Must. Have. Right. Now. Source: Brian Cantoni/Flickr

Sometimes news can be both so weird, and yet make total sense. This bit of news is basically the most perfect example of this phenomenon I have ever seen.

An initial report from the Columbia University student newspaper claimed that the school’s dining halls were going through 100 pounds of Nutella each day, which they figured to be about $5,000 in Nutella costs each week alone.

They also interviewed the director of Dining Services at Columbia for the piece, who noted that students were taking the jars or filling up containers to leave with, which was all contributing to running through that (heavenly, amazing, perfect… my words here) product at a speedy rate.

Sadly, The Huffington Post article I read popped the wonderful Nutella bubble I was dreaming about when they provided an update from Columbia University. Despite everyone buzzing about the “out-of-control Nutella situation” on the campus, it actually turns out that the first week of Nutella costs were $2,500, and since then it’s been more around $450 weekly.

They did acknowledge to that all the attention the story has been getting, they’ve noticed that the Nutella taking has been on the decline. Okay, so it makes the whole thing a little less shocking, and yet… no less delicious. I would still enjoy a $450 weekly allowance for Nutella (but like, just for me… not thousands of students).

The bigger issue at hand is that I know a couple people with connections to Columbia University, and yet, nobody has texted me to see if I want to share in eating a hoard of Nutella. Rude! Truthfully, I think this news was initially portrayed as “unbelieveable” - and don’t get me wrong, it’s weird news – but this is NUTELLA we’re talking about.

Can you think of anything more amazing? I survived many semesters of French classes just knowing that somebody was going to bring Nutella for croissants when we had a party. If this news was like, students stealing insane amounts of croutons or mixed vegetables, I would almost find this whole news weirder.

The original Columbia article mentions the attitude that if you’re paying for a meal plan, you should be able to take as much as you want. I see that argument, though I also don’t think dining halls are express grocery stores where you can carry out a week’s worth of snacks with one swipe of your meal plan card. Yes, dining halls present this fuzzy area where it’s hard to monitor and distinguish what exactly counts as stealing, so rather than hash out the morality around all that right now, I will just say that when it comes to this apparent need to get as much Nutella as possible, I get it. I really get it.

Let’s now spend some time listing all the things Nutella tastes good on: fruit, marshmallows, bread, right out of the jar on a spoon for dinner… Okay, heading to the grocery store, ASAP.

Do you love Nutella? What is the absolute best way to eat it? Tell me in the comments!

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