchased was higher than I intended to spend, but my kids love the variety of food I can pack into this box and I love that I can pack small amounts of everything to limit food waste, minimize cross contamination, and still support their personal food preferences. All in all a great buy that I have used on almost every trip since it was purchased. This is also a great bento lunch box option! Read more

I use this box to organize my various small sewing and crochet accessories. Compartments are small (dimensions are as listed so don't be surprised!), but good for small items. This is a very sturdy box, but I'm not sure that I'd recommend it for traveling with snacks: the lid doesn't lock on and no grooves on lid to keep more liquidy items from mixing compartment contents which could be an issue for picky eaters. This is great for my smaller accessories though. Slide on lid is pretty secure, but not sufficient for transport/traveling (that's only -0.5 stars) 4.5 stars overall! Read more

Will use this forever and ever on every road trip or flight! This was so incredibly useful to have on hand when traveling to London with my 18 month old, and we used it throughout our trip as an easy way to have snacks. I was worried that if I left it in front of her, she would tip the whole thing over, but she was never tempted to do so… She was always just very happy to graze at her favorite snack we packed. This is great for holding dry snacks, like Cheerios, yogurt, melts, goldfish, etc.… I did put in some leftover banana slices, one day of our trip and regretted doing so. So stick to dry snacks and you will be golden :-) Read more

Edit: the company sent me the missing gasket. My daughter loves this snack container! I was so excited for this. The compartments are a great size and the dividers are really sturdy and well made. It is advertised as being air tight however it is missing the rubber gasket so it isn’t sealed and the lid doesn’t even stay closed. Read more