Nutella Hazelnut Spread 13oz Review

The five star rating barely covers it!  Is is good for you?  Hardly, but taste alone is worth every possibility of a decline in your health.  Nutella is a mainstay and widely used in European homes and restaurants, and I discovered it in Italy of all places as it adorns breakfast tables throughout the country.  I was hesitant to try it at first glance, but after I opened it's enticing little packet, spread it upon my crescent, and tasted it for the first time, it was all over.  I was hooked.  At that moment, I became a Nutella junkie, forsaking all other spreads, and overjoyed with my impending addiction to the now beloved substance. The hell with Italy, where could I get more Nutella!  

Back in America, trying to deal with my Nutella withdrawal and all of it's symptoms, the wanting, the longing for that creamy chocolate hazelnut wonderment, the depression of wondering what existence would be like in a Nutella deprived reality, then a miracle happened.  While wandering through my neighborhood Costco looking for, errrrrghh, "healthy food", whole grains, fruits, vegetables, things that were meaningless without Nutella spread all about them, there it was.  The food of the Gods wrapped in plastic and with not one, but two jars of Nutella, and for Costco-like affordable pricing.  My prayers had been answered.

It's a hazelnut spread made with the intent for you to use it on rolls, breads, or pastries, but it has infinite possibilities to be spread on whatever your heart should desire.  Nutella on your fruit, why not?  On crackers, cakes, in a workout shake, just sitting in the corner with a spoon hording your jar of Nutella where no one can see you so you don't have to share.  Perfectly reasonable!   

It's been introduced in America as a substitute for Peanut Butter, but I find the comparisons to be minimal.   Nutella has 190 calories per the two tablespoon serving, with 100 of those well worth it calories from fat, and the number one ingredient being, you guessed it, sugar.  So it's not exactly health food.  It does have fiber, 1g, and protein, 3g, but zero cholesterol. 

They have an 800 number so you can call them and talk with them about Nutella for hours at, (800) NUTELLA.  They're Canadian, who knew!  It's proof that they do do something that makes more sense than hockey.  They also have a website should you just wish to stare at the picture of the jar, or maybe make it your screensaver.  NutellaUSA.com.

Nutella, it's a 10 star product, in a 5 star world.