Comments on: The “New” Nutella – A Nutritious Spread? [Inside the Label] http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-new-nutella-a-nutritious-spread-inside-the-label/ eat a bit better™ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:35:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: samantha http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-new-nutella-a-nutritious-spread-inside-the-label/comment-page-1/#comment-3412 samantha Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:25:46 +0000 http://www.fooducate.com/blog/?p=2425#comment-3412 I don't care how fat I am, or how fattening and "bad for you" Nutella is, I'm eating it anyway. How 'bout them apples? I don’t care how fat I am,
or how fattening and “bad for you” Nutella is,
I’m eating it anyway.
How ’bout them apples?

]]> By: "Stelawink" http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-new-nutella-a-nutritious-spread-inside-the-label/comment-page-1/#comment-3072 "Stelawink" Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:42:01 +0000 http://www.fooducate.com/blog/?p=2425#comment-3072 Wow, This is really terrible. I was doing a project on food and I chose crepes. I looked at this to find the calories. NOW THERE IS 119.41 calories in plain Nutella crepes Wow,
This is really terrible.
I was doing a project on food and I chose crepes.
I looked at this to find the calories.
NOW THERE IS 119.41 calories in plain Nutella crepes

]]> By: Sam http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-new-nutella-a-nutritious-spread-inside-the-label/comment-page-1/#comment-1921 Sam Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:30:33 +0000 http://www.fooducate.com/blog/?p=2425#comment-1921 Awesome detective work! I've always been suspicious of Nutella and it's artificial vanilla... I've found something similar (<a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/chocolate-hazelnut-spread/" rel="nofollow">homemade chocolate hazelnut spread</a>) that uses: hazelnuts, cocoa powder, agave nectar, vanilla extract, hazelnut oil and salt - that's it! Check it! Awesome detective work! I’ve always been suspicious of Nutella and it’s artificial vanilla…

I’ve found something similar (homemade chocolate hazelnut spread) that uses: hazelnuts, cocoa powder, agave nectar, vanilla extract, hazelnut oil and salt – that’s it!

Check it!

]]> By: Carol http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-new-nutella-a-nutritious-spread-inside-the-label/comment-page-1/#comment-1917 Carol Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:04:31 +0000 http://www.fooducate.com/blog/?p=2425#comment-1917 Not a big fan of Nutella... but if saturated fat is an issue, peanut butter will provide the same amount per 2 Tbsp. serving (which, by the way, is a lot of spread for one slice of bread, unless you're trying to gain weight). Almond butter costs more than PB (but less than hazelnut), but tastes great and has half the saturated fat (but slightly less protein and more total fat). To make your own chocolate nut butter spread, try melting semisweet chocolate chips in microwave or double boiler, then gradually stir it into some almond butter. Of course, chocolate chips contain sugar, but anything with chocolate is going to contain some sugar, because the stuff isn't naturally sweet. "Spread thinly" is the real key with anything so dense in calories/fat; i.e., deprogram yourself from what advertisements and restaurants use for a portion size, and you'll be able to enjoy more foods without worry. Not a big fan of Nutella… but if saturated fat is an issue, peanut butter will provide the same amount per 2 Tbsp. serving (which, by the way, is a lot of spread for one slice of bread, unless you’re trying to gain weight). Almond butter costs more than PB (but less than hazelnut), but tastes great and has half the saturated fat (but slightly less protein and more total fat). To make your own chocolate nut butter spread, try melting semisweet chocolate chips in microwave or double boiler, then gradually stir it into some almond butter. Of course, chocolate chips contain sugar, but anything with chocolate is going to contain some sugar, because the stuff isn’t naturally sweet.

“Spread thinly” is the real key with anything so dense in calories/fat; i.e., deprogram yourself from what advertisements and restaurants use for a portion size, and you’ll be able to enjoy more foods without worry.

]]> By: Dr. Susan Rubin http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-new-nutella-a-nutritious-spread-inside-the-label/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 Dr. Susan Rubin Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:41:38 +0000 http://www.fooducate.com/blog/?p=2425#comment-1913 I'm personally not afraid of saturated fat, so that part of the palm oil is not an issue to me. The environmental impact of Palm Oil is another thing! The Rainforest Action Network has been working hard to increase awareness of where palm oil comes from and how unsustainable farming of palm oil impacts ALL of us (even those who aren't pigging out on Nutella!) http://ran.org/the_problem_with_palm_oil/ Best bet? Create your own nutbutter using ingredients that are good, clean and fair! I’m personally not afraid of saturated fat, so that part of the palm oil is not an issue to me. The environmental impact of Palm Oil is another thing! The Rainforest Action Network has been working hard to increase awareness of where palm oil comes from and how unsustainable farming of palm oil impacts ALL of us (even those who aren’t pigging out on Nutella!) http://ran.org/the_problem_with_palm_oil/

Best bet? Create your own nutbutter using ingredients that are good, clean and fair!

]]> By: Fazal Majid http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-new-nutella-a-nutritious-spread-inside-the-label/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 Fazal Majid Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:30:07 +0000 http://www.fooducate.com/blog/?p=2425#comment-1912 Nutella was a staple of my childhood in 70s France, but nowadays I eat gianduja paste made by other companies, like "Nocciolata" by Agrimontana. They tend to have a higher proportion of hazelnuts and less oil, and taste better. At least Ferrero discontinued the practice of using peanut oil in the US version of Nutella. Nutella's taste is very hard to reproduce by competitors because Ferrero has cornered a huge proportion of the supply for Piemont hazelnuts, using long-term contracts. 80% of the world's hazelnut supply comes from Turkey, and while those are fine nuts, they do not have quite the flavor of the Piemontese nuts. Nutella was a staple of my childhood in 70s France, but nowadays I eat gianduja paste made by other companies, like “Nocciolata” by Agrimontana. They tend to have a higher proportion of hazelnuts and less oil, and taste better. At least Ferrero discontinued the practice of using peanut oil in the US version of Nutella.

Nutella’s taste is very hard to reproduce by competitors because Ferrero has cornered a huge proportion of the supply for Piemont hazelnuts, using long-term contracts. 80% of the world’s hazelnut supply comes from Turkey, and while those are fine nuts, they do not have quite the flavor of the Piemontese nuts.

]]> By: Joanna Sutter (Fitness & Spice) http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2009/10/11/the-new-nutella-a-nutritious-spread-inside-the-label/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Joanna Sutter (Fitness & Spice) Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:43:23 +0000 http://www.fooducate.com/blog/?p=2425#comment-1911 Interesting. Very interesting. I appreciate your style of reporting...it's very responsible. I've never had Nutella because I fear I'd eat the entire jar in one sitting, but now I have better reason to avoid it...I'll stick with natural nut butters with 1-2 ingredients. Thank you for another great post. Interesting. Very interesting. I appreciate your style of reporting…it’s very responsible.

I’ve never had Nutella because I fear I’d eat the entire jar in one sitting, but now I have better reason to avoid it…I’ll stick with natural nut butters with 1-2 ingredients. Thank you for another great post.

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