Nutella: Healthy or Not?
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softblondechick wrote: »Oh, you are not supposed to eat it with a spoon from the jar.....hmmm....whoops!
No, eat like this,
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dosage? yes, i understand it's not bad in small doses. i'm saying the marketing gimic sounds disingenuous. the general population who is shopping for nutella and goes for these marketing gimmics is not thinking of chocolate when they are shopping for healthy. whether or not it's fine in moderation is irrelevant.
Speaking of a single food....one cannot decide if it is healthy or not. You have to look at the context and dosage of that food within the scope of ones diet to determine if it is.
With that there is nothing unhealthy about nutella
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dude, get that dog out of there, chocolate, eh?0
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He's 14 - moderation XD0
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14? Well, my opinion on that is he can do whatever he wants, he's lived his run.
My ol boy was 14 when he went, he did love chocolate pecan pie towards the end.0 -
dosage? yes, i understand it's not bad in small doses. i'm saying the marketing gimic sounds disingenuous. the general population who is shopping for nutella and goes for these marketing gimmics is not thinking of chocolate when they are shopping for healthy. whether or not it's fine in moderation is irrelevant.
They don't claim it's healthy, exactly, at least not in the commercials I've seen. They do say that it is made from wholesome ingredients - cocoa, milk, and hazelnuts. They do not say it is made only from wholesome ingredients.
Whether cocoa, milk and hazelnuts are wholesome or not is an opinion. Lots of people don't think cocoa is wholesome. Some don't think milk is wholesome. Personally, I don't care. If I liked it, I'd eat it. I find it too sweet and too chocolatey. I love the hazelnut taste of gianduja and want that to be the most prominent.
Now as it happens, I just received a shipment of large amounts of imported chocolate (for baking/cooking, mostly). The company also sells gianduja spread from Italy. Specifically, the spread that won one of last year's international chocolate awards in that category. Couldn't resist ordering a jar. Now that is everything I wanted Nutella to be and more. Will be ordering more in my next shipment, I assure you.0 -
#cantkeepitinthehouse0
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dosage? yes, i understand it's not bad in small doses. i'm saying the marketing gimic sounds disingenuous. the general population who is shopping for nutella and goes for these marketing gimmics is not thinking of chocolate when they are shopping for healthy. whether or not it's fine in moderation is irrelevant.
They don't claim it's healthy, exactly, at least not in the commercials I've seen. They do say that it is made from wholesome ingredients - cocoa, milk, and hazelnuts. They do not say it is made only from wholesome ingredients.
Whether cocoa, milk and hazelnuts are wholesome or not is an opinion. Lots of people don't think cocoa is wholesome. Some don't think milk is wholesome. Personally, I don't care. If I liked it, I'd eat it. I find it too sweet and too chocolatey. I love the hazelnut taste of gianduja and want that to be the most prominent.
Now as it happens, I just received a shipment of large amounts of imported chocolate (for baking/cooking, mostly). The company also sells gianduja spread from Italy. Specifically, the spread that won one of last year's international chocolate awards in that category. Couldn't resist ordering a jar. Now that is everything I wanted Nutella to be and more. Will be ordering more in my next shipment, I assure you.
okay, that doesn't really sound all that misleading then.
i just started buying my own jars of nutella and making my own nutella crepes. i had been buying them on my walk to work every morning and realized i'm wasting way too much money buying these crepes when i can just buy a jar of nutella and make my own crepes. i have a lot of self control though with food (internet is my addiction, not food), so i have no problem limiting myself to one tablespoon a day. now i am curious to try that gianduja stuff. maybe when i finish this jar of nutella. nutalla is good, but i could envision something tasting better.0 -
dosage? yes, i understand it's not bad in small doses. i'm saying the marketing gimic sounds disingenuous. the general population who is shopping for nutella and goes for these marketing gimmics is not thinking of chocolate when they are shopping for healthy. whether or not it's fine in moderation is irrelevant.
They don't claim it's healthy, exactly, at least not in the commercials I've seen. They do say that it is made from wholesome ingredients - cocoa, milk, and hazelnuts. They do not say it is made only from wholesome ingredients.
Whether cocoa, milk and hazelnuts are wholesome or not is an opinion. Lots of people don't think cocoa is wholesome. Some don't think milk is wholesome. Personally, I don't care. If I liked it, I'd eat it. I find it too sweet and too chocolatey. I love the hazelnut taste of gianduja and want that to be the most prominent.
