Thanks everyone! Annie, I looked at Stanley's site and found many different sizes to choose from. Not sure about shipping outside the US though. Amazon.com won't do it and Amazon.ca only carries things that I don't care for. None of the retail/hardware stores listed on Stanley's homepage are available in Canada, but Wal-Mart. Of course, the Wal-Mart stores here in Canada are very different than the ones in the US. AM, I completely agree with you about the fact that Wal-Mart stores don't carry high quality stuff especially the ones in Canada. Anyway, after searching for an hour I finally found one local store: Home Hardware, that carries Stanley Thermal bottles. They are small, 1-L and 24 Oz are all they have. Maybe the 1-liter will work. Compare to what he eats right now (basically nothing), 1-liter of hot food will seem like a huge meal to him. Mara, I don't believe we have Chick-Fil-A in Canada, at least not in our city. Even if we did DH probably wouldn't bother to go look for Chick-Fil-A for a meal. A chocolate bar from the vending machine and a cup of coffee at the office lobby would be much easier to him. Jessica, I could never get angry with people who try to help me. I will consider the Bento box idea once the weather is less brutal. Definitely would try sushi because DH loves sushi. A salad is good too as long as the box has lot of compartment so the greens, protein, and dressing won't mix until he's ready to eat. Will off to Home Hardware next week to see if I can find the Stanley bottle. They have it listed on a national site doesn't always mean they have it in a certain store. Thanks again, everyone! I will continue to try. Al

Have you ever had a problem with bulk bins? Do you compare prices from other sources? Our little health food store bags up grains from large 50-pound bags and puts them in 1- and 5-pound bags and then charges outrageous prices for them. It's cheaper for me to purchase large quantities. A problem I can see with bulk bins is when the staff puts the wrong kind of wheat (or other grains that look like wheat) in the bin - or the only marking for the product is "WHEAT". How do you know what you have? "WHEAT" just doesn't cut it.... I just purchased 100-pounds of Hard White Winter Wheat that has a protein level of 13.1. That tells me much more than just "wheat". I need to know if it's hard or soft. Hard for yeast breads -- soft for cakes/pastry/cookies/quick breads, homemade bulgur, mixed-grain cereal blends for homemade cooked cereals, Rejuvelac, etc. I also prefer the mild-flavored WHITE wheat to the more acidic RED wheat varieties, but that information isn't always provided; and unless you know your wheat, you might not know what's what just by looking at it. Is the wheat "certified organic" or "chemical-free"? Spring Wheat and Winter Wheat are also points of information. Hard Spring Wheat is generally a larger grain and has more endosperm than Hard Winter Wheat. Therefore you get more flour and less bran from Spring Wheat than Winter Wheat - BUT - there is usually more gluten in Winter Wheat because of it's longer growing season than Spring Wheat. Durum, yet one more variety of wheat, makes the best wholegrain pasta because it's higher in gliadins than glutenins (the two proteins that make up what we call gluten); but durum wheat doesn't work for yeast breads or other baked goods. I live in a small town and don't have access to places that have "bulk bins" like Whole Foods, but in the few stores I've purchased from bulk bins when we've been traveling, I always wonder how old IS the stuff in the bins? What kind of turn-over do they have? -Grainlady

I like french toast more savory than sweet so I never add sugar or cinnamon to mine. Definitely eggy, I use a couple of eggs and maybe a tablespoon of milk. I like butter and black pepper on it, no syrup or fruit. I use my own homemade bread, any kind that I've made, and I like it best if the bread is slightly stale. My girls, however, like it sweet enough to cause a coma. Their favorite is the eggy mixture that I use, but they like sugar, cinnamon and vanilla added and their favorite bread is cinnamon rolls, sliced crossways and dipped, then fried in butter and served with lots of Grade B Maple. A local restaurant serves french toast made of cinnamon rolls and then topped with ice cream. For breakfast! Annie

Gosh, it's been so long since I've had it, I might be mistaken about the patty shape. We always had it for a snack or dessert, served cold and it's sort of like a very sweet, chewy cereal. Ginger ~ I'm soaking the wheat berries tonight and will report back tomorrow when it's done!