Originally Posted by pedi08
I would like opinions on this product, is this a bad thing to eat?
Nutella is my one big processed food weakness.
It is the reason I can only say my diet is 99% unprocessed!
I treat it as a once in a while guilty pleasure type of treat. I definitely think it would be a ridiculous thing to feed my kiddos for breakfast every morning (like on the commercial) as they would be crazy wound up nut jobs!
ETA: I have a recipe for homemade chocolate hazelnut spread, I just haven`t had the heart to try it. (What if it doesn`t live up to my delicious nutella standards!?!)
Depends what you mean by "bad"? Is it good for your body? No way! Does is make your mouth happy and give you the warm-fuzzies, thereby improving your general outlook on life? Well, it does for me.
Seriously, Nutella is my comfort food. I don't have it every day or anything, but after a particularly tough day, tea with toast and nutella makes me happy.
If you ask my DH, Nutella is a major food group. I hate how misleading their commercials are "Made with hazelnuts, half a cup of skim milk and a dash of cocoa!" Aaaand... no sugar, right? I love Nutella as well, but like PPs, treat it as a guilty pleasure and not a daily breakfast staple.
I remember seeing it for the first time when I lived in Spain for a year. That stuff is tasty but so not something I'd eat a lot. It's sugar and chocolate and hazelnuts. It's a good desert though...
Oh, I used to love this stuff. Especially in crepes (when I ate wheat and dairy).
But last time I read the ingredient list, it contained hydrogenated vegetable oil. And this is one thing I just don't compromise on.
I woner if it would be possible to replicate Nutella at home? (Or come close?)
Originally Posted by OvenSeeksBun
If you ask my DH, Nutella is a major food group. I hate how misleading their commercials are "Made with hazelnuts, half a cup of skim milk and a dash of cocoa!" Aaaand... no sugar, right? I love Nutella as well, but like PPs, treat it as a guilty pleasure and not a daily breakfast staple.
Here is the blog that has two different homemade recipes for chocolate hazelnut spread. If anyone tries them, post your results please, I'd love to know how it turns out!
Originally Posted by EMS
Oh, I used to love this stuff. Especially in crepes (when I ate wheat and dairy).
But last time I read the ingredient list, it contained hydrogenated vegetable oil. And this is one thing I just don't compromise on.
I woner if it would be possible to replicate Nutella at home? (Or come close?)
The real Nutella is yummy but certainly not a superhealthy food alone because of all of the suger. Also the powdered milk is not organic.
There are worse things.....
I make this for my son. If you are used to the real Nutella you may not like it at frist. DS has not had the "real thing" for a while so he likes what I make for him on his toast:
Mix Agave nectar with some flaxseed or hemp oil
stir in Cocoa Powder
Stir Agave nectar-cocoa powder mixture in with Hazelnut butter or a Hazelnut-Almond nut mixture.
I dont measure ,so I can't tell you exactly how much, but you just try to get a consistancy like Nutella. I recently added a little whey powder and that was yummy too.
In any case I feel totally guilt free about feeding it to my family and eating it myself!
yeah, it's terrible for you. I know though - it is SO good!!
It has a ton of sugar, but the worst thing is I think it has high fructose cornsyrup, and maybe even trans fat. I did find a "healthier" nutella type stuff at the co-op that was just as yummy but at least just made with hazelnuts, chocolate and cane sugar. still - fattening and loaded with sugar! eck!
Originally Posted by syn_ack89
I saw the thread title and just had to pop in and say "YUM!!!".
Oh man I love that stuff.
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