Citizenpip Muck Free Reusable Lunch Kits -Review and Giveaway
November 16, 2009 by ahappyhippymom
Filed under giveaways, reviews
Have you heard of Citizenpip? I JUST became aware of their eco-friendly reusable lunch kits about a week ago. Christina, the company owner and an eco -conscious mom, sent me a Soup To Nuts Kit to review which included
• 1 insulated lunch bag with nametag and carabiner that easily attaches to a backpack
• 1 stainless steel water bottle
• 1 stainless steel insulated food jar
• 4 BPA-free airtight food containers
• 1 stainless steel fork + spoon set
• 5 100% cotton napkins
10 Reasons Why I Like And Recommend The Citizenpip Soup To Nuts Kit
This is not your average lunch kit. It is AWESOME! Here is my top 10 reasons why I like the Citizenpip Soup To Nuts Lunch Kit my daughter is using.
- It contains EVERYTHING you need to pack a complete waste free and muck-free lunch. The kit even includes a stainless steel spoon and fork along with cotton napkins. There is no more need to use wasteful plastic bags, brown paper bags, plastic utensils, or paper napkins!
- The Citizenpip plastic containers are made from polypropylene which is BPA free and will not leach into the food.
- The stainless steel products used are made from food grade 304 stainless steel.
- The insulated lunch bag is lead-free, PVC free, and phthalate free.
- The food containers are airtight and have a silicone seal making them completely leakproof. This is great since it prevents spills, cuts down on mess, and preserves food flavors.
- The insulated stainless steel food jar allows easy pouring and filling with the 3.5″ wide mouth opening. Keeps food hot OR cold and is simple to clean. Adding a chunky soup to the food jar is a cinch!
- The stainless steel water bottle has a nice 1.9″ mouth opening so ice cubes can be added to keep your drink cold and it can also be used like an ice pack to keep the food chilled in the bag. The water bottle includes a easy drink spout, attached cap, and carry loop.
- The 4 BPA-free food containers are light weight, durable, and freezer safe. They can be placed in the dishwasher for cleaning.
- The stainless steel, polypropylene containers, and lunch bag are recyclable.
- The lunch kit is stylish and FUN to use! My daughter enjoys bringing her lunch even more now that she has her new lunch kit and the containers give more food choice possibilities.
Available Citizenpip Lunch Kits
There are currently three lunch kits and three different styles to choose from. There is the
SOUP TO NUTS KIT ($55.00) The one I was sent to review and mentioned above.
SQUARE MEAL KIT ($42.00)
THE SQUARE MEAL KIT INCLUDES:
1 insulated lunch bag with nametag and carabiner that easily attaches to a backpack
1 stainless steel water bottle
4 BPA-free airtight food containers
5 100% cotton napkins
“What makes this a square meal? The sandwich of course! If your kid loves turkey and cheese, or can’t live without PB&J, this is the kit for you. Kind of like food armor, the square sandwich container protects your sandwich from being squished. Don’t be surprised though if you find yourself using the square container for something other than sandwiches. Absolutely airtight and leakproof, these containers can handle anything from fruit salad to yogurt! Three smaller containers perfectly fit sides and snacks.”
BYOB KIT ($46.00)
THE BYOB KIT INCLUDES:
1 stainless steel water bottle
1 stainless steel insulated food jar
4 BPA-free airtight food containers
1 stainless steel fork + spoon set
5 100% cotton napkins
“Already have a well-loved reusable lunch bag that still has some miles on it? This is the kit for you. Bring Your Own Bag and we’ll provide everything else you need to pack a waste-free lunch.”
You have the choice of three appealing styles which include the Yum, Eat, and Tasty!
About The Company (quoted from website)
“Citizenpip is a company inspired by the belief that making small changes in your daily habits can make a significant impact.
