For a fussy child, start by choosing a multipack with the right number of pots and portion size for the meals you have planned. Plain yoghurt may be a good fit if your child likes the flavour, while flavoured varieties are worth checking carefully for their ingredients and nutritional values. For a lunchbox, you’ll also need to consider how the yoghurt will be kept chilled until lunchtime. If your child is allergic to milk, check the label and follow the arrangements agreed with their school.
Individual pots make it easy to plan one portion per meal without serving yoghurt from a large tub. Multipack sizes listed by retailers include Danone’s eight 150 g pots and Delisse’s eight 125 g pots, so the amount in each pot matters just as much as the number of pots.
If your child turns down plain yoghurt, you could consider a flavoured or fruit variety, depending on their preferences. Compare the ingredients and nutritional values for each product, paying particular attention to sugars and fat per 100 g.
The Danone and Carrefour Bio products mentioned here contain milk. Check the label on the pot you buy and, if an individual care plan (PAI) is in place, follow the meal arrangements agreed with the school.
When planning meals for a fussy child, start with the portion size they’ll eat and the flavour they like. Then check what’s practical for their lunchbox arrangements.
| What to consider | What to check | Who is it for? |
|---|---|---|
| Individual portions | Number of pots and weight per pot: the formats mentioned include Delisse’s 8 × 125 g and Danone’s 8 × 150 g. | When I’m preparing several meals, I want pots that hold an amount my child will eat. Around 33% of consumers put getting the portion size right first. |
| Flavour and ingredients | Plain or flavoured, ingredients list, sugars and fat per 100 g. | If my child refuses plain yoghurt, I look for a flavour they’ll enjoy rather than choosing at random. Flavour is the top priority for around 27% of consumers. |
| Milk and school meals | Whether milk is listed on the label and, if needed, the meal arrangements agreed with the school. | If my child has a diagnosed milk allergy, I need to know which product and meal arrangements are planned for them. This need takes priority over others for around 20% of consumers. |
| Uneaten pots | Number of meals planned and the date shown on the packaging. | If my child only eats yoghurt now and then, I’d rather avoid leaving pots unused. Around 20% of consumers prioritise buying an amount that will actually be eaten. |
According to its product listing, Auchan’s vanilla variety contains 12 g of sugars and 7.3 g of fat per 100 g. These figures apply to this particular product, not to all flavoured varieties.
Compare the nutritional information per 100 g and the ingredients list for the pots you’re actually considering.
Yoghurt is a chilled product, even when it comes in individual portions. The French Ministry of Agriculture reminds consumers that they also have a part to play in maintaining the cold chain.
Follow the storage instructions on the packaging and check how the pot will be kept chilled in transit and until lunchtime.
The Danone plain and Carrefour Bio plain products mentioned here list milk among their ingredients. Being organic or choosing a plain variety doesn’t change this.
Check the label every time you buy. If your child has a diagnosed food allergy, follow the meal arrangements agreed with the school, including those set out in a PAI if one is in place.
Carrefour lists a plain Greek-style yoghurt in a pack of eight 150 g pots.
Carrefour’s organic plain variety comes in four 125 g pots.
E.Leclerc lists a plain variety in eight 125 g pots, as well as a mango compote variety in four 150 g pots.
Auchan lists a vanilla Greek-style yoghurt in four 150 g pots, among other options.
Lidl France lists Eridanous Greek-style yoghurt in a multipack.
Yes, provided you can follow the storage instructions on the product until lunchtime and the arrangements are suitable for the school. The French Ministry of Agriculture reminds consumers that they also have a role to play in maintaining the cold chain. An individual pot doesn’t remove the need to plan how it will be kept chilled in transit.
Compare the ingredients list and nutritional values per 100 g for each product, particularly the sugars and fat. The DGCCRF (the French consumer affairs authority) says that showing values per 100 g makes it easier to compare products. For example, Auchan’s vanilla product lists 12 g of sugars per 100 g; this figure applies to that product only.
Check the ingredients for milk on every product before including it in your child’s meal; the Danone plain and Carrefour Bio plain products mentioned here contain milk. For school meals for a child with a diagnosed food allergy, confirm the arrangements with the school, including any adaptations covered by a PAI if one is in place.
No, this isn’t automatically the arrangement. French National Education and Éduscol guidance on PAIs allows for different arrangements depending on the situation, including a packed lunch brought from home. Confirm with the school which arrangement applies to your child under their PAI.