Waste Not Want This: Wean Green Cubes

It's been just a few short weeks since we kissed the last days of summer vacation goodbye and sent our kids off to school with litterless lunches and snacks. If you're like us, you are always on the watch for ways to keep your kids' meals waste free and when Goop and Goob let us know a shipment of Canadian made (mom designed, of course) Wean Cubes by Wean Green had arrived we couldn't help but put them to the test.

We'll start with the facts. Wean Cubes are made of glass with a silicone-sealed lid secured by smart-clips so there is no need to worry about BPA, PVC, phthalates, plasticizers or leakage. They are heat and cold resistant and sold in boxes of 4 brightly coloured 120ml containers with 30, 60 and 90 ml line markers.

Wean Green donates a portion of its sales to environmental organizations and includes a piece of wildflower seed paper in its packaging which we thought was a great green touch. Owner Melissa also has a lot of great recipes for homemade baby food (and playdough!) and more on her wean blog.

Although Wean Cubes are intended for baby food storage, their small size is perfect for packing nuts, berries, raisins, yogurt and other little treats. We sent them to school with our fifth and third graders and they loved the bright colours (green, orange, blue and pink) and snap lock lids. Lori and I also fought (hard!) over the bright colours. In fact, we love these so much we're thinking about all of the ways we can use them ourselves to store our favourite salad dressings, dips and spreads... and they are perfect to bring over on those early mornings when one of us is out of cream for our coffee (it happens).

Available at Goop & Goob ($28).