Delicious Discovery

Nutella 


Like I said last week, I am newly obsessed with nutella.  For those of you who are not familiar with the product, it is comprised of three main ingredients: hazelnuts, skim milk and cocoa.  Think chocolate peanut butter and multiply the delicious factor by 1,000.  

Two tablespoons have 200 calories, 11 grams of fat (3.5 grams of saturated fat), and 3 grams of protein -- plus there are no artificial colors or preservatives.   The only thing I am not super keen on is the sugar content -- it is the first ingredient listed which means there is a lot, 21 g per serving.  However, I consider nutella to be a tasty treat so it's nothing to be concerned about in moderation.  


How should you eat nutella, you may ask?  Well, it's a delicious spread on just about anything, bananas, berries, crumpets, crepes and the list just keeps going.  Just be sure to measure it out--two tablespoons is a lot more than you think.  When I'm craving something delicious but don't want to go overboard, 99.9% of the time nutella hits the spot!