A family pack of biscuits isn’t an obvious everyday snack for a young child or toddler. The Voedingscentrum recommends snacks such as vegetables, fruit and wholemeal bread, and suggests offering biscuits once a week rather than every day. If you’d like to give your child a biscuit now and then, decide on the portion separately from the packaging. If you’re packing one for childcare or school, check the current label and the setting’s policy.
Whether you’re at home, out and about or packing snacks for childcare, it helps to have something on hand that doesn’t turn every snack break into a biscuit break. The Voedingscentrum suggests options such as vegetables, fruit and wholemeal bread.
You may want to offer a biscuit now and then without automatically giving your child all the biscuits in a portion pack. The Lotus Biscoff packs shown by Jumbo and Albert Heijn each contain two biscuits per bag.
As well as the portion, consider the ingredients and the setting’s rules. Check the current label and ask in advance about its food and allergy policy.
First decide whether you’re looking for something for every day or a biscuit for the occasional treat. Then check the packaging and whether the product is suitable to pack for your child.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday snacks | Decide whether you’re looking for a regular snack or an occasional biscuit treat. For everyday snacks, also compare vegetables, fruit and wholegrain products. | I’m looking for something to have ready regularly, but I don’t want the biscuit tin to become the default choice. For around 50% of consumers, finding a suitable everyday snack comes first. |
| Portion size per snack | Check how many biscuits are in a bag and read the nutritional information per biscuit or portion. | If I offer biscuits now and then, I want to decide how many to serve rather than hand over a whole bag. Around 30% of consumers prioritise this control over portions. |
| Allergens and childcare policies | Check the ingredients and allergens on the current pack, and ask what rules the childcare setting or school follows. | When packing a snack, I want to know in advance whether the product and packaging meet the setting’s requirements. This check comes first for around 20% of consumers. |
Having a large supply doesn’t change what you want to use biscuits for. The Voedingscentrum suggests offering biscuits once a week rather than every day.
For everyday snack breaks, keep other options recommended by the Voedingscentrum to hand too, such as vegetables, fruit and wholemeal bread.
A bag may contain more than one biscuit. Both the Lotus Biscoff XL pack at Jumbo and the snack pack at Albert Heijn contain two biscuits per bag.
Check the nutritional information and set aside the amount you want to give your child in advance.
A name or picture won’t tell you how many biscuits you’ll be giving at a time or which ingredients are in the variant you’ve chosen.
Check the pack for the ingredients, allergens, number of biscuits per bag and nutritional information for that specific variant.
A product you give your child at home may not meet the food or allergy policy at their childcare setting or school.
Ask what you’re allowed to pack and check the current label before putting a biscuit in your child’s bag.
Worth considering if you want to compare the format of a multipack with that of a smaller snack pack.
The product information for the Lotus Biscoff snack pack can help you compare pack formats and label details.
The biscuit range and information for the Lotus Biscoff XL pack can help you compare different pack formats.
If you’re looking for something other than a family pack of biscuits for everyday snack time, you could consider this packaged fruit snack. Compare the ingredients and portion with what you want to serve at that snack break; the packaging doesn’t make that decision for you.
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An option to consider if you’re looking for something other than biscuits at snack time. Before serving or packing it, check the portion, ingredients and allergens on the current packaging.
Not as the everyday default. The Voedingscentrum suggests snacks such as vegetables, fruit and wholemeal bread for young children and toddlers, and recommends offering biscuits once a week rather than every day.
No. Decide on the amount by checking what’s inside and the nutritional information, rather than relying on the bag alone. The Lotus Biscoff packs shown by Jumbo and Albert Heijn both contain two biscuits per bag.
First ask about the food and allergy policy at your child’s setting or school. Also check the ingredients and allergens on the current label. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that prepacked foods must list the allergens required by law.
Follow the storage and use-by information on the packaging. If you want to limit biscuits to an occasional treat, set aside the amount you want to give in advance instead of putting out the whole pack.
