to ask if you put food that is usually refrigerated in a kid's lunchbox?

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DS doesn't like sandwiches. He's at activity club quite a lot this summer so i need to prepare packed lunch. He likes cheese, salami amongst other things - he has a sort of coolbag lunch box, though not sure how cool things are kept. Do you worry about giving cheese/meat etc in lunchboxes?

Put an ice pack in. Or a frozen water bottle.. It will be fine.

I don’t put chicken in but I do put cheese and salami. Stick a water bottle in the freezer and pop that in. By the time they go for lunch it’s melted to drink and has kept it all cool.

Yep - used the frozen water bottle trick. Works really well. I put yoghurts and fromage frais in as well and never had a problem.

Depends on the time of year. I wouldn’t trust fresh chicken or salmon in high summer but cheese, tinned tuna etc all fine on a cool bag with an ice pack.

Frozen water bottle is a good idea, thanks

I do cheese and meat yes.

Handy hint - freeze frubes and out them in his lunchbox! They will keep his lunch cool and probs defrosted by lunchtime.

My DD's also like the frozen frubes! By lunchtime they are just right to eat.

I have mini ice packs which do a great job. I got them from sistema but there are various ones available.

Morrisons sell three packs of pure orange or apple for 40p. I freeze those, they keep everything cool and thaw by lunchtime.

Other tip is that if your children prefer squash free 3/4 of bottle of water frozen then in the morning add concentrate and top up with cold water. In this sort of weather I would happily freeze 2 bottles of water ( or include some p ure juice suggested above).
My boys always lost ice packs but the empty water bottles always came home!