The Goodbyn Review

I just stumbled across this product about 3 weeks ago in an email giving advise on lunchboxes for kids. My son was entering 1st grade so I was already on the hunt for a lunchbox that would be easy for him to open and not have tons of different lids that might get lost. So when I saw this Goodbyn I felt like this is what I was looking for 1 container with only 1 lid.

It does seem rather large than other store bought lunch bins but it is enviromentally friendly & hold both a water bottle as well as a good ammount of food. It is made so that it can be tossed in the recycle bin when we are done using it which might be tons of years from now. I won't be using tons of plastic baggies which hurt the environment deeply.

We ordered green because that is my sons favorite color, but it comes in a variety of colors. It comes with stickers which my son decorated his box so nicely. It is dishwasher safe which makes clean up so nice for us moms. I really appreciate it also includes an allergy sticker too!





It did take a few practice runs to learn how to close and open it but I think we've got it down now. Here are some pictures of the lunches I have packed.....caution I did not start out all eco-friendly as you can see by a juice box & container of applesauce inside day 1. I had planned on taking pictures of a week of lunches but after day 2 I forgot.

Day 1:



snap pea crisps, grilled non cheese sandwich, grapes, juice box, apple sauce $ water

Day 2:



fruit, apple sauce, snap pea crisps, turkey & non cheese roll ups,crackers and water

Day 3:
same as day 2 minus the juice and apple sauce

Day 4:
pizza, pretzels, apples & water

I have to say my son is getting the hang of closing the Goodbyn and he is only 6 years old. I have to also mention freezing the water bottle 3/4 of the way really helps to keep the rest of the food semi-cool. We really like the goodbyn and give it a 2 thumbs up review!

Product Reviews- Shark Steam Mop & Betty Crocker Gluten Free

Here are some reviews of some products that are new to me. Sorry to sum them all up in one post they do deserve their own post that is for sure.

I will start with the Shark Mop. I recently had the H20 mop which I thought was great but it still left my floors wet and streaks on my pergo flooring. Then one day it just decided to have a malfunction and stop working. While I browsed the web to find out where I could buy another one I came across a recall notice for the model I had. Well apparently it can short in the wiring and cause a fire. The company was not issuing refunds but only a repair kit which was useless to me since mine broke. Anyways a friend recommended the Shark Steam Mop. I went over to my local Bath and Beyond Store and saw the display. I ended up getting the delux model which came with 2 different heads and several cleaning pads. I came home and gave it a whirl. OMG!!!! This works way better than the other crappy one. My floors dried almost instantly and did not have any streaks. I am in love and now use my Shark weekly!

Betty Crocker Gluten Free review: Finally a mainstream company has jumped into making life a tad easier for those who have to eat gluten free. So far I have made the brownies and the cookies and both are just so yummy. Both were also easy for me to alter to be dairy free as well. My alternation on the brownies was I used oil instead of butter and for the cookies I used shortening instead of butter. Very easy to make and now I am finding these products at most of my local grocery stores as well as my local Super Walmart too!

Next post will be about a new lunchbox called the Goodbyn. I just recieved it this weekend and giving it a trial run this week for my son's school lunches. So keep posted if you are interested in learning what a Goodbyn is.