I would be lying if I said that it was all ice cream- it's not, but there are some very tasty alternatives to ice cream that are just as good or maybe, in the eyes of some, better than ice cream. While I don't have a list of 10 as of yet, I've got a few tasty options in the ice cream variety. And this is coming from someone who lives in the city where custard is king!
But I digress, there's nothing diet about eating Red Velvet Custard.....
Lauren's Favorite Diet Frozen Treats (okay, so it doesn't have a ring to it, oh well).
- Skinny Cow Chocolate Truffle Bars. Yum. Yum. Yum. YUM. Chocolate ice cream with chocolate drizzled over it. And it doesn't taste low fat. Or low flavor. Or low anything. It tastes fatty, ice creamy, chocolate-y and delicious-y. And at 100 calories for one bar with only 25 calories from fat? It doesn't get much better than this. Around here, it's usually about $5 a box for 6 bars, so it initially seems pricey, but then you realize it's less than $1 per bar. I have also had the Skinny Cow French Vanilla Truffle Bars, and while they are good, I don't like them as much. But other people I've talked to like them better. All a matter of preference. Aaaaaaaand if you're counting Weight Watchers points, only 2 WW points per bar.
- Skinny Cow Mint Ice Cream Sandwich. Again...YUM. Does not taste a bit like diet ice cream. Again, about $5 for a pack with 6 ice cream sandwiches, so more economic than walking to Dairy Queen (even though you burn calories by walking there) anyway. 140 calories per sandwich, and only 15 calories from fat...and only 2 WW points. I feel like this should be too good to be true....but it's not.
- Skinny Cow Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich. See above, but substitute vanilla for mint.
- Edy's Fruit Bars. It's like a fruit-filled heaven that is frozen and on a stick. Okay, that might be a bit over the top, but I don't tend to like fruit....except these fruit bars. My very favorite is the strawberry. Only 80 calories per bar, and no fat. That's right, no fat. Yay! Pick N Save puts them on sale every few weeks at 2 for $6 (but they'll sell you 1 box for $3 too), which puts them at 50 cents a bar.
- Trader Joe's Frozen Fruit bars. These are pretty much identical to Edy's Fruit Bars, but they only come in a few flavors (strawberry, lime and one other that I can't remember). It's 1.99 for a 4 pack all the time. I couldn't find any nutritional info online, but from what I remember, they are pretty much identical to the Edy's in all ways. Might be a touch bigger though and IIRC, I think there were a few more frozen strawberries in them. If you've got a Trader Joe's near you, I would definitely check them out. They also have 100-calorie chocolate bars! :)
- Edy's Slow-Churned Ice Cream. A long list of flavors of yummy ice cream including ice cream with 1/3 the calories and 1/2 the fat. It does taste a bit diet-y, but it is still very very good. And if the other options just aren't up your alley and you want some ice cream, damnit, then I would definitely recommend the Slow-Churned. In fact, right now, you can even get Girl Scouts Thin Mint ice cream. Yummmmmmmmmmmm.
