Compartmentalized container

A container comprising:

• a monolithic body defining first and second compartments, said body including a common divider wall defining a portion of both compartments, said body defining first and second openings for providing access to the first and second compartments respectively, said first and second openings facing in generally opposite directions from one another;
• a first lid releasably coupled to the body and covering the first opening;
• and
• a second lid releasably coupled to the body and covering the second opening.

A container comprising:

• a first body defining a first compartment and a first opening for accessing the first compartment;
• a second body defining a second compartment and a second opening for accessing the second compartment;
• and
• a common lid releasably coupled to both bodies and covering both openings.

A method of removing food from a dual-compartment food storage container, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) uncovering a first container opening to thereby provide access to a first compartment of the container;
• (b) inserting a first scooping element through the first container opening and into the first compartment;
• (c) scooping food out of the first compartment using the first scooping element;
• (d) uncovering a second container opening to thereby provide access to a second compartment of the container, said first and second container openings facing in generally opposite directions when covered;
• (e) inserting the first scooping element or a second scooping element through the second container opening and into the second compartment;
• (f) scooping food out of the second compartment using one of the scooping elements.