Gear Guide: Meal Prep, Part 2

Food Flask

Take your morning oatmeal to the gym or your lunchtime rice and chicken to work. This pro-grade stainless steel food flask keeps food hot (or cold!) for up to four hours. BPA-Free, lifetime warranty.

12 oz. flask, $29.95, 18 oz. flask $34.95, REI, Whole Foods or hydroflask.com

EcoVessel Boulder

Keep coffee and tea hot for 8 hours and water and juice cold for 36 hours with this premium insulated stainless steel bottle. Comes with a removable strainer for fruit, loose tea or ice.

20-64oz options, $26.95-$54.95, Ecovessel.com

Fuel Salad On-The-Go Container

With an integrated dressing container and ice pack, this BPA-free, 40-ounce container keeps salad crisp and fresh for hours.

$14.99, trudeau.com 

Hot Logic Mini

Out and about? Plug this mini portable oven into an outlet or car charger and your meal will be cooked (or reheated) to perfection. Keeps food hot for up to 8 hours.

$39.95, Hotlogicmini.com

Seal Cup Trio Blue Water Bento

Plastic-free and leakproof, this set of three nesting containers carries a total of 5 cups of food, making it easy to plan and carry your meals with you. Stainless steel, dishwasher safe, non-toxic.

$29.99, ecolunchboxes.com and Bed Bath and Beyond 

Snack Pockets

Goodbye baggies – these reusable, tear-resistant snack pockets are an eco-friendly substitution. BPA-free, 5-year warranty.

$11.99, set of two (1 large, 1 small), trudeau.com

ZeroWater Filter Bottle

Ditch that bulky gallon-jug of filtered water and trade up to a ZeroWater 5-stage tumbler bottle. Ion exchange filter removes 99.6 percent of total dissolved solids, including aluminum, lead, nitrates and more.

$14.99, major retailers

Yumbox

Six pre-portioned, illustrated trays make packing healthy and hassle-free lunches a breeze for yourself and your kids. Leakproof BPA/phthalates-free container with easy-open latch and removable tray for easy clean-up.

$20-28, yumboxlunch.com 

Klean Kanteen Insulated Reflect 20oz

Simplicity is the name of the game with the Insulated Reflect 20oz bottle from Klean Kanteen. It’s crafted using sustainably harvested bamboo, food-grade silicone, and stainless steel — just three materials, no paint, no plastic. The double-wall vacuum-insulated design will keep drinks cold for 24 hours or iced for 40 hours.

$40.95, kleankanteen.com