If you’re choosing for someone with coeliac disease, first look for chocolate breakfast cereal that is explicitly labelled ‘gluten-free’. Then choose between chocolate muesli, corn and rice stars or peanut granola, depending on your preferred breakfast style and any other allergens to consider. In a shared holiday kitchen, keep the product separate from food containing gluten.
For them, the first thing to look for is an explicit gluten-free label. In an unfamiliar or shared kitchen, it’s also important to think about how the cereal is stored and served. The Dutch Coeliac Association advises keeping gluten-free products in their packaging for as long as possible.
Chocolate muesli, star-shaped cereal and granola offer different breakfast styles. Compare the ingredients and travellers’ preferences before choosing one product for everyone.
If you also need to avoid peanuts, nuts, soya or milk, a gluten-free label alone isn’t enough. Check the latest allergen information and any dietary claims for each product.
First, check for a gluten-free label. Then consider what will work in your holiday kitchen, and whether the ingredients, breakfast style and allergens suit everyone travelling with you.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Especially relevant for |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free label | Look for ‘gluten-free’ on the current packaging, and check the ingredients and allergens. If the product contains oats, pay particular attention to this label. | If someone with coeliac disease is eating with us, I first want to know whether the cereal I’ve chosen is explicitly gluten-free; around 40% of consumers put this check first. |
| Storage and serving | Take the product with you unopened and set aside a clean place, along with clean or separate utensils, for breakfast. | In a shared holiday kitchen, I want to be able to store and serve my breakfast separately; this is the main concern for around 30% of consumers. |
| Breakfast style and allergens | Compare muesli, corn and rice stars, and granola by ingredients, nutritional information per 100 g and allergens. | When we eat breakfast together, I want to choose a type of cereal that suits our tastes and other dietary requirements; around 30% of consumers put this consideration first. |
For someone with coeliac disease, this is no substitute for an explicit gluten-free label. According to the Dutch Coeliac Association, ‘gluten-free’ means less than 20 mg of gluten per kg of product.
Check the gluten-free label on the current packaging, even if the cereal base seems suitable at first glance.
Bread crumbs on a worktop or shared utensils can bring the breakfast into contact with gluten.
Keep the packaging sealed until you’re ready to use it, and use clean hands, a clean work surface and clean or separate utensils.
Holie's chocolate peanut granola contains peanuts. The product information for AH Glutenvrij chocolate muesli notes that other allergens may be present.
Check the full allergen information for everyone travelling with you before choosing a product.
Chocolate muesli, corn and rice stars, and peanut granola differ in their ingredients, nutritional values and textures. A chocolate label won’t tell you which one is right for your breakfast.
Compare the ingredients and nutritional information per 100 g, and consider how much you’d usually serve.
AH Glutenvrij Krokante muesli chocolade is a 300 g chocolate muesli made with gluten-free oat flakes.
Freee Chocolate stars glutenvrij is a star-shaped chocolate cereal made with corn and rice, for anyone who prefers cereal to muesli or granola.
Holie's Gluten Free Granola Peanut Chocolate is a chocolate peanut granola made with gluten-free oat flakes.
These two pack sizes suit anyone who prefers chocolate peanut granola for breakfast. Choose the size that works for your stay, and check the gluten-free label and allergen information for your chosen variety before buying.
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For anyone who wants to take enough chocolate peanut granola for several breakfasts. This variety comes in six 330 g packs. If you need to avoid peanuts or oats, check the latest allergen information.
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For anyone who wants to take one pack of chocolate peanut granola. The pack contains 330 g. Check the allergen information and think about how you’ll store the granola separately once it’s opened.
Check that the current packaging is explicitly labelled ‘gluten-free’. According to the Dutch Coeliac Association, this means less than 20 mg of gluten per kg of product. Also read the ingredients and allergen information.
No, don’t assume they are. The Dutch Coeliac Association highlights the risk of oats being cross-contaminated with wheat. If a product contains oats, choose one with an explicit gluten-free label and check the packaging.
Keep the packaging sealed for as long as possible, and use clean hands, a clean work surface and clean or separate utensils when serving. Don’t serve it from a bowl that may also be used for breakfast containing gluten.
At the very least, check for peanuts and for information about the possible presence of other allergens. Jumbo’s product information lists peanuts in Holie's Gluten Free Granola Peanut Chocolate. Also read the latest allergen information on the pack you choose.