Now as it happens, I just received a shipment of large amounts of imported chocolate (for baking/cooking, mostly). The company also sells gianduja spread from Italy. Specifically, the spread that won one of last year's international chocolate awards in that category. Couldn't resist ordering a jar. Now that is everything I wanted Nutella to be and more. Will be ordering more in my next shipment, I assure you.
Ok share the brand? Gianduja is my favorite thing ever.0 -
dosage? yes, i understand it's not bad in small doses. i'm saying the marketing gimic sounds disingenuous. the general population who is shopping for nutella and goes for these marketing gimmics is not thinking of chocolate when they are shopping for healthy. whether or not it's fine in moderation is irrelevant.
They don't claim it's healthy, exactly, at least not in the commercials I've seen. They do say that it is made from wholesome ingredients - cocoa, milk, and hazelnuts. They do not say it is made only from wholesome ingredients.
Whether cocoa, milk and hazelnuts are wholesome or not is an opinion. Lots of people don't think cocoa is wholesome. Some don't think milk is wholesome. Personally, I don't care. If I liked it, I'd eat it. I find it too sweet and too chocolatey. I love the hazelnut taste of gianduja and want that to be the most prominent.
Now as it happens, I just received a shipment of large amounts of imported chocolate (for baking/cooking, mostly). The company also sells gianduja spread from Italy. Specifically, the spread that won one of last year's international chocolate awards in that category. Couldn't resist ordering a jar. Now that is everything I wanted Nutella to be and more. Will be ordering more in my next shipment, I assure you.
Ok share the brand? Gianduja is my favorite thing ever.
The brand is Slitti. They won with their milk chocolate gianduja spread called Riccosa. They took 2nd with their dark chocolate gianduja spread called Gianera. I, of course, had to order one of each. I'm undecided as to which I prefer - I only took a small taste and loved them both. I'll need a much larger sample set over a longer period of time to decide
In case anyone else feels like hunting down award-winning chocolates just for fun, link to last year's results is here: internationalchocolateawards.com/2014/11/world-final-2014-winners/
Oh, I should add. I ordered from an internet company - Chocosphere. Not sure how easy Slitti is to find other than local to Italy and online.0 -
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dosage? yes, i understand it's not bad in small doses. i'm saying the marketing gimic sounds disingenuous. the general population who is shopping for nutella and goes for these marketing gimmics is not thinking of chocolate when they are shopping for healthy. whether or not it's fine in moderation is irrelevant.
They don't claim it's healthy, exactly, at least not in the commercials I've seen. They do say that it is made from wholesome ingredients - cocoa, milk, and hazelnuts. They do not say it is made only from wholesome ingredients.
Whether cocoa, milk and hazelnuts are wholesome or not is an opinion. Lots of people don't think cocoa is wholesome. Some don't think milk is wholesome. Personally, I don't care. If I liked it, I'd eat it. I find it too sweet and too chocolatey. I love the hazelnut taste of gianduja and want that to be the most prominent.
Now as it happens, I just received a shipment of large amounts of imported chocolate (for baking/cooking, mostly). The company also sells gianduja spread from Italy. Specifically, the spread that won one of last year's international chocolate awards in that category. Couldn't resist ordering a jar. Now that is everything I wanted Nutella to be and more. Will be ordering more in my next shipment, I assure you.
Ok share the brand? Gianduja is my favorite thing ever.
The brand is Slitti. They won with their milk chocolate gianduja spread called Riccosa. They took 2nd with their dark chocolate gianduja spread called Gianera. I, of course, had to order one of each. I'm undecided as to which I prefer - I only took a small taste and loved them both. I'll need a much larger sample set over a longer period of time to decide
In case anyone else feels like hunting down award-winning chocolates just for fun, link to last year's results is here: internationalchocolateawards.com/2014/11/world-final-2014-winners/
Oh, I should add. I ordered from an internet company - Chocosphere. Not sure how easy Slitti is to find other than local to Italy and online.
Yeah I won't be getting this here unless I find it in a shop I think.. just too $$ lol.0 -
Nutella is nasty. It tastes like liquid sugar with a hint of chocolate. Peanut butter, on the other hand...
