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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: "How to Use Plastic Food Storage Containers"
American Academy of Pediatrics: "Food Additives and Child Health"
Choosing the best meal prep containers can help you keep portions in check and avoid potentially harmful chemicals.
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The Essential Kitchen features our favorite products, tips and recipes to help optimize your cooking space and prep healthy meals quickly and easily.
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The Essential Kitchen features our favorite products, tips and recipes to help optimize your cooking space and prep healthy meals quickly and easily.
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Check the resin identification code (RIC), located inside a triangle on the bottom of the container — and only go for those labeled with numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends. Avoid containers with code 3, as these contain phthalates, code 6, due to styrene, and code 7, because of the bisphenols, including BPA, unless labeled as “biobased” or “greenware,” per the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Avoid containers with code 3, as these contain phthalates, code 6, due to styrene, and code 7, because of the bisphenols, including BPA, unless labeled as “biobased” or “greenware,” per the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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You'll get 12 containers and 12 lids in this solid set.
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These glass meal prep containers are perfect for lunches and dinners.
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Image Credit: Razab
These plastic prep containers hold up to 28 ounces.
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These Mason jars are the solution to taking your smoothies on the go.
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These compartmentalized containers are perfect for portioning out salad dressings, nuts, seeds and the like.
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This kid-friendly bento box fits right in your kiddo's lunch bag.
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Keeping your food fresh requires that the container be sealed properly.
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Image Credit: ZWILLING
Save your prepped baby food in the fridge or freezer with these meal prep containers.
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Image Credit: Wean Green
Store soups, stews and other liquid recipes in these easy-to-grab storage mugs.
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Image Credit: Corningware
These stackable stainless steel meal prep containers are easy to store in the fridge.
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With a convenient small compartment in the lid, these small meal-prep jars are perfect for smaller bites.
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“Pack salads with the wetter ingredients (like tomatoes or zucchini) at the bottom and drier ingredients on top,” Ayesta says.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: "How to Use Plastic Food Storage Containers"
American Academy of Pediatrics: "Food Additives and Child Health"
