Choose an individually wrapped bag or a small tube if you want to take a clearly portioned serving of crisps with you after exercise. Compare the weight per pack and check the ingredients and allergens for your chosen flavour. Don’t treat crisps as a substitute for a meal after intense exercise: the Netherlands Nutrition Centre gives an average of 2.5 g of protein per 40 g of crisps and highlights the importance of getting enough protein for muscle recovery.
If you’re thinking mainly about your usual food after an intense workout, a bag of crisps is a savoury snack, not a replacement for that meal. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre gives an average of 2.5 g of protein per 40 g of crisps and highlights the importance of getting enough protein for muscle recovery.
An individual bag gives you a clear weight for your snack in advance. Jumbo’s range, for example, includes sharing bags of 25 g and Lay’s bags of 27.5 g or 40 g. Check the contents of each bag, not just the number of bags in the pack.
If you’re keeping an eye on fat, energy or salt, you can compare different types of crisps using the nutritional information per 100 g and the amount you actually eat. With a larger bag, you’ll need to decide on the portion yourself.
First, decide whether you’re looking for a meal or just a savoury snack after exercise. If you’re choosing a snack, look at the pack size and read the nutritional information for the specific flavour.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Snack or meal | Decide whether you’re looking for a savoury snack or still want to have a meal after intense exercise. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre gives an average of 2.5 g of protein per 40 g of crisps. | After an intense workout, I don’t want to replace my meal with a bag of crisps. Around 42% of consumers put this nutritional choice first. |
| A portion to take with you | Compare the weight of each individual bag or tube with the total pack weight; you’ll need to portion out a larger bag yourself. | On my way home, I want to be able to take one pack with me without measuring out crisps there and then. For around 33% of consumers, having a clearly portioned serving is the most important factor. |
| Nutritional information | For your chosen flavour, check the energy, fat and salt per 100 g and compare this with your own portion. | When choosing between flavours or cooking methods, I want to know what the amount I eat adds to my snack. Around 25% of consumers put this comparison first. |
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre gives an average of 2.5 g of protein per 40 g of crisps and highlights the importance of getting enough protein for muscle recovery after intense exercise.
Plan your usual meal separately from your bag of crisps, and choose crisps only if you also fancy a savoury snack.
A sharing bag can contain small packs of different weights. Jumbo’s range includes bags of 25 g, 27.5 g and 40 g, among others.
Compare both the number of bags and the weight of each bag before choosing a size to take with you.
A flavour mix can combine crisps and other snacks with different ingredients. According to Jumbo’s product information, Lay’s Party Mix also contains Bugles Nacho Cheese alongside ready salted and paprika crisps.
If you have allergies, check the ingredients and allergens for every variety in the pack, not just your favourite flavour.
A stated serving size doesn’t make the entire contents of a larger bag a single small snack pack.
Take some crisps out of the bag in advance if you want to eat one portion. Compare the nutritional values per 100 g with the amount you actually take.
If you’re looking for individual bags or a selection of flavours, Jumbo lists Lay's Ready Salted and Paprika as 20 × 40 g, and a Party Mix with 15 bags of 27.5 g.
An option if you’d rather take a small tube with you. Pringles lists a 40 g pack of Original, among other sizes.
According to Jumbo, its own-brand sharing bag contains 15 bags of 25 g in ready salted and paprika flavours.
A retailer of sharing bags of crisps and larger multipacks; Albert Heijn lists a Lay's Celebration Box with 30 bags, for example.
An own-brand option if you’re looking for a mix of small packs of crisps. Lidl lists a Snack Day multipack with 15 bags.
Supermarket Scanner lists Smiths Hot & Spicy and Smiths Sticks as snack products.
These multipacks contain individual 40 g packs for anyone who wants to take one portion of crisps with them after exercise. Compare the flavours and, if you have allergies or are comparing nutritional values, check the information for the exact variety.
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For anyone who wants to take a small pack of Original crisps with them; the multipack contains 12 packs of 40 g.
If you have allergies, read the label on your chosen pack.
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For anyone looking for the Texas BBQ Sauce flavour in an individual snack pack; this multipack contains 12 packs of 40 g.
Check the ingredients and allergens for this flavour on the label.
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For anyone who wants to take an individual bag of Thai Sweet Chili crisps with them; the pack contains 10 bags of 40 g.
Before comparing nutritional values, check the label to see whether they’re given per 100 g or per portion.
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For anyone who wants to take an individual pack with Red Pepper flavour; the multipack contains 12 packs of 40 g.
When comparing nutritional values, check which quantity the figures on the label refer to.
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For anyone looking for a spicy flavour in one clearly portioned snack pack; the multipack contains 12 packs of 40 g.
Read the nutritional information carefully to see whether it’s given per 100 g or per portion, and check the label if you have allergies.
No, think of crisps as a savoury snack alongside your usual food. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre gives an average of 2.5 g of protein per 40 g of crisps and highlights the importance of getting enough protein after intense exercise.
Check the weight of one individual bag or tube. Jumbo’s range includes bags of 25 g, 27.5 g and 40 g, among others; with a larger bag, you’ll need to portion out the amount you want yourself.
Yes, read the ingredients and allergen information for every product in the mix. The Lay's Party Mix listed by Jumbo combines ready salted and paprika crisps with Bugles Nacho Cheese, so it’s best not to assume that every variety has the same ingredients.
Compare the weight of each individual pack with the nutritional information per 100 g and, if provided, per portion. Also check the ingredients and allergens for the exact flavour. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority highlights that allergens must be listed on food labels.
