A portable container (100, 200) comprising: an insulative body to hold a food item, wherein the insulative body comprises an inner wall and an outer wall; a temperature regulator disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the insulative body; a plurality of temperature sensors disposed within the inner wall of the insulative body, the plurality of temperature sensors being operably coupled to the temperature regulator; and a controller communicatively coupled to the temperature regulator to regulate a temperature of the food Z item according to a desired temperature, the controller comprising: an authentication engine to authenticate a user before allowing the user to operate the portable container, wherein the authentication of the user is based on credentials stored in a profile of the user, characterized in that the profile also includes information pertaining to a preference of the user with respect to the food item held in the insulative body; and wherein the controller further comprises a temperature regulation engine to: identify a type of the food item within the portable container; and upon the identification of the type of the food item, determine a quantity of the food item within the portable container (100, 200), based on determining the quantity of the food item automatically set the desired temperature of the food item. an insulative body to hold a food item, wherein the insulative body comprises an inner wall and an outer wall; a temperature regulator disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the insulative body; a plurality of temperature sensors disposed within the inner wall of the insulative body, the plurality of temperature sensors being operably coupled to the temperature regulator; and a controller communicatively coupled to the temperature regulator to regulate a temperature of the food Z item according to a desired temperature, the controller comprising: an authentication engine to authenticate a user before allowing the user to operate the portable container, wherein the authentication of the user is based on credentials stored in a profile of the user, characterized in that the profile also includes information pertaining to a preference of the user with respect to the food item held in the insulative body; and wherein the controller further comprises a temperature regulation engine to: identify a type of the food item within the portable container; and upon the identification of the type of the food item, determine a quantity of the food item within the portable container (100, 200), based on determining the quantity of the food item automatically set the desired temperature of the food item. an authentication engine to authenticate a user before allowing the user to operate the portable container, wherein the authentication of the user is based on credentials stored in a profile of the user, characterized in that the profile also includes information pertaining to a preference of the user with respect to the food item held in the insulative body; and wherein the controller further comprises a temperature regulation engine to: identify a type of the food item within the portable container; and upon the identification of the type of the food item, determine a quantity of the food item within the portable container (100, 200), based on determining the quantity of the food item automatically set the desired temperature of the food item. identify a type of the food item within the portable container; and upon the identification of the type of the food item, determine a quantity of the food item within the portable container (100, 200), based on determining the quantity of the food item automatically set the desired temperature of the food item.