No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.

http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com

On 4/27/2012 4:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>
> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com


And I'm putting in my claim. They tried to shill that stuff as "healthy"
for far too long.

On 4/27/2012 5:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>
> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com

Interesting! My 'current' jar of nutella is marked 'bought 8/29/2009'
on its lid top. And it's still practically full, too! Do I often use
Nutella, er, no :/ It is good stuff, though! I just forget that it's
in the pantry - oh well ;>

Sky

--

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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>
> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com

Why the lawsuit?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 4/28/2012 12:55 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0800, Mark >
> wrote:
>
>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>
>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>
> Why the lawsuit?
>
They were advertising Nutella as a healthful spread compared
to others. Some woman fed it to her kids and at some point
decided to read the label. Shockingly, chocolate hazelnut
spread is not free of calories.

This outraged her so much that she sued.

nancy

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:29:54 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
wrote:

> On 4/28/2012 12:55 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0800, Mark >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> >> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
> >>
> >> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
> >
> > Why the lawsuit?
> >
> They were advertising Nutella as a healthful spread compared
> to others. Some woman fed it to her kids and at some point
> decided to read the label. Shockingly, chocolate hazelnut
> spread is not free of calories.
>
> This outraged her so much that she sued.
>
Good god.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> On 4/28/2012 12:55 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0800, Mark >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> >> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
> >>
> >> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
> >
> > Why the lawsuit?
> >
> They were advertising Nutella as a healthful spread compared
> to others. Some woman fed it to her kids and at some point
> decided to read the label. Shockingly, chocolate hazelnut
> spread is not free of calories.
>
> This outraged her so much that she sued.
>
> nancy

I would love to be on that jury, luckily for her I won't be.

On 4/28/2012 1:37 PM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> They were advertising Nutella as a healthful spread compared
>> to others. Some woman fed it to her kids and at some point
>> decided to read the label. Shockingly, chocolate hazelnut
>> spread is not free of calories.
>>
>> This outraged her so much that she sued.

> I would love to be on that jury, luckily for her I won't be.

I exaggerated that she thought it had no calories, but you
get the idea. It's 100 calories a tablespoon. It's lower in
fat than peanut butter, I think.

She would probably have believed those old commercials that
said smoking was good for you. The first puff should tell
anyone that's not right. Same with this woman, the minute
she used it she should have thought, this is not diet food.

nancy

On 4/28/2012 11:56 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 4/28/2012 1:37 PM, Gary wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> They were advertising Nutella as a healthful spread compared
>>> to others. Some woman fed it to her kids and at some point
>>> decided to read the label. Shockingly, chocolate hazelnut
>>> spread is not free of calories.
>>>
>>> This outraged her so much that she sued.
>
>> I would love to be on that jury, luckily for her I won't be.
>
> I exaggerated that she thought it had no calories, but you
> get the idea. It's 100 calories a tablespoon. It's lower in
> fat than peanut butter, I think.
>
> She would probably have believed those old commercials that
> said smoking was good for you. The first puff should tell
> anyone that's not right. Same with this woman, the minute
> she used it she should have thought, this is not diet food.


Nobody thought it was "diet food," either. Nutella has been promoted as
a healthy alternative to peanut butter, butter and other sandwich
spreads for years and years, as well as a good breakfast food for kids.
The first two ingredients on its label are sugar and fat. It is per
serving comparable to sweetened breakfast cereals in terms of empty
calories (cereal companies still try to promote their products as
wholesome, too).

On 4/27/2012 12:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>
> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com

$20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella. My sons apparently
like that food substance but I lack the courage to try a taste. Those
Europeans and their hazelnuts! I just don't get it! :-)

On 28/04/2012 1:29 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 4/28/2012 12:55 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0800, Mark >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>
>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>
>> Why the lawsuit?
>>
> They were advertising Nutella as a healthful spread compared
> to others. Some woman fed it to her kids and at some point
> decided to read the label. Shockingly, chocolate hazelnut
> spread is not free of calories.
>
> This outraged her so much that she sued.
>

Yeah. I can just bet that she was outraged. I have to ask if she ever
really thought that a sweet, chocolatey, nutty spread could possibly be
"healthy" food, if she allows her kids to eat chocolate bars, chocolate
milk, potato chips or commercially made baked goods. My bet would be
that it was not just a matter of being outraged by the false claims, but
that it sparked a the imagination of a litigation prone person to a scam
to make herself a name and some money.

Are food products in the US not required to have their nutritional
values on the label?


IMO, this ranks very high on the stupidity scale, right up there with
the complaints by an Indian reserve in northern Canada where they were
upset over the us of some dangerous metals in lighting at the airport.
It seems that their darling little children were exposed to toxic
substances when the little vandals smashed the lights for fun.