I strive to be green. I don’t want to leave a legacy of landfills for my kids. But as a mom with three young boys, I also place convenience high on my list of priorities. Let’s face it, sometimes being environmentally responsible is not the most convenient thing. I’m not ready to ditch disposable diapers and it took me a while to get used to the idea of composting because worms give me the heebie jeebies. But I am trying to gradually adopt small changes where I don’t have to completely sacrifice convenience to do the right thing for the environment.
One day, while noticing the gazillion plastic baggies I was using to pack lunches, I decided to make a small change and replace the bags with reusable containers instead. Eliminate three plastic bags a day, five days a week for a year. That’s 780 plastic bags I would be personally responsible for eliminating from landfill! Add to that the 260 juice pouches, 260 paper napkins, 260 plastic utensils. Now double that if you have two kids, triple that if you have three…you get the idea. With one small change to a daily habit, one family can make a significant difference in reducing waste.
But in trying to pack a reusable lunch, I had a hard time finding the right containers – it’s not clear if the material is food safe, they leak, they don’t close properly, they get warped in the dishwasher, and I couldn’t find the right size for a sandwich and snacks.
I wanted a reusable lunch kit that was easy to clean, made out of clearly identified materials (free of lead, PVC, phthalates, and BPA), that fit together in the lunch bag nicely, but was flexible enough to accommodate other containers and food items. Oh, and it had to pass the ultimate test – my kids! Something easy to use and cool to carry.
And so Citizenpip was born – products that make it easy to pack a waste-free lunch.
We hope Citizenpip inspires you to make a small change and a huge impact.
Christina Ip-Toma
Owner and Mom”
Citizenpip Lunch Kits Make A Perfect Holiday Gift!
“This holiday season, Citizenpip reusable lunch gear is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only will it be used everyday, but everytime it is used, the recipient will be making a difference and “giving back” to the environment. And to make it easier than ever to give, Citizenpip kits are beautifully packaged with white cotton ribbon in a recycled white box. Customers can include a gift message and even preorder gifts for a later ship date.”
Gifts From Citizenpip To You!
- A gift to A Happy Hippy Mom readers: Receive a free fork+spoon set with every order over $50 (before tax and shipping). Just add a fork+spoon to your shopping cart and use coupon code: HHMgives
- A gift to one lucky A Happy Hippy Mom reader: Citizenpip will giveaway one Square Meal kit to one A Happy Hippy Mom reader in the continental US.
- A gift to the environment: Citizenpip will plant one tree in partnership with Trees for the Future for every $10 spent.
A Gift To A Green Charity
Citizenpip will donate $300 on behalf of the blog with the most coupon codes redeemed between 11/1/09 and 12/31/09!
The green non-profit organizations to choose from:
GIVEAWAY
One lucky reader is going to win a Citizenpip Square Meal kit! To enter the giveaway head on over to Citizenpip website to take a look at the cool eco-friendly lunch kits. Come back here and leave me a comment on which kit you would like the most and what style you would choose.
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Tweet! 12/7 http://twitter.com/ktkatherine/status/6452637559
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I love the Eat Square Meal kit
I love the soup to nuts kit in the Tasty style!
I like THE TASTY multi pattern for the LUNCH KIT.
Adore “Tasty Design”
I’d like the soup to nuts kit in yum
I’d love the Soup to Nuts kit!
i like the square meal kit
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I like the Souo To Nuts Kit-Eat (blue/green).
I like the SOUP TO NUTS KIT in tasty
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i like the square meal kit in the tasty design
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I like the soup to nuts kit.
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lunch kit is cool. tasty design.
I like the Soup to Nuts kit in the Eat style.
I would pick the Soup to Nuts kit in the Tasty design. Thanks!
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I like the Soup to nuts because it has everything and since green is my favorite color the Eat-blue/green one is the style I like.
I absolutely love the “Soup to Nuts” kit. Would be perfect for our family!! Thanks for such a great giveaway!
I like the Soup to Nuts kit in Eat.
I really love these lunch kits. My favorite is the Tasty design.
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I choose the SOUP TO NUTS KIT and in the pattern of EAT(blue/green)
This set would be enough containers to provide a meal for my kids to my husband without worrying about food storage and such a unique design.
