Do you bring a lunch to work or school every day? The last thing you want is to open up your bag to find a lukewarm yogurt or rotten turkey sandwich waiting inside. Gross. That’s why it helps to know how long your lunch bag will stay cold.
Even though 58% of Americans work from home at least part of the time, we still sell more than 400,000 custom lunch bags at Weierken every year. People want to carry a healthy lunch on the go and need to know how long a lunch bag will stay cold.
If you have a long commute or your kid always forgets to take their lunch out of their backpack, take note! This is what you need to know about keeping your food safe.
With an ice pack, insulated lunch bags will stay cold for roughly 2 to 2.5 hours, but even that’s not foolproof. You should always try to get your food into the refrigerator as soon as possible or it becomes risky to eat.
The chart below helps you get an idea of how long your lunch will stay cold in an insulated bag.