Montii Co Lunch Boxes and Lunch Bags: Which One Suits Your Child?

Snack, Bento Two, Bento Three and Feast are easy to mix up. They share the same basic build: a hard-wearing box, a removable silicone lid seal and a single latch for small hands. What changes is how much food fits and how it is divided. This guide lines up the four boxes using the measurements on each Nice Tribe product page, then covers the lunch bags, ice packs and add-ons that go with them.

All of the boxes below come from Montii Co. If you are still deciding between brands, the broader kids tableware and lunchware guide covers materials, cleaning and age-by-age tableware.

The four Montii lunch boxes side by side

Here are the numbers from each product page, so you can compare capacity before you look at colours.

Start with what your child actually eats

Colour and print are the fun part, but capacity is what stops a lunch box coming home full or leaving a child hungry. Before you pick a size, look at a normal day’s lunch. Is it a full sandwich, a wrap, or crackers and cheese? Does your child eat everything you pack, or do they graze at morning tea and leave half of lunch? A box that fits the food they actually eat will get used. One that is too big tends to become a place to hide uneaten fruit.

The small boxes: Snack Lunch Box and Bento Two

These two suit morning tea, daycare snacks and kinder days, or a lunch for a small appetite.

The Montii Co Snack Lunch Box is the smallest of the four. Montii describes it as suited to toddlers up to pre-school aged kids, and says it is also handy for packing extra food alongside another lunch box. It has two leakproof compartments and holds 425 ml.

The product page says it fits Lunch Punch fork and spoon sets inside, which is useful if you want cutlery to travel with the snack.

The Montii Co Bento Two is slightly taller and squarer, with a 500 ml capacity and a removable divider. The divider is the main difference from the Snack box. With it in, you can keep crackers away from yoghurt. With it out, you have one open space.

Montii calls it a good fit for the scheduled morning snack break, and describes the compartments as leakproof for foods like yoghurt and dip.

Be realistic about the volume. Both boxes hold about two cups, so neither is a main lunch for most school-age kids. They do well as a second box for fruit and veggies, or as a full lunch for the youngest ones.

The sandwich box: Bento Three

If your child’s lunch is built around a sandwich, wrap or bread roll, the Montii Co Bento Three is the one to look at first. It holds 1,000 ml across three large compartments. The product page says the large section takes a sandwich, bagel, bread roll or croissant, with the other two sections for fruit, veggies, crackers or yoghurt.

It has no removable parts, which Montii points out as a plus because nothing can be lost at school. The product page also describes the box as airtight, so lunches can be packed the night before or a day or two ahead and stored in the fridge.

If your child is happy with one big space and the odd divider, the Bento Three is easier to pack in a rush. If they want foods kept apart, a four-compartment box like the Feast does that better.

The big-appetite box: Feast

The Montii Co Feast Lunch Box is the largest at 2 litres, with four leakproof compartments and high walls. Montii suggests it for a whole sandwich with the crusts on, a hot dog, wraps or croissants, with room left for a yoghurt pouch, a banana or a small apple.

It has a matte finish and a removable silicone lid seal. The product page lists a 21 x 21 x 7.2 cm footprint, so it needs a bag with space for it.

You can customise the inside. The silicone Feast cups and tray are sold separately, so you only buy them if you want them. Montii also says the Mini Insulated Food Jar fits inside the Feast for a hot lunch (see the mini food jar range). The lunch boxes themselves are not described as insulated, so the jar is the way to send something warm.

Choosing a lunch bag

A lunch box goes into a bag, and the bag decides whether the food stays cool. Montii makes a mini and a large version.

The Montii Co Mini Insulated Lunch Bag is made for the Bento Two and Snack Lunch Box. Inside, it measures 14 x 17.5 x 6 cm, with a 2 L capacity. It comes with an ice pack, has a clip handle for attaching to a backpack or pram, and is machine washable when washed on its own.

The Montii Co Large Insulated Lunch Bag is for the bigger boxes. Its product page says the Montii bento boxes fit comfortably, and it has an upgraded aluminium lining, a name label inside and a separate pocket for the ice pack. Montii says that pocket keeps condensation away from the food. If you plan to pair it with the Feast, check the size guide linked on the product page first.

Browse the full Montii lunch bag range for current colours. Stock changes, and some prints are not always available.

Ice packs: a spare is worth having

A large ice pack comes with the large lunch bags, and the Montii Co Large Ice Pack 2.0 is also sold separately. Montii says it gives up to 8 hours of cooling. It measures 25 x 14 x 2.5 cm with the cover on, is filled with certified food-safe gel, and the nylon outer wipes clean.

Montii’s care steps are to freeze it flat without the cover, wipe off any frozen residue, and put it inside the cover before it goes into the bag. A second pack means one is always frozen and ready.

Cleaning and care

• Dishwasher: top rack only. The Feast and Snack pages say below 45 degrees Celsius, and the Bento Two and Bento Three pages say below 40 degrees.
• After wet foods: on the Feast and Snack, remove the silicone seal for a more thorough clean. Make sure the box and seal are completely dry before putting the seal back, and leave the lid open when it is not in use.
• Heat and cold: the Feast and Snack pages say not to use them in the microwave, oven or freezer.
• Leakproof limits: Montii’s boxes are leakproof for wet foods like dips, yoghurt and thick sauces. Its Feast and Snack pages say they are not leakproof for salad dressing, soup or thinner sauces.
• Bags: the mini lunch bag is machine washable on its own, and the large bag page says it is machine washable too.
• Warranty: Montii gives a 12 month manufacturer’s warranty on the lunch boxes. The ice pack carries a 6 month warranty.

Which one should you choose?

• Morning tea or a small appetite: Snack Lunch Box or Bento Two, with the mini lunch bag.
• A sandwich plus a few extras: Bento Three with the large bag.
• A big eater, or lunch plus several small items: Feast, with the large bag and a spare ice pack.
• Something hot in winter: Feast with the Mini Insulated Food Jar inside.

Sizes and designs change, so the Montii bento lunch box collection and the Snack Lunch Box collection show what is available now. For other brands side by side, see the main lunchware range.

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