The Braseltons

What the heck am I going to post about this morning?  Well, I wanted something that made me especially happy.  I had breakfast and smiled because I recalled so many childhood memories.

I grew up in Germany for a good part of my life.  Like any place, there was good and there was bad.  I was a picky little fellow when it came to food but when I found something that I liked, I more than overcompensated.  To start, they had different bread.  It wasn’t the good old “white bread” like we have in the states.  It was a big home made loaf that we had to cut ourselves.  The bread was darker and dry.  At the time, I did not appreciate it compared to white bread.  They would have all kinds of cold-cut meat and jellies to accompany the bread.  They only used real butter.  A normal person would start drooling now.  As an adult, I wish I could sit at a table that had an assortment like we had every day.  The only thing that I found as a child that would make the bread palatable was this chocolate stuff called Nutella.

Nutella is a hazelnut spread with skim milk & cocoa.  It has the consistency of peanut butter.  I would spread that all over that dry bread and fill my belly like you wouldn’t believe.  As we moved to the US, my family in Germany would ship some over on special occasions as we could not find it in the USA.  I would bring a toaster in to my bedroom along with a loaf of white bread and a gallon of milk (I was a teen and growing).  The bread had to be toasted so it would spread nicely.  It also melts the Nutella “just right”.  

I can’t say that you can lose weight with this stuff.  It has 190 calories per table spoon.  It also has 11g of fat with 22g Carbs.  All but one of the carbohydrates is sugar.  On the bright side – you get 3g of Protein!  Wow, that’s about a half of an egg!

So, if you want to have a great big smile in the morning as you shove a piece of toast covered in this wonderful chocolate spread, BUY SOME!  I find it in HEB now.  It is originally from Italy.  Germany picked it up really quick and it was a big seller.  It was so big that competitors started showing up.  I can recall one that was named Nusspli.  Truthfully, I did a taste test between the two and Nusspli won.  Even so, you should run out as fast as you can and give this stuff a try.  Make a piece of toast and spread it on really quick.  Do not let the toast get cold.  Shove it in your mouth and chew.  When you swallow, notice the huge grin on your face!  

You can also check out their website.

UPDATE:  I checked out the website more and noticed that you can get merchandise for just the proofs-of-purchase!  You can get a Spreaders, Cappuccino Mugs and/or T-Shirts!