Skip the latches. Get a pop-top lunch box.

If you have arthritis or weak grip, your best lunch container is the kind that opens with one button or a lid you lift straight off — not a box covered in snap latches.

The OXO Good Grips Easy Access containers are basically made for this. One button on top pops the lid open, and it takes almost no hand strength. No prying, no pinching, no twisting. They’re a little pricey, but they last and they’re the closest thing to an adaptive lunch box you’ll find at a normal store.

If you want a bento-style option instead, the original EasyLunchboxes are the old reliable. The lid is one flexible piece you peel off from a corner tab — no latches at all. Kids can open them, so you definitely can.

What to avoid: anything with two or four stiff snap latches, screw-top jars, and lids with silicone seals that need a hard pinch to release. And skip zipper lunch bags — grab one with a drawstring or a wide padded handle.

Your hands shouldn’t need a workout just to eat lunch.