• AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.ca
    5 months

    I’m actually not seeing anything especially surprising here. Does anyone eat a bite of it and not immediately know it’s got a ton of fat and sugar in it?

    • jqubed@lemmy.world
      5 months

      They sure tried advertising it as a health food in the USA 20-ish years ago when it was relatively new to the market—“simple, quality ingredients like hazelnuts, skim milk, and a hint of cocoa.” They were sued for deceptive advertising and had to pay millions of dollars.

      But yeah, one bite or a look at the ingredients and nutrition label should be enough to warn anyone. The first ingredient is sugar and more than 50% of the food’s mass comes from added sugar.

      • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
        5 months

        It’s amazing that anyone was fooled by this marketing. It shows you the power of it I guess.

        The first time I tried Nutella I immediately knew what it was: chocolate hazelnut cake frosting. The fact that people slather it on their toast every day seemed as absurd to me as eating cake frosting every day.

        • tempest@lemmy.ca
          5 months

          North America has long had sweet treats as breakfast or early morning food so I’m surprised you’re surprised.

          Things like Danish, donuts, pop tarts, toaster strudel, breakfast cereal… Etc etc

          • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
            5 months

            Sure but not a chocolate cake. Putting Nutella on a piece of bread is basically having a piece of chocolate cake for breakfast.

            • ccunning@lemmy.world
              5 months

              I mean we have a cereal that’s openly marketed as just a box full of mini chocolate chip cookies

              • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
                5 months

                Everyone knows those cereals are for kids and only as a special treat, not an every day thing.

                If someone wants to have banana Nutella crepes for breakfast once a month I don’t think that’s a big deal. But having toast with Nutella every day (or cookie cereal) is not a normal thing to do.

                • BedbugCutlefish@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  5 months

                  Umm lots and lots of kids, and some adults, have that kind of cereal for breakfast most mornings

    • recentSlinky@lemmy.ca
      5 months

      Oh god who would do such a thing!?! Next you’d tell me some people would scrape their fingers all around the inside of the jar and lick them making sure they get every last remaining chocolate of that sweet sweet nector of the gods. And even stick their tongue inside, making out style with the jar, making sure no more chocolate taste left 🤤