<p>Nutella and banana creeps from a Paris street vendor - absolutely divine!</p>
<p>Then there are the folks who sue Nutella because they assumed it was healthy: <a href=“FOODBEAST - Food News, Videos and Recipes.”>FOODBEAST - Food News, Videos and Recipes.;
<p>Over the years we had german exchange students (high school) stay with us. They always turned their noses up when I asked them if they wanted peanut butter. One came with her own jar of nutella ( probably three) for the 3 week stay. We rarely ate bread but I noticed that the loaf of bread was gone in a couple of days. I had to keep replacing it. This was when nutella was rare here.</p>
<p>We made Nutella cookies one day. Lots of recipes online. Might make you feel slightly healthier as you cut the Nutella with an egg and flour…</p>
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<p>I believe that the Speculoos Cookie Butter at TJ’s may be a seasonal item. I bought a jar before the holidays last year. I’ve been very good because it’s still almost full. Something that is very similar is Biscoff spread (as mentioned by a couple of people in this thread) which is sold in many stores.</p>
<p>No one in this house likes Nutella. We have a relative who sends us a jar every Christmas. And every year about now, I throw it away. A complete waste money…but this is a relative who does NOT want to hear that we don’t like something she likes!</p>
<p>So I’ve never tried it, and I can tell I shouldn’t–trying to cut down the simple carbs/ sugar in my life. I’m sure I’d like it.</p>
<p>But, and I mean this sincerely, not snarkily, in what way is this different from smearing frosting on bread and calling it a sandwich? Is it because it’s marketed differently? Because by description, it sure sounds similar!</p>
<p>I actually turn my dd onto Nutella and she introduced it to her college roommates. It is pretty bad for you but so tasty. Good on bananas and on a spoon. Easy way to get a chocolate fix.</p>
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<p>Just a suggestion. Instead of throwing away an unopened jar of Nutella that you receive as a gift every year, why not give it to a local food pantry?</p>
<p>Garland…the person that gives us Nutella every year discovered it while living in Europe. When they first came back to the U.S. it was not sold here. Then POOF it was on the shelves at the local grocery. Guess because they found it in Europe, it’s “better”.</p>
<p>I stop buying Nutella because we were progressively eating more and more of it. We went from a little jar every two months to two big Costco size jars a month. My whole household loves the stuff, but I have to agree that it is highly addictive and extremely high in calories.</p>
<p>^Doesn’t sound like it’s something a food pantry would appreciate, actually.</p>
<p>Actually, it turns out someone’s done the comparison, and frosting’s healthier:
[f/u:</a> Is Cheap Chocolate Frosting Healthier Than Nutella?](<a href=“http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/59263909.aspx]f/u:”>http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/59263909.aspx)</p>
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<p>My kids tasted it first at one of those crepe stands in Paris. They like it.</p>
<p>I’ve never tried it.</p>
<p>We bought a jar of Nutella last year as a novelty to just try it out. I had always thought it was some kind of health food that might taste like a combination of motor oil, sardines and ground up pinecones. Turns out it is almost straight sugar with chocolate flavoring…it was so sweet it almost tasted like it ought to be illegal! I think it tastes sweeter than Hersheys chocolate syrup. Nutella is not a health food! Same for the Biscoff Spread from Belgium…it is super sweet, almost like candy. I got the Biscoff for free and it was ok, but I wouldn’t pay for it…I’d rather eat a fresh Florida orange or an apple any day. The Biscoff Spread is packaged in a real glass jar, it would probably eat through a plastic jar with all the sugar.</p>
<p>In response to someone’s question, I would take Nutella over frosting any day. When I am picking a food, it’s not the calories/sugars I am concerned about, it’s the ingredients. Nutella has a few very simple ingredients - no hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, random substances with names you can’t pronounce. It’s not very simple to find a dessert with basic, good ingredients, so I definitely appreciate Nutella.</p>
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<p>I don’t like Nutella, and never have, even when I was at school in England back in the 1960s. So you are not alone. :)</p>
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<p>It is exceedingly easy to make desserts with a few simple ingredients that easily outshine Nutella.</p>
<p>Consolation, I am sure you are right, but I am just talking about store-bought desserts. I really don’t like cooking, so I was just referring to stuff you can buy ready to eat.</p>
<p>It contains palm kernel oil, and lots of it. Shame on you all for eating it.</p>
<p>There are other options for chocolate hazelnut spread without it.</p>
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<p>This is a self help group and we don’t need self righteous folks admonishing us!</p>
<p>What’s wrong with palm kernel oil? I am very curious!</p>