Personally, I don't like Nutella's macro distribution, and I don't eat it that often because of that and its taste. I know that it is primarily composed of quick-acting carbs (21g of carbs for 2tbsp of nutella compared to 6g of carbs for 2tbsp peanut butter) with a lower percentage of fat and protein, so it'll easily spike up my blood sugar and not keep me full for that long.0 -
JulieAnneFIU wrote: »
Just be careful not to mention it. Someone will whine to a mod and they'll warn you, because grammar correction is "attacking".0 -
I added 1 Tbsp Nutella to a banana-cherry-Greek yogurt smoothie. Tasted really good, but a bit too sweet. Will try 1/2 Tbsp next time, for only 50 cals to a healthy morning breakfast.0
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This thread is relevant to my interests.
I find Nutella good for my mental health at any rate...0 -
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".0 -
what's not healthy about it, exactly?0
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It's a delightful treat0
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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?0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »I wasn't aware that anyone actually thought of Nutella as a "health food."
That....
Idk though...it sure does seem healthy for my soul! Lol. So addicting. My sister made nutella and strawberry crepes w/ whipped topping once.....I highly recommend for a treat. So good.0 -
The first time I laid eyes on Nutella was in Poland. My host family bought it for us because they thought all Americans loved Nutella. I made sure to buy some once I got home!
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Worth noting the date on this article is from 2011. Several years ago, Nutella started an American TV ad campaign that stated that Nutella on toast was a healthy, well balanced breakfast for children, and I suppose their website stated the same. It bit them in the butt, because a perfect storm of anti-sugar, anti-fat, and breakfast is the most important meal folks rained down almighty guilt on them for trying to make kids fat and sugar-crazy.
To be fair, I'm not sure I would consider Nutella on toast a good daily breakfast for kids, depending on what they were eating the rest of the day. When I was a kid, breakfast was possibly the only meal I ate that wasn't overly fat-and-sugary, so it wouldn't have been appropriate in my family.
To be more fair, if you are deciding what to feed your kids for breakfast based on TV commercials, and not reading labels, I suppose it's just Survival of the Fittest kicking in anyway.
I didn't know Nutella existed until I was in my 30's. It's definitely yummy, but I kind of think of it as a shortcut to drinking hot cocoa while I eat peanut butter with a spoon. Which I do on a fairly regular basis...0 -
That article: So...much...derp...0
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It is basically candy, delicious stuff. I would not categorize it as healthy.
Entirely up to you how you want to use your calories.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »shadow2soul wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »I wasn't aware that anyone actually thought of Nutella as a "health food."
Same. I don't think I've ever seen it referred to as "healthy."
It is however yummy and slightly addicting. I won't keep a jar in the house, but if I ever really want some I go to the store and grab one of those Nutella to Go things. Prevents me from over indulging in it. In the house it is just way to tempting.
I get the 30g single servings, enough to slather on a slice of toast!
Pre-long run/ ride fuel -
Four slices of wholemeal toast, butter, nutella and mashed banana.
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Worth noting the date on this article is from 2011. Several years ago, Nutella started an American TV ad campaign that stated that Nutella on toast was a healthy, well balanced breakfast for children, and I suppose their website stated the same. It bit them in the butt, because a perfect storm of anti-sugar, anti-fat, and breakfast is the most important meal folks rained down almighty guilt on them for trying to make kids fat and sugar-crazy.
To be fair, I'm not sure I would consider Nutella on toast a good daily breakfast for kids, depending on what they were eating the rest of the day. When I was a kid, breakfast was possibly the only meal I ate that wasn't overly fat-and-sugary, so it wouldn't have been appropriate in my family.
To be more fair, if you are deciding what to feed your kids for breakfast based on TV commercials, and not reading labels, I suppose it's just Survival of the Fittest kicking in anyway.
I didn't know Nutella existed until I was in my 30's. It's definitely yummy, but I kind of think of it as a shortcut to drinking hot cocoa while I eat peanut butter with a spoon. Which I do on a fairly regular basis...
Context and Dosage
Nutella on Toast can very well be part of a healthy diet even for children.
It's too bad a lot of the generation Xers have so much pull and not enough education to know better and take accountability for their actions.
Guess it's easier to blame corporations and government.0 -
I think we need to turn this thread constructive.
How does one create a nutella cocktail?0 -
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wut?
really? Well now. FILBERT MY COFFEE OFF.0
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