Meal prepping containers? Microwave or no?

littlebabekitty

I am looking for meal prep containers. I want to avoid plastics. What do u guys use? And do u warm up in microwave or do cold lunches?

pogiguy05

I do not meal prep, but I would suggest reading any and all labels on containers. usually they say do not microwave cause they will not survive the heat.

Have you tried a search engine for microwave safe plastic meal containers?

pogiguy05

https://www.amazon.com/microwaveable-containers/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i:aps,k:microwaveable containers

MsHarryWinston

I warm up in microwave. Depending on what I’m eating I may just heat it up in the container or I may use a plate (but I work in a hotel so I have access to anything I need, like a steak knife lol).

tlpina82

I use glass only. No plastic.
bought mine at ikea at 3 bucks a pop. 1.2litres each.

livingleanlivingclean

I freeze cooled, prepped food in zip lock bags. It either gets transferred to a glass container for transporting/heating/eating, or on to a plate or in to a bowl. I don't own a microwave, but do use one at work occasionally. I don't microwave in plastic.

jgnatca

Mason jars.

I warm up some of my meals, not all.

jgnatca

I have myself one of these. It’s not plastic. It’s silicone.

https://www.worldmarket.com/product/large+aqua+collapsible+silicone+lunch+box.do

Jthanmyfitnesspal

This is a pretty good blurb from the Mayo clinic:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/bpa/faq-20058331

First, it isn't known if BPA is really a problem. Lots of studies (and the EPA) say it is not. BPA is found in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Polycarbonate is used to hold some cold drinks. Usually, a small amount is only released when the plastic is heated.

Of course, glass is the safest from this standpoint. But I find glass containers too be too bulky and heavy for leftovers, particularly if I want to take them to work. And many of them have plastic tops, anyway. I use plastic Snapware (available at Costco), which is made from polypropylene, which doesn't contain BPA.

Polypropylene is a soft plastic, so Snapware doesn't last forever, and it can be stained by foods. Note that Ziploc bags are also made from it.

KylaBlaze

I use Pyrex containers. They’re glass.

orkla

I use plastic containers, mostly for stews and soups, but put the food in cold and put it on a plate to heat if I use a microwave. Mostly I just heat it in a pan.