For sharing snacks at home, individual multipacks are handy, but the contents of each bag are not automatically a child-sized portion: the Duyvis box described by Foods & Goods contains 10 bags of 125 g. You can also portion out a bulk pack yourself for lunchboxes. Decide on the amount separately and check allergens, age suitability and your school or childcare provider’s rules. Amsterdam UMC advises giving children under 4 nut butter rather than whole nuts because of the choking risk.
You want to portion snacks in advance and decide how much goes into each lunchbox. Check the pack size: a 200 or 500 g bulk bag is not an individual snack portion. These pack sizes are available from retailers including Jumbo and PLUS.
You plan to share snacks after school and are looking for several individual bags. Foods & Goods describes the Duyvis box as containing 10 bags of 125 g; decide separately how much to give each child.
Your choice depends on age, allergies and your school or childcare provider’s rules. In a patient information leaflet, Amsterdam UMC advises giving children under 4 nut butter rather than whole nuts because of the choking risk. Cashew nuts are also an allergen.
First, choose between individual multipacks and one bulk pack that you portion yourself. Then check the amount per bag, the ingredients and where the snack will be eaten.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging and portioning | Check the number of bags, the weight per bag and whether it is a multipack or one bulk pack. | If I’m filling lunchboxes or sharing snacks with others, I want to know how much is in each bag. For around 31% of consumers, packaging convenience is the main reason for buying. |
| Age, allergies and where it will be eaten | Check the texture is suitable, the allergen information and your school or childcare provider’s rules. | If the snack is for a young child or needs to go to school, I want to check first that cashew nuts are suitable there. For around 25% of consumers, their child’s safety or where the snack will be eaten is the main priority. |
| Ingredients | Check whether the option is unsalted or salted and read the ingredients on that specific pack. | If I want to give cashew nuts as a regular snack, I check the ingredients, not just how they are prepared. For around 25% of consumers, the ingredients are the main buying priority. |
| Quantity and storage | Compare the total amount with how much you use and follow the storage instructions on the pack. | If I’m buying in bulk, I want to be able to store and use it without opening too much at once. For around 19% of consumers, keeping stock manageable is the top priority. |
Voedingscentrum lists unsalted nuts as one of the choices in the Wheel of Five. That makes it important to check the specific product: roasted does not automatically mean unsalted.
The Duyvis box described by Foods & Goods contains bags of 125 g. That weight doesn’t determine how much a child should have at one snack time.
Check the number of bags and the weight per bag separately. Decide how much to serve independently of the pack size.
Packaging doesn’t change the fact that cashew nuts are tree nuts. Stichting Voedselallergie states that the allergen remains stable when heated.
Check the allergen information and your school or childcare provider’s current rules. If the venue is nut-free, save this snack for home.
ALDI’s product description lists a roasted, unsalted option, while Duyvis Cashews Sea Salt contains sea salt. So the preparation method alone doesn’t tell you whether salt has been added.
Check the ingredients and product description for the exact option. Don’t rely on words such as ‘roasted’ on the front of the pack.
A single 500 g bag and a box of ten multipack bags need different planning from a smaller bulk pack.
Think about how much you use, how much you want to open at once and the storage instructions on the pack.
Foods & Goods describes Duyvis Cashews Sea Salt as a box containing 10 bags of 125 g.
Albert Heijn lists an option containing unsalted cashew nuts.
Jumbo lists unsalted cashew nuts in 200 g and 500 g packs.
Lidl lists unsalted cashew nuts.
ALDI lists Trader Joe’s roasted, unsalted cashew nuts in a 250 g pack.
PLUS lists 200 g packs of unsalted Fairtrade cashew nuts and, separately, 200 g packs of unsalted, unroasted cashew nuts.
This selection includes packs of cashew nuts and nut mixes containing cashews. Some products are individually wrapped; not every pack contains individual child-sized portions.
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A good fit if you’re looking for individually wrapped snack portions and are happy with a nut mix containing cashews.
The product information lists five 23 g bags and 13% cashews. The mix also contains walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts.
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A good fit if you want to decide how many cashew nuts to serve at each snack time, rather than buying individual portion bags.
The product information lists one 160 g pack, with cashew kernels as the only ingredient. It is a single pack, not a multipack.
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A good fit if you’re looking for a bulk pack of roasted, unsalted cashew nuts to portion yourself.
The product information lists one 200 g bag; these are not individual multipack bags.
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A good fit if you’re looking for individually wrapped nut mixes to share or take with you, and don’t need cashews to be the only nut.
The product information lists various nuts, including cashews, as well as salt and seasoned nuts. This is not an unsalted cashew product.
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A good fit if you’re looking for a salted cashew option and want to portion it yourself from one pack.
The product information lists 4–5 portions per pack. It is one 125 g pack, not individually wrapped bags.
No. The Duyvis Cashews Sea Salt box described by Foods & Goods contains bags of 125 g. That is the pack size per bag, not a set child-sized portion.
Amsterdam UMC advises giving children under 4 nut butter with no added sugar or salt rather than whole nuts because of the choking risk. This advice appears in a patient information leaflet about energy- and protein-enriched diets.
No. Stichting Voedselallergie states that the allergen remains stable when heated. So don’t treat roasted cashew nuts as an allergy-safe alternative.
Check the current rules at your child’s school or childcare provider. If the venue is nut-free, don’t send cashew nuts with your child; save this snack for home. Deventer Ziekenhuis describes a completely nut-free policy as an exceptional measure prescribed by a paediatrician; this is not general legal permission for every school.
Read the allergen information on the exact pack. The NVWA states that allergen information for prepacked products must appear on the label; also check whether any other allergens are listed.
