Nutella: Healthy or Not?

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  • kristydi
    kristydi Posts: 781 Member
    My kids love Nutella. I frequently make crepes with Nutella or waffle Nutella sandwiches. Both are really good with sliced strawberries or bannans in them.

    Sure it's not broccoli health wise, but there's nothing wrong with it either. Like Cookie Monster says, its a sometimes food.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    adowe wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »
    This is a great article discussing the pros and cons of Nutella by looking at its ingredients. Labeling foods as good or bad may be a false dichotomy but consider her conclusion:

    "The bottom line: Why try to make out something is healthy when it’s not? And clearly not, when you look at the true list of Nutella ingredients. Just accept Nutella for the chocolatey treat it is! Have it on toast, croissant or crepes. It’s a good case of clever marketing that highlights the few positives — and says nothing about the bad things."

    Here's the link: http://foodwatch.com.au/blog/additives-and-labels/item/nutella-the-full-correct-list-of-ingredients.html

    I didn't read the article, but I agree completely with the synopsis. It's chocolate with a little hazelnut added. The primary ingredient is sugar. It's not going to be high on the list of "healthy foods".

    Why not? what's unhealthy about it?

    I didn't say it was unhealthy.
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    Just saying, there was a class action lawsuit that the manufacturers of Nutella lost for advertising it as "healthy".

    Here is the link if you are interested:

    http://consumerist.com/2012/04/26/theres-actually-a-settlement-in-nutella-health-food-class-action-lawsuit/


    I love it, but honestly, I have not had any in the 3 years that I have been on MFP. Too calorie dense for me.


  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    edited March 2015
    Ha!

    I filed a claim under the Nutella lawsuit for some free bucks a few years ago and just got a check for $7.15 today. I plan to spend my well earned money like any honest American should and get me a nice, healthy pint of Talanti, some chocolate, or cookie butter.
  • Erfw7471
    Erfw7471 Posts: 242 Member
    Mmmmm, Nutella mixed with Speculoos cookie butter. But I surely wouldn't consider it healthy.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    spacequiztime wrote: »
    Ha!

    I filed a claim under the Nutella lawsuit for some free bucks a few years ago and just got a check for $7.15 today. I plan to spend my well earned money like any honest American should and get me a nice, healthy pint of Talanti, some chocolate, or cookie butter.

    Oh I wish I had known about it... I would have bought more Nutella with it, lol!
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