I just discovered nutella...I think I am in trouble!

bobbiedr
bobbiedr Posts: 260 Member
edited September 30 in Food and Nutrition
I have never had Nutella before last saturday, but I have been wanting to try it. So...I did. The cafe in our Barnes & Noble store had this nutella to go packet, so I figured I'd try it. It was SOOO good!

Later that day I went and bought a jar. It's not that much worse than peanut butter since skippy is 190 cals for 2 tbsp and nutella is 200 cals for 2 tbsp, but still soo good!

I think I am in trouble now! Trying to find ways to include it in my food without going over... lol
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  • handley1234
    handley1234 Posts: 13 Member
    It's really good on apples. lol
  • HannahPendrigh
    HannahPendrigh Posts: 147 Member
    if i have a chocolate craving, i slice up a banana and put a bit of nutella on each slice - so good!
  • otr12
    otr12 Posts: 632 Member
    That's exactly why I will never try it. I'm better off not knowing what I'm missing.
  • ronda_gettinghealthy
    ronda_gettinghealthy Posts: 777 Member
    Run away quickly.......not really...it is so good and you are right it is soooooo expensive (calorie wise) but I do work it in everynow and then....I like it on graham crackers....or sometimes just the spoon.....
  • FaithsVegWorkout
    FaithsVegWorkout Posts: 471
    Back away from the nutella. Just . . . slowly . . . back away. There's no way I could have that in my house.
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    I put that shizz on top of a cookie the other night... dont ever buy it from costco is what Im saying...
  • Beaukitty
    Beaukitty Posts: 34 Member
    It's really good on apples. lol

    Exactly what I was going to say! 1 Tbsp and a gala apple will run you about 150 cals which is awesome and you get a little extra Nutella left over to savor! :happy:

    You can also try it with bananas, but I think the banana sort of overpowers the Nutella. It's really good on whole wheat toast too! Tastes like a pastry.
  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
    I LOVE Nutella, but my trainer told me not to eat it. :cry:
  • juliapurpletoes
    juliapurpletoes Posts: 951 Member
    yep it IS great stuff put here by the :devil: !!

    I do try to include it every once in a while on low fat vanilla wafer cookies.....but honestly, just pray everyone else in the house gets to it FAST!
  • cassondraragan
    cassondraragan Posts: 233 Member
    yeah, I can't buy it. I'll stand at the open cabinet with a spoon. It doesn't last a night.
  • ♥♥YoungMrs♥♥
    ♥♥YoungMrs♥♥ Posts: 178
    That's exactly why I will never try it. I'm better off not knowing what I'm missing.


    fo shizzle ..
  • gabrielleshannonhatt
    gabrielleshannonhatt Posts: 44
    as weird as it sounds it taste really good on plain rice cakes
  • arotella
    arotella Posts: 98 Member
    Haha... this makes me laugh, because I did the same thing! I bought it not realizing it was going to be THAT good! I made my husband take it to work, because there is NO WAY I could just let that sit in the fridge or stop at 2 TBS!!
  • heatherrosebird
    heatherrosebird Posts: 6
    I spread a tbsp on a slice of whole grain bread, top with sliced strawberries and roasted oats. Great dessert treat when I'm under my calories at the end of the day.
  • PJoy6
    PJoy6 Posts: 38 Member
    Back away from the nutella. Just . . . slowly . . . back away. There's no way I could have that in my house.

    Absolutely! Back Away, turn around & run as fast as you can!!!

    A matter of fact, I believe a jar of nutella a week ago was what spurred me to get back on MFP and start calorie watching. I can't keep it in the house because a spoon is always in it. It's like crack.
  • slimmer189
    slimmer189 Posts: 135 Member
    I also love it - I have a jar in the cupboard and refuse to go near it now!
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    Oh and its super good in wonton wrappers then baked...
  • plantgrrl
    plantgrrl Posts: 436 Member
    In Italy Nutella is vitamin fortified! My husband thought he was crazy when he came back from a trip and it wasn't here. I found some in an Italian grocery and indeed it was! He was so glad he hadn't lost it! Ha ha! Anyhow, um...maybe a little on crackers. Or just as a treat?
  • FieryNikkie
    FieryNikkie Posts: 61 Member
    I LOVE Nutella, but my trainer told me not to eat it. :cry:

    Why??
  • tryingjustfortoday
    tryingjustfortoday Posts: 4
    RUN!! THAT STUFF WILL TRIP YOU UP! If any part of you tends to binge eat or emotionally eat, finishing a whole container at one time is too easy. ...and forget about it if you have any degree of PMS. That stuff should have a warning label!
  • RinaMax
    RinaMax Posts: 33
    You know what I do with it? I take 1/2 a tablespoon (YES ONLY 1/4 of a serving) and I spread it on a serving (which is half a wrap) of Joseph's Flax Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Lavash Bread and slice up have a banana and two strawberries (all thinly sliced) and lay the sliced up fruit on the wrap. Then roll it up. DELICIOUS! I usually warm up the wrap for a couple minutes before I spread the nutella and lay the slices of fruit in it.

    All for 161 calories, 28 carbs, 5 g fat, 7 g protein, 13 g sugar, 5 g fiber.
  • rosalee87
    rosalee87 Posts: 221 Member
    2nd week of my diet I had to take it to work and left it in the lounge for my coworkers to have....gone in a week.

    that's exactly why I couldn't have it in my house :(
  • ladderguy055
    ladderguy055 Posts: 22
    Try mixing it with marshmellow fluff. It increases the volume with only about 20 more cals and no fat. I also mix it with peanut butter (my achilles) and make a sandwich that doesn't blow my calorie intake.
  • ohpretty
    ohpretty Posts: 58 Member
    The Nutella addict in me is screaming for you to run away and never look back right now. I can eat it plain and be in heaven, unfortunately. But thankfully, I've had an unopened jar in my pantry sitting there for a month so I may just have kicked the addiction. :3
  • DavidH85
    DavidH85 Posts: 19
    Diet is only one part of losing weight... and Nutella is actually not all that bad for you. Anything in excess is bad for you, even water... it's called drowning. Find the balance, stay with the balance. If you want a little more on one side, you have to put an equal amount on the other side so you don't fall over. Look at how many callories a professional athlete -needs- to eat, and compare that to how much they exersise. Balance.
  • audram420
    audram420 Posts: 838 Member
    I can't have it in my house...I'll eat a jar in one day!!:sad:
  • Misiaxcore
    Misiaxcore Posts: 659 Member
    I will either put it on an english muffin rather than peanut butter, or if I'm really craving something sweet at the end of the day, I'll take a teaspoon and do half nutella and half peanut butter :) That usually satisfies my cravings.
  • corpus_validum
    corpus_validum Posts: 292 Member
    What's killer is crepes with nutella!!! Add in banana slices and OMG...broke da mouf good!!! MFP daily food journal be damned if a nutella snack was in front of me.
  • RMinVA
    RMinVA Posts: 1,085 Member
    I cannot keep Nutella in the house. If I own it, I will eat it, just like pudding, right out of the jar, by the spoonful.

    Please compare the complete nutritional stats and not just the overall calories on Nutella vs. Peanut butter. Nutella is LOADED with added sugar (21 g vs. 2g). And while Nutella has less fat, it also has less protein. It's better to stick to peanut butter.
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
    Nutella is amazing when I albsolutely cannot live without chocolate candy. It tastes just like those Ferrero Rocher candies. A little slathered on apple slices or even toast can end the crave for me.
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