On 28/04/2012 1:56 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

> She would probably have believed those old commercials that
> said smoking was good for you. The first puff should tell
> anyone that's not right. Same with this woman, the minute
> she used it she should have thought, this is not diet food.
>
In Canada the cigarette packages have to have worded warnings about the
health hazards of smoking and to display pictures of some of the
possible problems, like tumorous lungs, damaged hearts, oral problems etc.

Maybe the manufacturers of high sugar and high fat foods should have to
display the same sort of things.... pictures of obese people, belts
cinching fat bellies, cankles, fat old broads in scooters because they
are too fat to walk.

On 28/04/2012 2:15 PM, Pennyaline wrote:

>
> Nobody thought it was "diet food," either. Nutella has been promoted as
> a healthy alternative to peanut butter, butter and other sandwich
> spreads for years and years, as well as a good breakfast food for kids.
> The first two ingredients on its label are sugar and fat. It is per
> serving comparable to sweetened breakfast cereals in terms of empty
> calories (cereal companies still try to promote their products as
> wholesome, too).

In some cultures it is quite common to feed kids stuff like that. Dutch
children are often given "chocolate ants" ... chocolate sprinkles on
piece of buttered bread. Lots of other European kids get some sort of
chocolate nut spread.

On 28/04/2012 3:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 4/27/2012 12:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>
>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>
> $20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella. My sons apparently
> like that food substance but I lack the courage to try a taste. Those
> Europeans and their hazelnuts! I just don't get it! :-)

Never tried it???

It is delicious.

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:39:14 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 28/04/2012 2:15 PM, Pennyaline wrote:
>
> >
> > Nobody thought it was "diet food," either. Nutella has been promoted as
> > a healthy alternative to peanut butter, butter and other sandwich
> > spreads for years and years, as well as a good breakfast food for kids.
> > The first two ingredients on its label are sugar and fat. It is per
> > serving comparable to sweetened breakfast cereals in terms of empty
> > calories (cereal companies still try to promote their products as
> > wholesome, too).
>
> In some cultures it is quite common to feed kids stuff like that. Dutch
> children are often given "chocolate ants" ... chocolate sprinkles on
> piece of buttered bread. Lots of other European kids get some sort of
> chocolate nut spread.

Which doesn't make it right, although we've allowed ourselves to be
brainwashed into thinking whatever they do is so much better than what
we do.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:

> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>
> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com

Anybody want to start a poll on how much each jar will be worth to the
claimants?

I'm feeding my Secret Decoder Ring the following information:

1. There are 1,060 hits for "nutella" when searching news.google.com
2. There are about 274 non-California residents in the United States.
3. $2.5 million needs to be given out (it does not matter who).
4. That probably includes postage.
5. You do not have to prove you have bought any nutella.
6. Each person may claim up to 5x damages.
7. There is an online form.
8. Most news stories are reporting that you will receive $4 per jar.

For non-California residents, my SDR is guessing $.375/jar.
California claimants will receive a different amount, probably
slightly lower.

Winner receives a free jar of Duo Penotti.

-sw

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:10:36 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> On 4/27/2012 12:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> > No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> > but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
> >
> > http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>
> $20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella. My sons apparently
> like that food substance but I lack the courage to try a taste. Those
> Europeans and their hazelnuts! I just don't get it! :-)

It actually doesn't taste like hazelnuts, it's chocolaty and it's
delicious spread on a crepe which is then filled with fruit.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

sf wrote:

> > In some cultures it is quite common to feed kids stuff like that. Dutch
> > children are often given "chocolate ants" ... chocolate sprinkles on
> > piece of buttered bread. Lots of other European kids get some sort of
> > chocolate nut spread.
>
> Which doesn't make it right, although we've allowed ourselves to be
> brainwashed into thinking whatever they do is so much better than what
> we do.

What's wrong with sweets? In moderation, almost nothing is inherently
unhealthy.

Dave Smith wrote:

> > $20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella.

> Never tried it???
> It is delicious.

Do they have an almond version? That would be much better.

On 4/28/2012 1:29 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 4/28/2012 12:55 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0800, Mark >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>
>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>
>> Why the lawsuit?
>>
> They were advertising Nutella as a healthful spread compared
> to others. Some woman fed it to her kids and at some point
> decided to read the label. Shockingly, chocolate hazelnut
> spread is not free of calories.
>
> This outraged her so much that she sued.
>
> nancy

And more importantly there were enough john edwards wannabes (do you
think you were injured---call us now) waiting in the wings to file the suit.

