For a snack to take to nursery, choose a multipack of individual pots with enough portions for your needs. Before settling on a flavour, check its texture, ingredients and nutritional information. Also confirm the nursery’s rules and how the yoghurt will be kept chilled.
Individual pots in a multipack make it easy to plan regular snacks without decanting a large pot into other containers. The right number of pots depends on how often they’ll be eaten and the use-by date shown on the pack.
Whether it’s fruit pieces, puréed fruit or flavoured yoghurt, the general product name alone doesn’t tell you exactly what’s inside. Check the ingredients and nutritional information for the specific product and flavour you choose.
Before taking in chilled yoghurt, confirm the nursery’s arrangements for accepting it and keeping it refrigerated. If a health condition requires adjustments, an individualised care plan (PAI) can set out the agreed arrangements.
When choosing pots for nursery, start by checking the nursery’s rules and how the yoghurt will be kept chilled. Then decide how many portions you need, followed by the texture and recipe of each flavour.
| What to check | Things to look out for | Who is this for? |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery rules and allergens | Confirm that the nursery accepts the pots and check the ingredients for the exact product. If there’s a PAI, follow the arrangements agreed with the nursery. | If my child has dietary requirements, I need to know whether the recipe and the nursery’s arrangements are suitable. Around 28% of consumers put these rules and allergens first. |
| Keeping it chilled | Check the storage temperature on the pack, and plan how you’ll transport it and get it into the fridge on arrival. | When I take a chilled product to nursery, I want to be able to keep it cold during the journey and once it’s handed over. Keeping food chilled is the top priority for around 28% of consumers. |
| Number of pots | Compare the number of pots, their weight, the flavours and the use-by date with the portions you’ve planned. | For regular snacks, I want enough individual pots without having to keep surplus ones for too long. Around 22% of consumers put this ahead of other considerations. |
| Texture and recipe | Check whether the product contains fruit pieces, is made with puréed fruit or is flavoured, and read the ingredients and nutritional information for the flavour you choose. | If my child doesn’t like fruit pieces, texture matters just as much as flavour, and I want to check the exact recipe. Around 22% of consumers prioritise texture and ingredients. |
A fruit yoghurt may contain no fruit pieces, have fruit pieces or simply be fruit-flavoured. These descriptions alone don’t tell you everything about the ingredients in each flavour.
Before buying a large pack, check the exact product name, ingredients list and nutritional information for the product you’re considering.
Chilled yoghurts need to be kept refrigerated. The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses) advises buying chilled products at the end of your shop and using an insulated bag to transport them.
Plan your journey and ask the nursery when the pots can be put in the fridge.
If the yoghurt can’t be kept chilled, you may not be able to use the portions you’ve set aside for this snack.
The dairy products mentioned in this article are not interchangeable with a product permitted as part of a medically required diet. According to France’s Ministry of National Education, the PAI framework applies to nurseries, among other settings, when a health condition requires adjustments.
Check the label for the exact recipe and follow the arrangements agreed with the nursery, rather than choosing a substitute based on the product name alone.
A larger multipack could leave you with unused pots if some of the flavours aren’t suitable or the use-by date arrives before you’ve finished the pack.
Count the snacks you’ve planned, check the flavours and use-by date, then see what pack sizes are available in your shop.
In its Activia range, the products listed by Auchan include a 12 × 125 g multipack of yoghurt with puréed fruit and no pieces, and a 16 × 125 g multipack of assorted fruit yoghurts with pieces.
Yoplait describes Panier de Yoplait as a yoghurt with pieces of fruit; Auchan lists a 16 × 125 g Panier multipack.
Carrefour offers fruit yoghurts in a pack of 12 × 125 g pots, a size worth comparing with the number of snacks you’ve planned.
E.Leclerc lists ECO+ in a 12 × 125 g pack and Delisse with fruit pieces in a 16 × 125 g pack.
Auchan offers a fruit-flavoured whole milk yoghurt in an 8 × 125 g pack, supplied in glass pots.
First, ask the nursery whether it accepts this type of snack and how chilled pots should be handed over and stored. If a health condition requires adjustments, the PAI framework described by France’s Ministry of National Education covers nurseries, among other settings. You’ll need to agree the arrangements for your child with the nursery.
Keep chilled yoghurt out of the fridge for as little time as possible, and confirm that it can be refrigerated as soon as you arrive. Anses recommends using an insulated bag to transport chilled products; also check the storage temperature shown on the pack you’ve chosen.
No. The Activia products listed by Auchan include one made with puréed fruit and no pieces, and another with assorted fruit and pieces. Yoplait also describes Panier de Yoplait as containing pieces of fruit, so check the exact product name before choosing a texture.
Check the ingredients list for milk or milk proteins, then compare the sugars in the nutritional information on the same basis, for example per 100 g. Check each flavour in the multipack: the information for one recipe won’t automatically apply to the others.