Choose a mini egg cake if you’d like to pack a smaller snack for break time, or a larger pack if you want to wrap one cake at a time for several days’ lunches. If there are any allergy or dietary requirements, always check the latest packaging and the school’s guidelines. The number of cakes in a pack doesn’t tell you whether each one is individually wrapped.
A mini egg cake could be a good choice if you want to pop a smaller snack into your child’s lunchbox. Jumbo lists a pack of 10 mini egg cakes, weighing 250 g in total. Check the packaging to see whether you’ll need to wrap the cakes yourself.
If a child or class has dietary requirements, the product name alone isn’t enough. Albert Heijn and Bolletje list egg, cereals containing gluten, milk and soya among the allergens in the egg cakes mentioned here. Read the label on the variety you choose and check the school’s guidelines.
A pack of 10 or 12 could work well if you plan to wrap one cake at a time at home for lunch. Jumbo, ALDI and Lidl list packs in these sizes. Also check how to store the rest after opening, following the packaging instructions.
First, make sure the cake meets any allergy and school requirements. Then choose a size that’s easy to pack for each lunch break, and think about how it fits into the rest of the lunch.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Portion size | Check the number of cakes and, where stated, the weight per portion. Separately check whether each cake has its own wrapper. | I want to pack one small snack for break time without sending in a whole pack. Around 31% of consumers would choose portion size as their main consideration. |
| Allergens | Read the latest ingredients and allergen information for the variety you choose, and check the school’s guidelines. | If a child or class has dietary requirements, I want to know whether this cake is suitable before packing it. Around 25% of consumers would put this check first. |
| Where it fits in the lunch | Consider what else is in the lunchbox. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre (Voedingscentrum) recommends including items such as wholegrain products, vegetables and fruit in a school lunch. | I want to pack an egg cake without letting it replace the rest of the lunch. For around 25% of consumers, the contents of the whole lunch would be their main concern. |
| Stock | Check the pack size and the storage instructions for after opening, especially if you’ll use the pack over several days. | For several school days, I want to be able to pack one cake at a time and store the rest. For around 19% of consumers, stock would therefore be the main consideration. |
A pack of 2, 4, 10 or 12 egg cakes doesn’t tell you whether each cake is individually wrapped. That matters if you want to pack one at a time.
Check the packaging for information about individual wrappers. Otherwise, use a well-sealed lunchbox to pack a cake yourself.
The standard varieties mentioned from Albert Heijn and Bolletje contain several allergens. Even with a product labelled gluten-free, the other ingredients and allergens still matter.
Read the latest label for the exact variety you’re buying, and check the requirements for your child and their school.
An egg cake on its own doesn’t cover the food groups discussed by the Netherlands Nutrition Centre for a school lunch, including wholegrain products, vegetables and fruit.
Put the lunch together first, then decide whether you’d also like to pack an egg cake.
Bolletje offers a Brosse Eierkoek, among other products.
AH Egg Cakes are listed as a 360 g pack with 12 portions of 30 g.
Jumbo lists mini egg cakes, standard packs, a wholegrain variety and a twin pack from Gluten Free Bakery Holland.
ALDI lists Heerlijck Banket Free-Range Egg Cakes in a pack of 12, weighing 360 g.
Lidl lists a pack of 12 egg cakes.
No, don’t pack an egg cake as the only part of the lunch. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre discusses wholegrain products, vegetables and fruit as some of the options for a school lunch, so consider everything in the lunchbox.
Check both the school’s guidelines and the latest label on the egg cake you’d like to pack. Albert Heijn and Bolletje list egg, cereals containing gluten, milk and soya, among other things, in the varieties mentioned here. Ingredients can differ between products.
No, a label such as wholegrain or spelt doesn’t mean a product is gluten-free. If you need a gluten-free option, look for a product that’s explicitly labelled as such, and check the other ingredients and allergens on the packaging too.
