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Should you use Nutella or these healthier recipes?

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Nutella is one of the favorite spreads for our kids for their afternoon snacks. Yet, the more I read about it, the more I get confused. Is it healthy? Is it natural? The Jar says no artificial colors or preservatives, yet so many people say that that is not true.

So what is the truth?

A little bit of searching revealed the true ingredients and the reason behind the angst.

Click here to find out why this writer thinks, based on these ingredients (mainly sugar and oil), Nutella should be banned.

Click here to find out some alternatives to homemade Nutella!

What are your thoughts?

Comments

  1. I say it’s same ingredients as Safeway Frosting! So not good! Frosting is not good for kids on bread so why this? There are real spreads you can buy, they cost much more! Kids are worth the extra. Or as a treat rarely ok.

  4. I have to agree with you. I see Nutella being used as crepe/waffle spread everywhere here. I’d rather have plain old icing sugar mix with some cinnamon to go with crepe or waffles. The simpler the ingredient the better it is in my book.

Have you read?

Book Review: The Festival of Lights

As if Diwali weren’t colorful and fun enough, The Festival of Lights: A Lift-the-flap Diwali Celebration by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm, makes it even more fun to read about with flaps and things to lift and pull to see more information or details in the illustrations. 

The book is a story about a family getting ready for Diwali and what happens on the different days of the five-day celebration. There’s cleaning, shopping, crafting, food preparation and getting the home altar ready for the big day. 

It covers decorating the outside of the house with rangoli, diyas and lanterns, buying sweets to share with family and friends, the sights and scents of the mandir (home temple), getting dressed up in new fancy clothes, the story of Diwali and celebrations with relatives.  

Flaps (there are more than 140 in all) give you vocabulary words for different foods and definitions, as well as fun things like what’s inside the shopping basket or where the cat is hanging out. They also help illuminate the story of Diwali, which is the triumph of good over evil as Lord Ram defeated the demon Ravana to save his wife, Sita. 

This pretty and colorful book helps kids understand what Diwali is and how it is celebrated, regardless of whether they practice it at home. This would be a nice book to keep in a classroom (it’s rated for kids ages 3-7) or to have at home to teach kids about Diwali even if it’s not something you celebrate. Where I live there are a lot of people from India so we are probably exposed to Diwali more than some other regions of America, but it’s a nice holiday to know about wherever you live. 

Combine with the book Diwali and check out some fun lantern crafts and printables for kids to round out your experience. 

About the book: 24 pages, hardcover, published 2025 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail prices $22.99.