Parents who want to hand out portions in advance
For a day out, playdate or holiday lunch, you may want to have a bag ready for each child, without having to portion out the chips on the spot.
Which pack type works best for you?
Families who portion snacks themselves
You can divide chips from a larger or resealable pack into tubs at home, and decide how much to pack for each lunch.
Shoppers who check ingredients
You want to check the ingredients and allergens for your chosen flavour, and decide how the chips will fit in alongside the rest of your lunch.
What should you look for when choosing?
Individual bags
Choose these: if each child needs their own sealed bag and you want to count out the right number in advance.
Keep in mind: the portion size is fixed for each bag, so check that the contents and weight per bag suit your lunch plans.
Resealable snack tub
Choose this: if you want to serve chips from one pack at different times.
Keep in mind: a snack tub does not contain individual bags, so you’ll need to portion out the chips for each child yourself.
Large sharing bag
Choose this: if you’re serving a group or filling tubs at home for several lunches.
Keep in mind: the bag doesn’t give you individually packed lunch portions; take tubs with you if you want to portion them out in advance.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is it important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed portions | Check that they really are tortilla chips, how many bags the pack contains and how many grams are in each bag. | For a day out, I want to give each child a sealed bag without portioning them out on the spot. A fixed portion is the top priority for around 44% of consumers. |
| Portioning for a group | Check the pack weight and the stated portions; Jumbo lists ten 30 g portions for its 300 g bag of Tortilla Chips Naturel. | When we’re having lunch together, I want to decide how many chips to put in each tub. This is the main priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and lunch | Check the current packaging for ingredients, allergens and nutritional information, and consider the chips alongside the rest of your lunch. | If I need to take allergens or the rest of the lunch into account, I want to check the label and plan the meal first. This matters most to around 23% of consumers. |
Common mistakes
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Mistaking multipack tortilla chips for individual snack bags
According to the product listing, ALDI’s individual snack bags contain regular crisps in plain and paprika flavours. SUN SNACKS tortilla chips are listed separately as a 300 g bag.
Check both the product type and the number and weight of the bags on the packaging.
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Treating a snack tub as individual portions
The Doritos Nacho Cheese snack tub at Albert Heijn is resealable, but it is still one shared pack.
Portion it out yourself if each child needs their own serving; choose individual bags if you need sealed portions.
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Guessing allergens from the flavour or brand name
The Doritos Nacho Cheese snack tub listed contains milk. A product name doesn’t tell you which allergens are in the pack you choose.
Check the current label for the exact variant each time you buy it.
Brands to consider
Doritos
Jumbo lists Doritos Nacho Cheese as 20 individual bags of 44 g. Albert Heijn also lists a resealable 140 g Nacho Cheese snack tub.
- You can choose between pre-portioned bags and a pack to serve from yourself.
- The snack tub isn’t a multipack of individual bags, and milk is listed as an allergen.
Jumbo
Alongside the Doritos bags, Jumbo lists its own-brand 300 g bag of Tortilla Chips Naturel.
- The own-brand bag lists ten 30 g portions to help you portion out the chips yourself.
- The bag doesn’t contain individual lunch bags.
Snack Day (Lidl)
Lidl lists Snack Day Tortillachips zeezout as a 300 g in-store product.
- The large bag is an option if you want to portion the chips out yourself.
- A 300 g bag is not a substitute for individually packed portions.
SUN SNACKS (ALDI)
ALDI lists SUN SNACKS tortilla chips in a 300 g bag. The separately listed individual snack bags contain regular crisps, not tortilla chips.
- You can divide a large bag between lunch tubs yourself.
- The individual snack bags aren’t an alternative if you’re specifically looking for individual bags of tortilla chips.
Mission
Mission features tortilla chips in its international range.
- For a holiday lunch, first check which pack types are available in the Netherlands and where they’re sold.
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Frequently asked questions
Are tortilla chips suitable as the main part of a holiday lunch?
Serve tortilla chips alongside lunch, rather than making them the main part of it. For a school lunch, the Voedingscentrum recommends using wholegrain products, vegetables and fruit as a starting point.
When should I choose individual bags rather than a large bag?
Choose individual bags if you want to give each child a sealed portion without having to divide it up. For a shared lunch or tubs prepared at home, you can portion out chips from a large bag yourself; for example, Jumbo lists Doritos Nacho Cheese as 20 x 44 g bags and Jumbo Tortilla Chips Naturel 300 g as a sharing bag.
Should I check the allergens on every pack?
Yes, check the label on the specific variant you’re buying. The Doritos Nacho Cheese snack tub listed, for example, contains milk. Don’t rely on the flavour name alone or on a product description you’ve seen before.
How should I store tortilla chips from an opened sharing bag?
Follow the storage instructions on the packaging and seal the bag securely after use. Jumbo advises storing its 300 g bag of Tortilla Chips Naturel in a cool, dry place.