Thread: Get free $20 for eating Nutella

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:17:32 -1000, dsi1
<[email protected]> 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.


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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
> <[email protected]> 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.

Mark Thorson;1736417 Wrote:
> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>
> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com

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




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beckya

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
> <[email protected]> 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.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 28/04/2012 11:43 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:11:45 -0600, Pennyaline
> > <[email protected]> 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.

I'll have to try this stuff sometime. (Nutella) Do you normally spread on
toast? Sounds like a good late night sweet snack, not some wholesome
breakfast or whatever.

Gary

On 4/29/2012 9:03 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

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

I'm not talking about what the product website says. I'm talking about
what Nutella's mass marketing, its television ads, say. For better or
worse, it's well past time that manufacturers started eating it for the
crap they foist onto the public--especially a public willing to be
misled. That kind of influence is actually abusive. Caveat emptor still
applies, but only to a point. Then manufacturers/distributors have to be
liable for the lies they knowingly tell.

On 4/29/2012 8:47 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> 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.

Yes, originally. But now, it's majorly chocolaty. The hint of cocoa
description, in use NOW, does not fit the product.

On 29/04/2012 11:05 AM, Gary wrote:

>>
>> One of my favourite chocolate bars used to be one with dark chocolate
>> and hazel nuts.It is a perfect combination.
>
> I'll have to try this stuff sometime. (Nutella) Do you normally spread on
> toast? Sounds like a good late night sweet snack, not some wholesome
> breakfast or whatever.
>
You can put in on bread or toast, on ice cream, even on crepes. It is
much too sweet for me to eat as a night time snack. I like the stuff,
but I have trouble with nuts so I have to avoid it.

On 29/04/2012 11:30 AM, Pennyaline wrote:
> On 4/29/2012 9:03 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> FWIW.... here is what Nutealla says on its Canadian site:
>
> I'm not talking about what the product website says. I'm talking about
> what Nutella's mass marketing, its television ads, say. For better or
> worse, it's well past time that manufacturers started eating it for the
> crap they foist onto the public--especially a public willing to be
> misled. That kind of influence is actually abusive. Caveat emptor still
> applies, but only to a point. Then manufacturers/distributors have to be
> liable for the lies they knowingly tell.

I have to say that I don't think that I have ever seen their
advertising. I realize that advertisers tend to play fast and loose with
the truth, so I can't imagine anyone ever believing that a product like
that, a sweet chocolatey spread for bread, actually being healthy. The
bread that you eat it on might me. So, caveat emptor should indeed be
applicable and AFAIAC anyone stupid enough to believe that it is healthy
is just too damn stupid to matter much. I don't think the woman who
started this is really that stupid. She is just a predator looking for a
way to make a name for herself and a few bucks.

On 4/29/2012 8:55 AM, beckya wrote:
> Mark Thorson;1736417 Wrote:
>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>
>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>
> Actually heard there was a law suit against Nutella for saying it had
> health benifits... Trus?


Cake is also made with fresh milk and eggs, that does not make it health
food. I saw this woman during a television interview, and she said that
she did not have time to read product labels. I almost fell out of my
chair. She does not read the labels on food that she feeds to her
children? Unreal, this woman needs parenting classes. Whatever made her
think a product, that is similar to chocolate frosting, would be healthy
for her children?

Becca

"Pennyaline" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:4f9d5eb4$0$75672$[email protected]..
> On 4/29/2012 9:03 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> FWIW.... here is what Nutealla says on its Canadian site:
>
> I'm not talking about what the product website says. I'm talking about
> what Nutella's mass marketing, its television ads, say. For better or
> worse, it's well past time that manufacturers started eating it for the
> crap they foist onto the public--especially a public willing to be misled.
> That kind of influence is actually abusive. Caveat emptor still applies,
> but only to a point. Then manufacturers/distributors have to be liable for
> the lies they knowingly tell.

The ad I saw in an on line article about this lawsuit did not make me think
that Nutella was a healthy product, just that it was considered by some good
for breakfast.

Just another scam lawsuit.

On 4/29/2012 9:53 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

> I have to say that I don't think that I have ever seen their
> advertising.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIrw_LpuRA

On 29/04/2012 12:10 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 4/29/2012 8:55 AM, beckya wrote:
>> Mark Thorson;1736417 Wrote:
>>> No kidding. The lawyers get the big bucks,
>>> but you can get $20 for filling out a claim form.
>>>
>>> http://nutellaclassactionsettlement.com
>>
>> Actually heard there was a law suit against Nutella for saying it had
>> health benifits... Trus?
>
>
> Cake is also made with fresh milk and eggs, that does not make it health
> food. I saw this woman during a television interview, and she said that
> she did not have time to read product labels. I almost fell out of my
> chair. She does not read the labels on food that she feeds to her
> children? Unreal, this woman needs parenting classes. Whatever made her
> think a product, that is similar to chocolate frosting, would be healthy
> for her children?
>

She had time to launch a lawsuit, but she didn't have time to glance at
the nutrition information on the package? I guess I was right.... the
real aim was the fame and financial reward.

On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:10:36 -0500, Ema Nymton <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I saw this woman during a television interview, and she said that
> she did not have time to read product labels. I almost fell out of my
> chair.

What's up with this "doesn't have time" business? I've seen that
excuse used here too. Doesn't want to is more like it, "can't"
because her eyes are bad or maybe she never learned to read... but
doesn't have the time isn't a good enough excuse. People who work 80+
hour weeks at demanding jobs have the time, so some mom who is
schlepping kids to school, soccer and ballet has the time too.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 29/04/2012 1:05 PM, Pennyaline wrote:
> On 4/29/2012 9:53 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> I have to say that I don't think that I have ever seen their
>> advertising.
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIrw_LpuRA

Thanks. Is that a new one or one of the old ones?
She loves it because it is a quick and easy way to get their family to
have a breakfast they will want to eat. A delicious hazlenut spread
that is perfect on whole grain toast or even wholewheat waffles. Made
with simple quality ingredients, like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of
cocoa. She feels good that they are ready to tackle the day. Then it
pictures ... Breakfast never tasted this good.... and fades to a picture
of a glass of orange juice and some whole grain bread..


The way I see it.... it doesn't really hype the Nutella has being a
health food, just a tasty one that makes the healthy stuff, the whole
grain bread, go down better, along with that glass of juice.

And what the heck is with the juice? The high sugar content pretty well
negates the benefits. The kids would be better off with an orange or
some other fruit.