Sometime a couple years back, I decided to try Nutella, and we quickly grew more than a little hooked. Since it was "hazelnut" spread, I naively figured that since it was nut based, it was a delicious, too good to be true healthy treat. I never even bothered looking at the ingredients, and when I began paying closer attention to those ingredient labels, I was dumbfounded to find that hazelnuts, weren't even the first or second ingredient, but instead, sugar and palm oil came first. Not only did it list sugar as its main ingredient, but Nutella also contained soy lecithin and vanillin, an artificial flavor. Turns out that chocolaty spread was indeed too good to be true. We finished our last jar and said good bye. I'd like to say we never looked back, but Syd has since longed for Nutella toast, and makes sure I know every so often, that he still really wishes we could eat Nutella. Sometimes making healthier choices leave me feeling like a real asshole of a parent. I looked into making my

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