On 4/28/2012 3:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 4/27/2012 12:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>
>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>
> $20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella. My sons apparently
> like that food substance but I lack the courage to try a taste. Those
> Europeans and their hazelnuts! I just don't get it! :-)


I remember reading it all started during WWII. An Italian family owned
lots of hazlenut trees and because of the war other food items were not
as available so they invented it to use what they had.

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:40:19 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 28/04/2012 3:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On 4/27/2012 12:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> >> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> >> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
> >>
> >> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
> >
> > $20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella. My sons apparently
> > like that food substance but I lack the courage to try a taste. Those
> > Europeans and their hazelnuts! I just don't get it! :-)
>
> Never tried it???
>
> It is delicious.

I just had some. I can see why the kids like it. It's a dead ringer for chocolate frosting.

On 4/28/2012 11:28 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 28/04/2012 1:29 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 4/28/2012 12:55 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:03:51 -0800, Mark >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>>
>>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>>
>>> Why the lawsuit?
>>>
>> They were advertising Nutella as a healthful spread compared
>> to others. Some woman fed it to her kids and at some point
>> decided to read the label. Shockingly, chocolate hazelnut
>> spread is not free of calories.
>>
>> This outraged her so much that she sued.
>>
>
> Yeah. I can just bet that she was outraged. I have to ask if she ever
> really thought that a sweet, chocolatey, nutty spread could possibly be
> "healthy" food, if she allows her kids to eat chocolate bars, chocolate
> milk, potato chips or commercially made baked goods. My bet would be
> that it was not just a matter of being outraged by the false claims, but
> that it sparked a the imagination of a litigation prone person to a scam
> to make herself a name and some money.

The label on the jar claims that whole wheat bread slathered with
Nutella chocolate frosting with a glass of milk and orange juice is a
balanced meal. The best you could say is that the kids might feel
inclined to eat a meal like this. I'd leave out the OJ though since the
added sugar is not really needed.

>
> Are food products in the US not required to have their nutritional
> values on the label?
>
>
> IMO, this ranks very high on the stupidity scale, right up there with
> the complaints by an Indian reserve in northern Canada where they were
> upset over the us of some dangerous metals in lighting at the airport.
> It seems that their darling little children were exposed to toxic
> substances when the little vandals smashed the lights for fun.
>

On 4/28/2012 12:32 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:10:36 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On 4/27/2012 12:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>
>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>
>> $20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella. My sons apparently
>> like that food substance but I lack the courage to try a taste. Those
>> Europeans and their hazelnuts! I just don't get it! :-)
>
> It actually doesn't taste like hazelnuts, it's chocolaty and it's
> delicious spread on a crepe which is then filled with fruit.
>

I just had some. We have a big jar of the stuff in the kitchen. It never
occurred to me to try it before. It tastes like any number of European
chocolate/hazelnut confections. The idea of eating this sweet frosting
on a slice of bread makes me cringe but I can see how it would be OK on
a crepe. My son ordered a Nutella crepe when we ate breakfast at a crepe
joint a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was a nutty thing to order and
he asked if I wanted to have a taste but I said, "I'll pass." The good
news is that it's doesn't taste as bad as I imagined, being more
chocolately rather than hazelnutty. OTOH, I'm not that crazy about
chocolate either.

On 28/04/2012 6:25 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:39:14 -0400, Dave Smith

>> In some cultures it is quite common to feed kids stuff like that. Dutch
>> children are often given "chocolate ants" ... chocolate sprinkles on
>> piece of buttered bread. Lots of other European kids get some sort of
>> chocolate nut spread.
>
> Which doesn't make it right, although we've allowed ourselves to be
> brainwashed into thinking whatever they do is so much better than what
> we do.
>

Did I say that is was good just because some Europeans do it? I just
said that it is quite common. However, we should be honest and accept
that Nutella spread on bread in no worse four our kids than a lot of the
other crap we feed them. I can think of at least one major fast food
chain that has made a lot of money selling high carb, high fat high
sugar, salted fried foods. They have marketing schemes that are aimed at
children. Yet, once in a while, some nincompoop decides they should try
to sue the company because they got fat eating their food.

On 4/28/2012 1:16 PM, George wrote:
> On 4/28/2012 3:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 4/27/2012 12:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>
>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>
>> $20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella. My sons apparently
>> like that food substance but I lack the courage to try a taste. Those
>> Europeans and their hazelnuts! I just don't get it! :-)
>
>
> I remember reading it all started during WWII. An Italian family owned
> lots of hazlenut trees and because of the war other food items were not
> as available so they invented it to use what they had.

