Ziploc, Healthy Lunchboxes And A Giveaway

valmg | Oct 07, 2009 | Comments 98

I’ve spent many years storing food – either packing lunches for my children and my husband or just putting leftovers away. When Family Review Network offered me the opportunity to try a new Ziploc product I gladly accepted. I received one box of Ziploc Sandwich Bags and one package of Ziploc Fresh Shield Twist ‘N Loc Containers for this review.

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I was already familiar with the Ziploc Sandwich Bags. I switched to bags that zipped shut years ago after learning that things move around while being carried. Ziploc bags are sturdy and don’t seem to tear like some of the generic plastic bags. Ziploc Sandwich Bags are available in two sizes – 6 1/2 inches X 5 7/8 inches or 7 inches X 8 inches. I was not familiar with Ziploc Fresh Shield Twist ‘N Loc Containers. Ziploc Twist ‘n Loc Containers are reusable airtight plastic containers with ridged lids that screw on like those of a jar. The containers come in 2 and 4 cup sizes. Containers like this are great for anything you want to be sure stays fresh and doesn’t spill including liquids and powders. Neither of the products contain BPA (Bisphenol-A).

ziploc taste of home healthy lunchbox cover

Ziploc and Taste Of Home have teamed up to develop an online recipe guide called Healthy Lunchbox Ideas. The guide is available through December 31, 2009 and is free if you enter 2 UPC codes from Ziploc products. My favorite recipe from the guide is the one for pizza biscuit bears as shown below.

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Pizza Bisuit Bears (recipe and photo courtesy Taste Of Home)

These cute little bears, which get their personality from pizza toppings, are absolutely delicious.—TASTE OF HOME TEST KITCHEN

Yield – 6

Ingredients

1 tube (16.3 ounces) large refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

12 slices pepperoni

12 slices ripe olives

1 tablespoon chopped green

pepper

1 jar (2 ounces) sliced pimientos, drained

2 tablespoons shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

1 can (8 ounces) pizza sauce, optional

Separate biscuits; place six biscuits 3 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Cut each remaining biscuit into six pieces; roll each into balls. Attach two balls to each whole biscuit for ears; pinch dough to seal. Decorate each bear with a pepperoni slice on each ear, olive slices for eyes, green pepper for nose, two pimiento strips for mouth and mozzarella cheese for furry
forelock. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with pizza sauce, if desired.

NUTRITION FACTS: 1 bear equals 288 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 976 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.

WIN IT!

Ziploc has offered to send one winner of this giveaway 1 package of Ziploc Fresh Shield Twist ‘n Loc Containers and 1 box of Ziploc Sandwich Bags.

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“This post was written as part of a program for Family Review Network and SC Johnson, who provided the item for review.”

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

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