Insulated food container

A portable insulated container for the temporary transportation and storage of foods desired to be maintained at a certain temperature, including a dish portion and a cover portion, said cover portion being threadedly secured to said dish portion in a fluid-tight manner, said dish portion having a generally upstanding exterior side wall, a substantially flat exterior bottom wall and a plurality of sections for the containment and separation of different foods or beverages within the interior thereof, said sections being formed by a central circular partition and a series of angularly spaced food partitions extending radially from said central partition toward said side wall, said circular partition and said food partitions extending upwardly, said cover portion having a plurality of partitions extending downwardly from an inside surface thereof, said downwardly extending partitions corresponding in arrangement and location to said upwardly extending partitions of said dish portion, said cover portion and said dish portion each containing indicating means alignable when said cover portion is threadedly secured to said dish portion to form a fluid-tight seal to thereby place said upwardly extending food partitions and said cover partitions in complementary positions to form said compartments within said container for holding said foods and beverages and maintaining the integrity of the foods and beverages in each of said compartments, said cover portion having a handle, said handle being centrally located in a recess formed in an outside top surface of said cover portion, said handle being pivotal from a flat position within said recess to an upright position for carrying said containers to allow the transport of said container carrying said food and said beverages by said handle while sealing the heat and flavor of said foods within said container.