Can a little dab of Nutella do-ya?

Ever had one of those days that everything was so perfectly aligned that it HAD to be right. That was today for me. I wasn't really even thinking about my next mamachallenge would be, however, the stars seemed to line up and tell me - chocolate was a good idea today. I'm sure most of you are thinking, first, "when is chocolate not a good idea?" and second, "do you really need a challenge to eat it?", but let me explain.

I had received a lovely box of Nutella to sample. Not that I really needed any convincing of that, but that idea of being challenged to eat Nutella for a quick breakfast option seemed like something I could easily achieve (sometimes it's the little things, right?) Anyhow, I started off making my son a waffle with a little spread of Nutella and a side of strawberries. It took about 2 minutes to be the mom of the world, so I was happy.

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A few hours later while watching the news, recently released findings from the Archives of Internal Medicine reported that "individuals who consumed chocolate more frequently had a lower BMI than those who consumed it less often." At that moment, I had another reminder of that jar of Nutella sitting in the cabinet. Although I know that the report probably was talking about Nutella in the study, all of sudden Nutella was on the brain. B-A-D. So practicing a little discipline, I pulled out one single strawberry dabbed a little of the hazelnut-cocoa confection on it in efforts to rid myself of the craving (and besides, one bite wasn't going to kill me, right?)

Wrong. The Nutella took over. Well, the craving for Nutella increased. Of course, rather than just to throw it away (who would do that?), I decided the best way to part ways was just to use it up - quickly. After a few minutes on Google, I found thousands of recipes using my now adversary. I could make anything from goat-cheese Nutella grilled cheese to a delicious mole sauce. But being the good wife I am, I decided it was best to go for something that could be shared - Nutella Brownies.

There were thousands of those recipes, but it was the one from Bakingandboys.com that made the cut because it was only 5 ingredients + the Nutella. In 30 minutes, I had delicious, gooey, and perfect brownies. Best of all, the foil kept me from another dirty dish.

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And did that nip the Nutella craving in the bud? I've eaten 1 1/2 brownies and it's not even dinner yet...perhaps it is time for my "only eat vegetables for 5 days challenge."

This review also was published on ModernMom.com at http://www.modernmom.com/blogs/autumn-reo/can-just-a-little-dab-of-nutella-be-enough.