Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The Best Low Calorie Ice Creams

It's another hot summer and that means eating a lot of ice cream. Unfortunately it also means saying goodbye to that beach body. A steady diet of the chilled stuff can put on pounds  - not a good thing in this season of skimpy clothes and skimpier bathing suits. However you can have your scoop and eat it too if you go low calorie.

Years ago low fat ice ream was a bit of a unicorn.If you wanted something low in calories and high in chill, it was  the old stand by Italian ices. These are refreshing yet somehow lacking in satisfaction. Nowadays many companies produce a lighter , yet still tastier version of their regular flavors. One at the fore front of this is Breyers. They have a wide variety of different "healthier version". You could easily pick up their fat free vanilla and chocolate versions, pair it with a flavored seltzer for an indulgent yet guilt free soda.They also have CarbSmart cartons and bars  that have reduced carbohydrates.Like the fat free, it comes in chocolate and vanilla while the bars have such exciting flavors as vanilla almond,, mint and an old fashioned chocolate coated vanilla. There is also an old fashioned Fudgicle that's less than a hundred calories. They also have Breyers Delights, which comes in two sizes, a cute mini pint or cupcake size and a regular pint. The mini which have add in like sprinkles are only eighty calories a cup while the larger ones are between 260 and 330 calories. Again, there a wide gamut of tastes,from butter pecan to raspberry fudge to cookies and cream.

Another classic brand that weigh watchers will like is Edy's. Their slow churned variety is only 110 calories a cup. Their flavor selection is much wider including caramel , Neapolitan and coffee. They also sell a slow churned version that has cores such as fudge and caramel for an extra treat. Anyone who loves the healthy Greek yogurt will appreciate Yasso. The company first started out with bars and now have recently added pints. Both are 130 calories each and have all sorts of delicious flavors.They've expanded on the bars that now include S'Mores and Pistachio Brittle as well as their classics such as chocolate chip and vanilla bean. Their pints celebrate all the trends from salted caramel to coffee and brownies. Of course there is the dieter's go to Skinny Cow which has the most choices.Their pints have only ninety calories of fat with 370 in total.  The flavors are indulgent with a chocolate peanut butter along with a mocha one. Try their cones at only 170 calories each or their bars at 200 calories.The giant of the industry , Ben and Jerry's also has jumped on the diet bandwagon. Their cups, chock full of fun ingredients like fudge and peanut butter are only 140 calories a cup.

You can have your ice cream and eat it too. Don't deprive yourself of a cooling treat on a hot day,Indulge in the lower calorie ice creams. They can help you beat the heat and keep that beach body.

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