A lunch box is the wrong tool for weekly meal prep

A lunch box is the wrong tool for weekly meal prep. Grab a tote and a set of stackable meal prep containers instead.

I get the vision: one big box with five neatly separated compartments for Monday through Friday. It sounds efficient. In reality, it’s a nightmare. You can’t microwave the whole thing without taking out the trays. It’s bulky to wash. And when one seal fails, the entire box smells like last Tuesday’s curry.

The right system is boring but