For an occasional biscuit after school, you can choose spritz biscuits if the allergens are suitable and you can measure out a portion. A portion per biscuit doesn’t mean that each biscuit is individually wrapped. For a daily snack, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends fruit and vegetables as good choices for children aged 4 to 12. Before sending biscuits to school or an after-school club, check the local rules.
When choosing spritz biscuits for after school, it makes a difference whether you’re serving one from a pack at home or want to send one in with your child.
If a biscuit is an occasional treat, the portion information can help you compare options. Albert Heijn lists nine portions in a 150 g pack of Verkade Nobo Sprits Original; Verkade states that each biscuit contains around 89 kcal.
When packing a biscuit, both the allergens in the chosen variety and the rules at school or the after-school club matter. Product information from Verkade and PLUS shows that ingredients such as wheat, milk, egg and soya can vary between spritz biscuits. So check the label on the pack you’re sending in.
A chocolate coating changes more than the flavour. Verkade states that Nobo Sprits Melk contains soya and 4.9 g of sugars per biscuit, among other information. Compare its ingredients and portion size with the plain variety before choosing.
Start by checking the allergens and any rules at school or the after-school club. Then decide whether it’s an occasional treat or a daily snack, and only then compare portions and flavours.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Allergens and school rules | Read the allergen declaration for your chosen variety and ask what rules the school or after-school club follows. | If I need to send in a biscuit, I want to check that the label and local rules are suitable first. This check would be the main concern for around 36% of consumers. |
| How often it’s eaten | Decide whether the biscuit is an occasional treat or will become part of a daily routine; if so, compare other snacks too. | If there’s something ready every school day, I don’t want to automatically choose a biscuit. The daily food choice would come first for around 29% of consumers. |
| Portion size and storage | Compare the number of biscuits, the portion per biscuit and the storage instructions after opening; don’t assume they’re individually wrapped. | I want to be able to take one biscuit and save the rest of the pack for later. Portioning and storage convenience would be the main concern for around 21% of consumers. |
| Plain, chocolate or butter | Compare the ingredients and nutritional information for each variety, not just the name or pack weight. | If the essentials are right, I like to choose a flavour the child will enjoy. This choice of flavour would matter most to around 14% of consumers. |
Albert Heijn lists nine portions for a 150 g pack of Verkade Nobo Sprits Original and ten portions for 200 g of AH Spritsen. This tells you about the portion size, not whether each biscuit is individually wrapped.
If you need to put a biscuit in a school bag, check the packaging format specifically. For a pack to keep at home, also check how to store it after opening.
Verkade Nobo Sprits Original lists wheat and milk; the milk chocolate variety also lists soya. PLUS also lists egg for its spritz biscuits.
Check the current allergen declaration for every flavour you choose, even if you’ve bought a different spritz biscuit from the same brand before.
Verkade states that Nobo Sprits Melk has a milk chocolate coating and contains 4.9 g of sugars per biscuit, compared with 4.0 g for Nobo Sprits Original. The milk variety also contains soya.
When comparing these two varieties, check both the ingredients and the nutritional information per biscuit.
Albert Heijn and PLUS state that product information can change. This is particularly important when ingredients or allergens affect your choice.
Use the online information to compare options, then check the current packaging before serving or sending the biscuits in.
These brand names refer to specific spritz biscuit varieties. Check the packaging of the product you choose; the ingredients in one variety don’t necessarily apply to the whole product range.
Nobo Sprits Original and Nobo Sprits Melk offer a choice between a plain biscuit and a milk chocolate variety.
PLUS Spritsen 175 g is an own-brand option if you’re specifically looking for butter spritz biscuits.
ALDI lists Biscotto Roomboterspritsen as a pack of 12 biscuits weighing 175 g.
AH Spritsen is a butter variety in a 200 g pack, with ten stated portions.
This product selection is a milk chocolate spritz biscuit for an occasional treat. If you’re looking for an individual portion or a biscuit to take with you, also check the packaging and the information per biscuit.
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For an occasional treat if you’re looking for a milk chocolate spritz biscuit.
150 g pack. The product information lists wheat, milk and soya; check the current packaging carefully, especially if nuts or sesame are a concern. Also check the portion per biscuit and whether the biscuits are individually wrapped if you want to send one in.
The regular varieties from Verkade and PLUS mentioned here contain wheat: Verkade Nobo Sprits Original lists wheat and cereals containing gluten, while PLUS lists wheat and wheat gluten. Don’t assume this applies to every biscuit; check the allergen declaration on the pack you choose.
Use the portion information for your chosen variety as a guide for comparison, not as a required number of biscuits. Albert Heijn lists around 16.8 g per portion for Verkade Nobo Sprits Original. If it’s a daily snack, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre recommends fruit and vegetables as good choices for children aged 4 to 12.
Follow the instructions on the packaging of your spritz biscuits. For Verkade Nobo Sprits, Jumbo recommends storing them in a cool, dry place and keeping the pack sealed after opening.
For a prepacked packet of biscuits, check the ingredients, allergens, net quantity, storage conditions and nutritional information. The European Commission lists these details, along with information such as a use-by or best-before date, as mandatory information for prepacked food. Compare nutritional values on the same basis, for example per 100 g or per portion.
