I am such a big fan of jars. You know this about me, and you also know that I’m not actually a big fan of plastic. But still, I bought these delightful little plastic cups last year, and I’m happy enough with their function that I feel it’s worth telling you about them.
See how adorable? How functional? How plastic?
I know. I know.
While I know that glass and stainless steel are much better options, I also know that I have a family that is on the run a lot. Sometimes we need disposable containers. So I bought a package of 100 cups with lids last fall, and today I want to tell you a few of the great ways we’ve used them to make life a little bit simpler.
Note: While these are disposable, if it works, we wash and reuse them. We can’t help it.
Homemade Applesauce Cups
In an effort to save money on purchased applesauce cups last fall, and to prepare an on-the-go applesauce option – I filled a bunch of these cups and froze them. These turned out to be a lifesaver when we headed to soccer games or basketball games during the school year.
Note: I don’t recommend throwing these into a diaper bag or backpack. These only travel well when placed carefully in a cooler or lunchbox that isn’t likely to tip or crunch cups.
Berries to Go
I found it easy to cut up strawberries or fill cups with blueberries to pack for the road. These cups work so much better than a plastic baggie.
Pudding Cups
When we headed to church camp for a week of teaching Bible class, I knew I’d need some special food items to accommodate my “special diet.” I filled several of these cups with Homemade Tapioca Pudding and I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to have these to help fill me up when my food choices were limited.
Obviously, these would be great for Chocolate, Vanilla, and Butterscotch Pudding too.
Other great ways to use these cups with lids
These cups are great filled with Ranch Dressing to go with carrots and cucumbers on the road. Or use them for Homemade Peanut Butter to dip sliced apples. Or fill them with trail mix.
What else can you think of?
When possible, I stick with glass. But it sure is nice to have these disposable cups with lids on hand as a convenient option!
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Karyn says
I bought a “Sam’s Club” size box of these when my boys were in middle school (now late college)! I still have some but use them all the time. When I got them it was so I could send Chips and Salsa for my youngest (picky) eater. I still use them for work for things like anything I want to put on tacos (chopped tomatoes, sour cream, etc.) They also make a great ‘portion size’ of candy for me, like dark chocolate chips or candy corn. If I have the whole bag, I’ll eat the whole bag, but if they’re packaged and I only take one, I only eat one. When we travel, we’ll take treats for the bird (he doesn’t eat much) Their uses are endless — LOVE these little guys too!
Sharon says
Paint jars! Then you can just put a lid on to keep the craft paint fresh.
Lacie says
My son wanted his favorite trifle dessert for his graduation party. I did not want to have to have someone serve from my trifle bowl all afternoon, so I searched Amazon and came across these containers. They were the perfect size for a small portion of the trifle. The lids made it wonderful for stacking them in the fridge after we had them all assembled. We were very happy with the way they worked and the quality for the price.
Jill says
thanks for the link to the brand you buy! My local GFS sells these. But the cups come in a bag of 250. The lids come seperatly in a bag of 100. So if I buy three lid bags, I end up with 50 lids that don’t have a cup. It just becomes and endless loop of either having too many of one or not enough of the other. I’m an accountant and am stereotypically anal-retentive and I just cannot handle the madness!
But I do love these cups. I use them for taking treats to my kids’ daycare – everything is pre-portioned, which the teachers love. And I can make special cups for kids with allergy issues so they’re not left out.
Madonna says
I am currently taking turns preparing meals for a couple who are sick.. what size are these cups? they look like they would be ideal for portion sizes food..Please let me know the size and also where I can purchase them.. thanks
Laura says
These are 5.5 ounce cups which I got here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VSFZBG?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B009VSFZBG&linkCode=xm2&tag=wwwheavenlyho-20