How you should clean lunch boxes often - and the right way to do it!

Lunch - boxes are perfectly clean at the start of the school year, but after a few days ... Caution!

According to research Web - Mail, 73 percent of the tested tissue Lunch - boxes contain mold and 20 percent had could contaminate bacteria (enterococci and staphylococci), the food and cause food poisoning. Ouch! The solution? Clean lunch boxes clean after each use. Start TODAY spoke with the coach cleaning Leslie Reichert are some helpful tips to get work done.

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1. Start by getting rid of all grapes crushed peanut butter crumbs and other items that will be left behind your child - and whatever "treasures", he or she took that day.
2. For most bacteria and mold, wash to remove lunchbox and reusable food containers after each use with soap and water. Microfiber cloth instead of a regular washcloth will help fight bacteria.
3. Most hard plastic, metal lunch boxes and reusable containers for dishwasher safe, but check to be sure the manufacturer's cleaning instructions.
4. When the lunchbox is not fresh smell after a good wash has, sprinkle with baking soda and let stand overnight. rinse in the morning and dry. Then it must be fresh and ready to use his smell!

Jamas ..

... baby wipes for use in lunch boxes. As smooth fabric, simply move the earth and do nothing to remove bacteria.

... use chemical spray cleaners in lunchbox. They leave a chemical residue and odor was your child's room.

Still ...

... Wash your hands before eating and remember to prepare your child to wash their hands before they eat at school. (It can not hurt to pack some disinfectant wipes for good measure.)

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reusable beverage packaging

1. Thermos

A simple washing with soap and water is the way to go, a microfiber cloth and bottle brush . Since moisture is a breeding ground for bacteria to leave the lid, so that it can dry completely. The Thermoses safe or immersed in hot water - should go in the dishwasher before. Be sure to follow the care instructions for these elements.

Stainless Steel - thermos bottle, $ 19, Amazon

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Kit brush and straw, $ 17, Amazon

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2. Vials screw

The separation of the tip of the ship and every day running two parts in the dishwasher (top rack only, of course). Make sure that the drying cycle is that the container must be completely dry. Otherwise, it will be a breeding ground for germs. Another option is to wash the container after use in hot water and detergent. Use to remove a microfiber cloth or fabric and e-brush any accumulation of sludge, which may have formed. Rinse and dry thoroughly thoroughly before you.

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3. Place container with spikes or pop-up - Straw

clean washing with soap and water, with a small brush with the tight nooks and crannies in the swirling water. Thoroughly and make sure you use a clean cloth overnight or dry hands completely dry or by air drying.

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Eliminate odors:

If a recipient does not smell fresh after washing with soap and water, fill with hot water and add a tablespoon of sodium bicarbonate. Let stand overnight. rinse in the morning and dry. Then it must be fresh and without Geruch Margarita!

To disinfect:

was when the beverage container with a classmate or other patients divided in class - voluntary or not - you can be disinfected using one of the following methods:

Bleach and water:

1. Washing with water and soap.
2. Fill a container with a solution of chlorinated water fresh / (one teaspoon bleach water in a gallon of water - if you can smell the liquor, which has taken place).
3. Let the bleach solution sit for five minutes.
4. Rinse until all the bleach smell is gone. Dry outdoors.

Distilled white vinegar or hydrogen peroxide:

1. Washing with water and soap.
2. Filling the container with either ethyl or hydrogen peroxide. Use only one or the other. You do not mix the two, or cancel its cleansing properties.
3. Allow to stand for about 10 minutes, then rinsed and air-dried.

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