PlanetBox Rover Lunchbox- Pink Carry Bag with Retro Kitty Magnets

I have three of these, with different magnet designs and bag colors. My kids love them. They ARE heavy after loading them up with food. So if you have a weak child it will help them get stronger, lol. My kids are 9, 7, and 5 years old, and walk to and from school everyday with out a problem, but again they do add significant weight to their backpacks.The big dipper works well inside the metal box and in the outside pocket for anything dry to semi-wet. The silicone lining on the big dipper is pretty bad because it falls off every time you remove the lid. We just stopped using it, which is why that container works well if it's inside the metal box or in the bags pockets, not as well outside it. For dry stuff, you can stick a rubber band around it and toss it inside a backpack by itself with no prob, with out the silicone lining. I've done that... If I have something really wet to pack for the kids recess snack I use these metal Kids Conserve containers http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Konserve-Stainless-Steel-Containers-Leak-Proof/dp/B0032UXTCG which are totally leak proof. (I wish they made the kids conserve ones shallower, then they'd fit better in the planet box sections, but the medium and small ones still do a good job in the outside pocket of the planetbox).I will use the big dipper inside the metal box sometimes, usually for hummus or mashed up avocado, in place of a sandwich. Otherwise those containers are always used outside of the metal box.The little dippers silicone piece seals well for keeping in salad dressing or peanut butter, but it's tough to clean out, (best if hand washed) and also tough to remove the silicone piece when you clean it. The silicone also stains. If you put the little dipper in one of the left compartments of the box, you can still fit some crackers, or cut carrots next to it in the same compartment. I do that often when I fill it with ranch dressing or peanut butter, or hummus.I tend to put popcorn, nuts, chips, carrots, spinach, or mini bell peppers in the top skinny section. (My kids hate cheese sticks so even though that looks like the perfect spot for cheese sticks, there are plenty of other things that can go in that part.)My daughter loves those little clementines in her lunch, so I just peel them and break them into halves and they fit perfectly in one of the left two compartments, and they stay dry because the orange sacks haven't been cut or punctured. Same goes for kiwi's: if you don't peel the skin and just cut off the ends, then cut the whole kiwi in half, it stays pretty dry in the box (face the cut side down). You can eat the skin on kiwi's (just wash them first)....My son loves apples, and those are a little harder to fit with out some finagling. I usually quarter the apples (typical gala sized) and then slice off the bit of core that's on each wedge. But when I pack them in the box I have to slice them up into 8 pieces first, then cut crosswise once, and only about 1/3 of the apple with fit into one of the left compartments. He usually eats the other 2/3rds as a recess snack which I wrap in plastic, or toss in a kids conserve container, and put in the water bottle compartment. My kids also like dried mango folded in half put into the treat container, or a couple of yogurt covered raisins, or jelly beans, or chocolate chips, or you know... anything small and tasty.I have not found issues with things leaking into the other compartments or food shifting, but I also tend to pack the boxes pretty full. Actually there was one day when my son's came home a little wet, and it was because he left an opened mangled orange in there... He's the apple eater, not the orange eater....so he picked at it, left it a mess, and didn't eat it.I hand wash their boxes every day because my dishwasher fills up only about every other night, but of course they need the boxes ready each morning. It takes a little getting use to washing by hand compared to hand washing a one compartment eco lunch box that we used for years with my older two kids. But once you get a system, it's only about 30-45 seconds to wash each box. I use a scrubber like this and just brush along each compartment edge and a quick line down each middle and that gets every spot really well: http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Dispensing-Brush/dp/B00004OCLK/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1431636539&sr=1-1&keywords=oxo+scrubberAnd I have my kids use a seventh generation wipe to clean the bags when they accumulate crumbs.What I like about these boxes the most is that they kind of force me to pack better lunches for my kids. Sure you can toss the exact same variety of stuff into a sack lunch and keep things healthy, but I tend to pack only 3 things when I don't use this box. With this box, my kids always get a fruit AND a veggie (not just a fruit), plus a dried carb of some sort, a main protein, and a little treat.Anyway, all in all, these work well. They are very durable and can hold a lot of food without extra containers or plastic wraps if you use them appropriately. But if you want something completely effortless, find another box with bigger, but fewer, compartments.