For an everyday snack for a young toddler or toddler, it’s better to choose vegetables, fruit or some wholemeal bread, as advised by the Voedingscentrum, rather than Muisjes. For an occasional celebration, you can serve Muisjes as a sweet topping and decide how much to use, but the 270 g and 330 g boxes mentioned here aren’t multipacks with individual toddler-sized portions. When buying, always check the latest ingredients and allergen information too.
Looking for something for your lunchbox or an everyday snack for a young toddler or toddler? The Voedingscentrum recommends vegetables, fruit and some wholemeal bread as snacks for this age group. Muisjes are a sweet topping, so they serve a different purpose.
Muisjes can be served as a topping at a birth celebration, birthday or other special occasion. With a standard box, you decide how much to serve; the packaging doesn’t divide the product into individual toddler-sized portions.
Looking specifically for Muisjes and prefer 270 g to a 330 g box? Jumbo lists De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes in a 270 g box. This is also a sharing box, not a multipack with individual sachets.
First decide whether you’re looking for an everyday snack or Muisjes as a topping for a special occasion. Then consider how much you want to serve and which box size suits you.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this important to? |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday snack | Distinguish between an everyday snack and a sweet topping. The Voedingscentrum recommends vegetables, fruit and some wholemeal bread for young toddlers and toddlers. | When I’m looking for something for every day, I want it to suit an everyday toddler snack. Around 42% of consumers put this need first. |
| Portion for a special occasion | Decide how much to serve yourself: Albert Heijn lists a 15 g portion for De Ruijter Roze en witte Muisjes 330 g, but it isn’t an individually wrapped sachet. | For a treat, I want to decide in advance how much Muisjes to serve as a topping. For around 33% of consumers, choosing the portion is their main concern. |
| Box size and sharing | Compare 270 g Gestampte Muisjes with the 330 g colour variants mentioned here. A sharing box isn’t the same as a multipack of lunchbox portions. | When several people are eating, I mainly consider the total quantity and the occasion. This is the most important consideration for around 25% of consumers. |
The Muisjes mentioned here come in 270 g or 330 g boxes. PLUS describes the 330 g blue-and-white box as containing around 22 portions, but they aren’t individually wrapped.
Choose a box if you want to portion out the topping yourself. For an everyday lunchbox snack, look for a product that suits that purpose.
After serving at a small celebration, you may have some Muisjes left in the opened box.
Muisjes are sugar-coated aniseed. Albert Heijn lists 79 g of sugars per 100 g for De Ruijter Roze en witte Muisjes 330 g; the Voedingscentrum recommends other products for everyday snacks for young toddlers and toddlers.
If you choose Muisjes, serve them as a topping that you portion out yourself for an occasional celebration, rather than leaving them out as a snack to eat by the handful.
The product information listed for Muisjes includes wheat. Ingredients may vary between variants, and product information can change.
Check the latest ingredients and allergen information on the label of every box, even if you’ve bought the same colour before.
De Ruijter is the brand behind the Muisjes mentioned here. The retailers below provide product information to help you compare variants and labels.
Brand behind Gestampte Muisjes 270 g and the colour variants mentioned here in 330 g boxes.
Retailer with product information about De Ruijter Roze en witte Muisjes 330 g.
Retailer listing De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes 270 g.
Retailer with product information about Gestampte Muisjes 270 g and 330 g colour variants.
Don’t choose Muisjes as an everyday snack for a young toddler or toddler. For these occasions, the Voedingscentrum recommends foods from the Wheel of Five, such as vegetables, fruit and some wholemeal bread. Muisjes are a sweet topping for a different occasion.
No: the Muisjes sizes mentioned here come in 270 g and 330 g boxes, and you portion them out yourself. Even when PLUS lists around 22 portions in a 330 g box, they aren’t individually wrapped lunchbox portions.
Check the allergen information on the current packaging, paying particular attention to the wheat listed for the variants mentioned here. Check the label again if you switch variants or buy a new box.
After opening, keep the packaging tightly closed, as Joybuy advises for De Ruijter Pink Muisjes 330 g, and follow the instructions on the box. A resealable sharing box doesn’t turn the product into individually wrapped toddler snacks.