And the rest is European history. OTOH, hazelnut seems to be getting
some acceptance in the US. We used to call them filberts but hazelnut
sounds more classy European. I think of them as kind of trashy nuts. I'd
always avoid filberts whenever they were mixed in with other nuts. My
wife used to have filbert trees on her childhood home on the mainland.
Their garage would be filled with piles of the nuts and they'd jump into
them. They used to also jump into the laundry chute that went down to
the basement. What an awful bunch of kids they were!

On 4/28/2012 4:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:48:34 -0500, Sky wrote:
>
>> On 4/27/2012 5:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>
>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>
>> Interesting! My 'current' jar of nutella is marked 'bought 8/29/2009'
>> on its lid top. And it's still practically full, too! Do I often use
>> Nutella, er, no :/ It is good stuff, though! I just forget that it's
>> in the pantry - oh well ;>
>
> You've just excluded yourself from the settlement since you openly
> admitted you haven't eaten it, so no damages to your health have been
> incurred.
>
> :-)

Read it again,. Sky's comment says the jar is "still practically full,
too!" Some has been eaten.

The conditions for filing a claim say nothing about when or if the
product was eaten, only when and where it was purchased.

On 4/28/2012 3:39 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 28/04/2012 2:15 PM, Pennyaline wrote:
>
>>
>> Nobody thought it was "diet food," either. Nutella has been promoted as
>> a healthy alternative to peanut butter, butter and other sandwich
>> spreads for years and years, as well as a good breakfast food for kids.
>> The first two ingredients on its label are sugar and fat. It is per
>> serving comparable to sweetened breakfast cereals in terms of empty
>> calories (cereal companies still try to promote their products as
>> wholesome, too).
>
> In some cultures it is quite common to feed kids stuff like that. Dutch
> children are often given "chocolate ants" ... chocolate sprinkles on
> piece of buttered bread. Lots of other European kids get some sort of
> chocolate nut spread.


And that's fine, but is it half sugar/half fat and deceptively shilled
as healthful? I could mix peanut butter and chocolate into a spread at
home and have a more healthful product, with less fat and sugar and far
more protein than Nutella has.

On 4/28/2012 6:03 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 4/28/2012 12:32 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:10:36 -1000, dsi1
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/27/2012 12:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>>
>>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>>
>>> $20 ain't near enough dough to get me to try Nutella. My sons apparently
>>> like that food substance but I lack the courage to try a taste. Those
>>> Europeans and their hazelnuts! I just don't get it! :-)
>>
>> It actually doesn't taste like hazelnuts, it's chocolaty and it's
>> delicious spread on a crepe which is then filled with fruit.
>>
>
> I just had some. We have a big jar of the stuff in the kitchen. It never
> occurred to me to try it before. It tastes like any number of European
> chocolate/hazelnut confections. The idea of eating this sweet frosting
> on a slice of bread makes me cringe but I can see how it would be OK on
> a crepe. My son ordered a Nutella crepe when we ate breakfast at a crepe
> joint a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was a nutty thing to order and
> he asked if I wanted to have a taste but I said, "I'll pass." The good
> news is that it's doesn't taste as bad as I imagined, being more
> chocolately rather than hazelnutty. OTOH, I'm not that crazy about
> chocolate either.

The thing is that the chocolaty aspect of the product is played down in
the advertising. It's described as having a hint of cocoa--definitely an
understatement! It's overwhelmingly chocolate flavored, and very candy-like.

On 4/28/2012 3:11 PM, Pennyaline wrote:
> The thing is that the chocolaty aspect of the product is played down in
> the advertising. It's described as having a hint of cocoa--definitely an
> understatement! It's overwhelmingly chocolate flavored, and very
> candy-like.

I did not know this. That's like saying Starbuck's roasts their coffee a
little dark. :-)

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:03:22 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> The good
> news is that it's doesn't taste as bad as I imagined, being more
> chocolately rather than hazelnutty. OTOH, I'm not that crazy about
> chocolate either.

I know. I didn't try it for yarns and yarns because I hate hazelnuts.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:11:45 -0600, Pennyaline
> wrote:

> The thing is that the chocolaty aspect of the product is played down in
> the advertising. It's described as having a hint of cocoa--definitely an
> understatement! It's overwhelmingly chocolate flavored, and very candy-like.

I don't care. Chocolate over hazelnut is a good thing IMO, but I
don't eat it for my health either.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:17:32 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> I'd always avoid filberts whenever they were mixed in with other nuts.

