Choose a big bag of paprika crisps for adults and older children only, not as a snack for a baby aged 4 months to 1 year. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving babies salty foods. If your baby is at the table too, offer a separate, unsalted snack that’s suitable for their stage of development, and stay with your child while they eat.
If you’re looking for one snack for everyone, remember that paprika crisps and a baby’s snack are not the same thing. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving babies salty foods. So, for a baby aged 4 months to 1 year, choose a separate, unsalted snack instead of salted crisps.
A larger bag can be served to guests or older family members while your baby has their own snack. Choose something suited to the stage at which your child is learning to eat, and stay with them while they eat, as the Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises.
Decide what your baby will eat first, then choose how many crisps to buy for the older eaters. A larger pack doesn’t make its contents suitable as a snack for your baby.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who does this matter most to? |
|---|---|---|
| Salt in your baby’s snack | Choose an unsalted snack for your baby and keep salted crisps separate. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving babies salty foods. | If my baby is eating with us, I don’t want them taking crisps from the sharing bowl. Around 42% of consumers put a snack with no added salt for their baby first. |
| Suitable food to eat together | Choose a separate snack that suits your baby’s stage of development, and stay with them while they eat, as the Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises. | My baby is at the table but needs something different from the older eaters. Around 42% of consumers give the highest priority to a developmentally suitable snack with supervision. |
| Quantity for older eaters | Compare the pack weight with the number of people eating crisps, and check the current label on the bag you choose. | When we’re having drinks and nibbles, I want enough crisps for the older eaters without my baby joining in. Bag size comes first for around 16% of consumers. |
A pack designed for sharing isn’t necessarily suitable for a baby. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving babies salty foods.
Serve paprika crisps to older eaters and prepare a separate, unsalted snack for your baby.
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre lists pepper as a possible vegetable for first tastes. Paprika crisps aren’t the same as a suitably prepared vegetable snack.
Choose an unsalted snack for your baby, prepared in a way that suits the stage at which your child is learning to eat.
Albert Heijn points out that ingredients, nutritional values and allergen information can change. Information for another bag or an older pack may not match what you’re serving.
Check the label on the exact pack, especially if any of the eaters have allergies.
These examples can help you compare packs for older eaters; none of the pack sizes mentioned makes paprika crisps suitable as a snack for a baby.
Jumbo’s range overview lists Lay's Paprika Chips in 200 g and 300 g packs.
Jumbo’s range overview lists its own 250 g paprika crisps and 335 g ridged paprika crisps.
Lidl lists paprika crisps in its Snack Day range as a snack for a film night or drinks and nibbles.
ALDI lists Sun Snacks paprika crisps in a 250 g pack.
These packs are options for adults and older eaters to enjoy together as a snack. They come in different sizes; your baby shouldn’t eat the crisps, but should have their own suitable snack.
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For a snack time when only older eaters are having paprika crisps.
200 g pack. Keep the crisps separate from your baby’s snack and check the label on the bag you’re serving.
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For older eaters if you’re looking for a larger bag of paprika crisps.
300 g pack. Give your baby their own unsalted snack and check the current label before serving.
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A ridged crisp option for a snack time with older eaters.
250 g pack. Keep the crisps out of your baby’s reach and check the ingredients and allergens on the current pack.
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For older eaters who want to share a smaller pack.
100 g pack; choose a different size if you’re specifically looking for a large sharing bag. Give your baby a separate snack and check the current label.
Don’t use even a single paprika crisp as a snack for a baby aged 4 months to 1 year. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises against giving babies salty foods; choose a separate, unsalted snack that’s suitable for the stage at which your child is learning to eat.
Give your baby their own unsalted snack, prepared appropriately. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends vegetables and fruit for first tastes, including pepper as a vegetable; prepare it in a way that suits your child’s stage of development and keep the crisps separate.
Yes, stay with your baby while they eat. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises supervising them so you can step in straight away if anything goes wrong, even when your baby is having their own snack alongside drinks and nibbles for adults.
