The water cup would serve as a '12 oz minature cocktail shaker', but it makes such a satisying water cup. Its saucer originally went with a tiny expresso cup. (I've found a creative use for that little cup; when eating seeded grapes, it nicely collects the seeds!) My salad bowl was originally a small mixing bowl. The manufacturer of the 29 x 22 cm" plate upon which it rests describes its function as a 'serving platter'. If I want a large plate, the '32.5 x 25 cm platter' works well for that. But usually the smaller one works for the small meals we eat.

There's actually a couple stainless steel products that we use as marketed. The 'klean kanteen' bottles work great for water on the go. I also love to fill one or two up and keep them in the refrigerator. That way I enjoy cold water without the funky taste of ice cubes.

Also, since I had the epiphany about the dangers of microwave cooking, I was able to ditch those nasty plastic lunch boxes. They were slowly melting in the microwave, getting weirdly warped and gouged the more we used them. I suspect this is where the worst of the BPA harm happens, for when the plastic is heated, the heat further enables its toxins to leach into the food. The colorful 'lunchbots' have made lunch time more pleasant.