Cupcake Liners Are Your Secret Weapon For Organized Packed Snacks

Picture this: You are sitting down to enjoy your packed lunch after a busy morning at work. You open your lunchbox and find that your M&Ms have turned into a sticky, chocolatey mess. Even worse, the chocolate candy is now touching your carrots, which in return is touching the crackers. That means you are left with chocolate-covered carrots and soggy crackers as a side dish. However, there is a simple way to prevent this. Consider using cupcake liners as dividers to organize a lunch or snack box.

Cupcake liners are surprisingly versatile and can serve several different purposes in the kitchen — like making muffins without a muffin tin. This hack in particular is perfect for bakers who tend to already have cupcake liners on hand, those looking to get extra use out of their reusable liners, or someone wanting to cut back on plastic. Rather than placing food directly in your lunchbox or in plastic bags, you can instead use the liners to better section off your food items and keep them separated. Though many lunchboxes already have sections, using liners can provide additional segments and protection against foods touching. 

So, if you end up needing to place goldfish in the same side of your lunchbox as a turkey and cheese sandwich, you can do so without the cheesy crackers touching the soft bread. As a bonus, the hack also makes cleaning lunchboxes much easier, as the liner provides a barrier between the food and the box.

There are many ways to use cupcake liners to organize snacks. First, you can use the liners to make homemade Lunchables and trendy snackle boxes. The purpose of these meals is to have a variety of foods on one platter. However, using liners will keep all of your snacks separate to avoid cross-contamination for picky eaters. Liners can also be used to shield any crackers or breads from moisture that may arise from other snacks. As for using liners with snack boxes, they are a good way to keep salty and sweet foods separate. Plus, liners catch any crumbs or leftover residue from the food to ensure that each of the small snack boxes are easy to clean. 

Secondly, you can use cupcake liners to make packed lunches more colorful for children — or anybody who needs a little pick-me-up. For this hack, you can use colorful and patterned cupcake liners to make your lunch look more appealing. This could be great for birthdays, holidays, or other special occasions.

Here is where the different types of liners come in. If you have reusable silicone liners, they can hold soft foods like cottage cheese, hummus, or even Julia-Child-approved tuna salad. By separating your soft and dry foods with liners, you can place wet foods in the same section of your lunchbox as another type of food without worrying about it getting soggy. Silicone liners can also be used to contain condiments. With these hacks, you'll be upgrading your packed lunches in no time!