Me too! I avoid the filberts/hazelnuts and Brazil nuts. Yuck.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 4/28/2012 9:14 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:59:58 -0600, Pennyaline wrote:
>
>> On 4/28/2012 4:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:48:34 -0500, Sky wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/27/2012 5:03 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>>>
>>>> Interesting! My 'current' jar of nutella is marked 'bought 8/29/2009'
>>>> on its lid top. And it's still practically full, too! Do I often use
>>>> Nutella, er, no :/ It is good stuff, though! I just forget that it's
>>>> in the pantry - oh well ;>
>>>
>>> You've just excluded yourself from the settlement since you openly
>>> admitted you haven't eaten it, so no damages to your health have been
>>> incurred.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>
>> Read it again,. Sky's comment says the jar is "still practically full,
>> too!" Some has been eaten.
>>
>> The conditions for filing a claim say nothing about when or if the
>> product was eaten, only when and where it was purchased.
>
> <sigh> Yes, I saw what she said. Is your funny bone borken?


My funny bone is fine. Your joke-o-matic needs calibration.

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 5:46:00 PM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:17:32 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
> > I'd always avoid filberts whenever they were mixed in with other nuts.
>
> Me too! I avoid the filberts/hazelnuts and Brazil nuts. Yuck.
>

You have good taste. I dislike hazelnuts slightly less than Brazil nuts. Brazillians should be hopping mad about having that loser nut named after them. :-)


>
> --
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Actually heard there was a law suit against Nutella for saying it had health benifits... Trus?

sf wrote:
>dsi1 wrote:
>
>> I'd always avoid filberts whenever they were mixed in with other nuts.
>
>Me too! I avoid the filberts/hazelnuts and Brazil nuts. Yuck.

What would ya expect from a couple of lardo asses who think beernuts
are gourmet.

On 28/04/2012 11:43 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:11:45 -0600, Pennyaline
> > wrote:
>
>> The thing is that the chocolaty aspect of the product is played down in
>> the advertising. It's described as having a hint of cocoa--definitely an
>> understatement! It's overwhelmingly chocolate flavored, and very candy-like.
>
> I don't care. Chocolate over hazelnut is a good thing IMO, but I
> don't eat it for my health either.
>

One of my favourite chocolate bars used to be one with dark chocolate
and hazel nuts.It is a perfect combination.

On 28/04/2012 9:11 PM, Pennyaline wrote:

>
> The thing is that the chocolaty aspect of the product is played down in
> the advertising. It's described as having a hint of cocoa--definitely an
> understatement! It's overwhelmingly chocolate flavored, and very
> candy-like.

It was originally an Italian product and under Italian law did not
contain enough chocolate to be sold as a chocolate product.

On 28/04/2012 9:03 PM, Pennyaline wrote:

>> In some cultures it is quite common to feed kids stuff like that. Dutch
>> children are often given "chocolate ants" ... chocolate sprinkles on
>> piece of buttered bread. Lots of other European kids get some sort of
>> chocolate nut spread.
>
>
> And that's fine, but is it half sugar/half fat and deceptively shilled
> as healthful? I could mix peanut butter and chocolate into a spread at
> home and have a more healthful product, with less fat and sugar and far
> more protein than Nutella has.


FWIW.... here is what Nutealla says on its Canadian site:


Research shows that children do best starting their day with a healthy
breakfast to feel and do their best. Canada’s Food Guide recommends
including at least 3 out of the 4 Food Groups (Vegetables & Fruit, Grain
Products, Milk Products, Meats & Alternatives) as part of a balanced
breakfast – such a complete meal provides the right blend of nutrients
essential for healthy living.

Leading studies show that children who eat a balanced breakfast:

- Perform better at school
- Are more likely to meet the nutritional intake needed for healthy
growth and development
- Tend to have a healthier body weight than children who skip breakfast



http://www.nutella.ca/english/nutrients



I don't know if this site has been amended since the law suit in the US,
but when I read that I did not see anything that claimed that Nutella
was a healthy food. It points out that the Food Guide recommends
including at least 4 of the fruit groups as part of a balanced breakfast
and specifies, vegetables, fruit, grain and milk products. There is
nothing that says that Nutella contains those elements.

The idea is to spread the Nutella on bread or toast. Since it already
has lots of fat in it, and fat is an essential part of the human diet,
you don't need butter. It is not much different that jams and jellies,
which are at least half sugar, and don't contain much real nutrition.
They just make the bread or toast taste better, and the grain in the
bread is one of the food groups.

This leaves me with another question. I wonder if the mother who started
the action gives her kids a proper healthy whole grain bread or if she
serves them the over process white bread that is the staple of most
North American households. It is more than a little ironic to complain
about the Nutella not being a healthy food if she is opting for the less
healthy white bread.