Thank you so much for giving me a chance to be a winner
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I lke the soup to nuts in Eat, cute
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I like the Square Meal kit in the tasty print!
I like the BYOB kit. It doesn’t come in a pattern, but if I were to choose another kit I would choose it in the yum pattern.
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I like the Square Meal Kit in Tasty. Thanks!
The square tasty kit is the one I like best eat and yum are also cute!
I like the eat SQUARE MEAL KIT.
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soups to nut for me please~~~~~
Tasty pattern looks awesome!
Thanks for the chance!
I like the soup to nuts kit just cause it includes so much and my favorite pattern is eat.
Tweet! 12/5 http://twitter.com/ktkatherine/status/6373936294
eat version of the soup to nuts kit.
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I like the Tasty style square meal kit.
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I like the Soups to nuts kit the best. I would choose the Tasty pattern. jelly15301@gmail.com
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Tweet! 12/3 http://twitter.com/ktkatherine/status/6323005649
I like the Square Meal Kit in the Tasty style. Thanks!
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The soup to nuts is the best because it has the food thermos as well as the drink and square containers. Covers all the bases. I like the tasty bag!
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I like the soup to nuts kit, I send soup with my daughter to school sometimes, so it would be perfect. I like the Tasty design best.
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I like the SOUP TO NUTS KIT most and would choose the Tasty Style
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I’d choose the Tasty Soup To Nuts.
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I love the soup to nuts kit in Eat style.
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i like the SOUP TO NUTS KIT in eat blue and green
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I like the BYOB KIT!I have my own favorite lunch bag so this is a good complement to what i have
Tweet! 11/29 http://twitter.com/ktkatherine/status/6171204569
i like the soup to nuts in eat
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I would love the Soup To Nuts kit in the Tasty pattern!
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I like the soup to nuts kit in tasty – multi
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I would choose tasty design!
I like the byob kit!
I like the “yum” one!
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My favorite is the Soup to Nuts Kit in Eat Style,that is what I will be doing and its sweet
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I like the soup to nuts kit in tasty.
The Tasty Soup to Nuts Kit looks awesome!
I would absolutely choose the soup to nuts kit in the Eat pattern.
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I like the byob kit a lot and the “eat” style best!
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I would get the Soup to Nuts kit in “Eat”!
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I like the Soup to Nuts kit in the Eat blue/green style.
I love this idea! The soup to nuts kit I think would work best for my husband because I like to pack him lost of different items in his lunch and now they could stay hot or cold!
I love the SQUARE MEAL KIT in the tasty design.
I Like the soup to nuts kit. Thanks for the chance.
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I like the square meal kit in the tasty style.
I love the Tasty sqare meal kit. This would be great because we are always on the go and I carry lots of lunches and treats with me for my boys
I would choose the “BYOB Kit”.
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I would love to get my hubby the orange “Yum” soup to nuts kit for work! He’s always complaining aboutthe sort of girly sandwich wraps I have, so this would be a bit more manly!
I really like the Soup to Nuts kit in the Eat pattern.
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Soup to Nuts in Eat. Why? It covers all the bases container wise and the Eat pattern doesn’t use orange. I’m not an orange person.
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I also love the soup to nuts kit, it’d be a perfect gift for my hubs who works long hours.
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I entered your soda fountain giveaway.
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I like the Soup to Nuts kit. I would like the eat kit
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I love the Soup to Nuts Kit, but would be happy to win the Square Meal Kit, too!
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I would have done that even without the giveaway.
I love the YUM kit. Orange is my favorite color. I would also get the insulated food jar – that is something that would come in very handy all year long.
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I like the Soups to nuts kit the best but they are all great! I would choose the Tasty pattern!! Love it!
I like the Eat version of the Soup to Nuts kit.
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I Follow Citizenpip on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway
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i like the tasty style best and the insukated food jar is reall great too thanks
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I’d definitely choose the SOUP TO NUTS KIT in the Tasty pattern.