Nutella

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

A jar a day? How are you not fatter than me?
Or everybody on the forum combined? Jesus Horny, that's nuts.

 

[HORNS]

Originally Posted by Rambo

Or everybody on the forum combined? Jesus Horny, that's nuts.

I'm just glad it's over with.

I still luvs me some Nutella and banana crepes!!!

 

[gdl203]

Horns, I'm glad you won that battle. I'm not surprised to hear of addiction stories to this stuff - it is extremely satisfying, must be something in the chemistry that's titillating the right neurons or something...

 

[Redwoood]

Originally Posted by gdl203

Horns, I'm glad you won that battle. I'm not surprised to hear of addiction stories to this stuff - it is extremely satisfying, must be something in the chemistry that's titillating the right neurons or something...

It's basically sugar and fat with some cocoa and hazelnut flavouring.
One day's entire caloric intake requirements in a conveniently small package. No wonder we're genetically predisposed to like this kind of stuff. Of course, there was no such thing as costco when our genetic code was put together...

 

[gdl203]

"hazelnut flavouring"... Come on. It's full of delicious and healthy real hazelnut paste.

The fact that it's sugar and fat doesn't fully explain the powerful effect it has on people. There's plenty of fat and sweet junk food out there but only Nutella is true kryptonite material.

 

[HORNS]

I don't know what it was/is, but it definitely flips a switch in your brain.

 

[vaalbara]

Originally Posted by alexanduh

this happens when you let peanut butter or nutella sit for too long.

no, that's actually natural peanut butter that hasn't been pumped full of emulsifiers/preservatives

 

[Alter]

I have to admit that I have never tried it. Over the years I have often picked up a jar and put into my shopping cart only to change my mind and put it back on the shelf.

This thread was convincing me to go ahead and buy some...until Horns admission of his jar-a-day habit. Now I'm scared.

 

[lefty]

In honour of this thread I bought a freshly baked loaf of French bread and a jar of Nutella yesterday morning. Both are gone today. Still buzzing.

lefty

 

[HORNS]

Originally Posted by lefty

In honour of this thread I bought a freshly baked loaf of French bread and a jar of Nutella yesterday morning. Both are gone today. Still buzzing.

lefty

It'll be even better if you do it again tonight!

 

[vaalbara]

**** ever since i read this thread i can't stop eating nutella sandwiches

 

[HORNS]

Have you ever had a croque monsieur but it's just toasted brioche covered with Nutella? It's awesome.

 

[Alter]

Originally Posted by HORNS

It'll be even better if you do it again tonight!

Originally Posted by HORNS

Have you ever had a croque monsieur but it's just toasted brioche covered with Nutella? It's awesome.

You're, like, the worst recovering addict ever.

 

[meister]

Originally Posted by HORNS

What I'm telling you is the truth: three years ago, when I got back from Italy, I ate AT LEAST one jar of Nutella a day for over a year.

First, I was putting it on toasted bread with slices of banana. Then I skipped the toast and ate it with a spoon, out of the jar, with banana in hand. Lastly, I'd just eat it out of the jar like it was a container of lowfat yogurt.

It was all a true addiction. I went from buying it retail, to buying it in Costco, then to having a guy at a cheese shop buying large jars for me by the case.

I now haven't touched it in 4-5 months. I also now believe in a higher power and have made amends to those I have wronged, but I haven't touched the stuff and will get my 6-month pin soon.

Seriously, though, I was eating that much of that stuff. "Hydrogenated palm oil" . . .

You are lucky to not have gone into cardiac arrest. That palm oil is deadly stuff yet is the basis of so much Asian, African and Brazilian cooking.

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by HORNS

Have you ever had a croque monsieur but it's just toasted brioche covered with Nutella? It's awesome.
But of course !!

Here's a ghetto chocolate turnover I love to enjoy with morning coffee:
- cut out edges of a slice of fresh and moist white or wheat bread
- deposit a nice spoonful of Nutella in center
- fold over like a big dumpling, press edges with fingers to seal
- in toaster until golden brown