We want your healthy lunch ideas! Now that we’re back in the swing of packing school lunches, we’re looking for some new, fresh ideas to add to the site. Kelly Lester, the owner, creator, and mom behind Easylunchboxes.com, has generously donated two sets of EasyLunchbox containers and cooler bags for us to send to two lucky winners! (more…)
Archive for the ‘About This Site’ Category
Back-to-School Lunch Contest
Monday, October 4th, 2010A Refreshing New Design (ahh)
Monday, May 24th, 2010We’ve been busy the last few months readying some of the new features you now see on this site! Sure, there’s a new layout and some snappy graphics, but we’d love to point out some of the cooler features. We hope you enjoy using lunchtaker.com even more! (more…)
Calendars and Lunch Notes
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
We’ve been working on some exciting updates to lunchtaker.com (stay tuned!), and in the meantime have a wonderful feature to share with our members! We hope you find these calendars and lunch notes helpful … not yet a member? Join today, it’s free! (more…)
Why can’t I search for gluten-free foods?
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Why is gluten-free a consideration for some people?
Celiac disease is a genetic disorder. If you have it, foods with gluten (a specific type of protein) will set off an autoimmune response that damages the small intestine. This damage causes malnutrition and other complications, since the small intestine loses its ability to absorb nutrients from food. Gluten is found in wheat, barley, rye, and to a smaller degree, oats. Triticale, spelt, and kamut also contain proteins that cause this reaction.
Celiac disease is currently incurable, so the only only known treatment at this time is to strictly follow a gluten-free lifestyle. You can find out more about this disease using the links at the end of this article.
So why doesn’t this site offer a gluten-free search?
There are varying degrees of gluten intolerance; it affects different people in different ways. For example, some products that are advertised as “gluten-free” do contain some of the other ingredients known to cause issues, such as spelt flour.
Self-management is a critical component of someone with celiac disease. As we mentioned, store-bought products advertised as gluten-free may still cause issues, and there’s also no way for us to know for sure if a more complex lunch item contains any of the trigger ingredients. So as not to mislead someone with this disease, we decided not to offer a gluten-free search to reduce the risk that someone would consume something to make them sick.
Why should I join Lunchtaker.com?
Friday, October 3rd, 2008We’d like this site to be as useful as possible for you. To do so, we’d like to create a community around lunch ideas, tips and advice.
Free Membership Benefits
Here are some benefits of your FREE membership:
- Add your own lunch items!
Don’t see a lunch item you use often? Add your own! - Comment on articles and lunch items
Have something to say? You can comment on articles and lunch items - Group items together into lunches
Save your own custom sets of lunch items and print out shopping lists
Tips for great photographs
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Are you interested in adding lunch items to this site and sharing them with the Lunchtaker community? If so, here are some tips to help you create a high-quality, engaging photograph of your lunch item.
Preparing for the Picture
There’s a lot you can do to make for a more interesting picture.
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Sharing lunch foods on Lunchtaker.com
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008Part of the value of being a part of a larger online community is browsing the variety of lunch foods that everyone offers. Members can share lunch foods with the larger Lunchtaker commmunity.
How do I share an item?
At the top of any page, click “Add Your Own Item”. You may use either submission process: simple (where we’ll calculate the nutrition for you) or advanced (where you can calculate nutrition on your own). Once you’re done, we will take a look: if it meets the criteria below and is accepted, it will be added to the library of Lunchtaker foods.
Why do items have to be approved before they’re shared?
We want to preserve the integrity of the information on this site, which we do by ensuring that items contain accurate nutrition information, quality photographs and well-written descriptions. If you need to change an item you’ve already submitted, no problem: just contact us and we can help make an update for you. (more…)
About Lunchtaker.com
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007The idea for this site was born when our daughter entered Kindergarten. Until then, we had enjoyed the luxury of eating lunch together at our kitchen table every day. Suddenly, we entered the world of the lunchbox. We started thinking about everything from what to pack… …to how to be more environmentally conscious with what we packed it in.
Since the curriculum for Kindergarten was focused on the alphabet, we started this journey by brainstorming foods for all the letters. As the list grew, we thought about what to do with it. How could we make it functional, inspirational and fun? Never ones to fall into a predictable pattern, we started using our list to make a variety of lunches for our daughter.
How to Use Lunchtaker.com
You can collect different lunch items into a single lunch for your child. First, register to join the site. Then, from any lunch item page, click “Add to My Lunches”. It’s that easy! You’ll be able to find everything you’ve created under “My Lunches”. To make it extra fun, we also created the Lunch Food Lottery, where you can try your luck at building a lunch you’ve never thought of before.
Inspiration and Fun
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