is there any ice cream that is ok to eat?

primal7 · June 2013

Coconut Bliss is a great alternative.
They have a variety of flavors and it does not taste like coconut.
I have made zucchini mint ice cream, which is just frozen zucchini, banana and mint flavoring blended together.

dltaylorii · June 2013

I usually go with Arctic Zero, as there's only 150 calories per pint. Taste good, and I can eat as much as I want with zero guilt.

Most of the flavors I have tried (Mint Chocolate, Peanut Butter) taste great. Except for the coffee flavor, which for some reason tastes like boiled hot dogs.

jonnathan500 · June 2013

Hi,

I am a yoga instructor and have some background in yoga perspectives in food. Here is my thinking on ice cream:

Cold food dampens the digestive system. So best to eat it in the afternoon when the digestion is strongest.
Foods with as little ingredients is best. We like Breyers vanilla; one of their vanilla's have 5 ingredients.
Making your own is best esp. when you use less processed ingredients such as cane sugar, agave or maple syrup. Also, you have control over how much sugar you use. (less is better of course)
Probably not combining it with other foods is good to increase digestion power...for that matter, what else can you do it heat up digestive energy? Pro-biotics, etc.

Hope this helps!

jonnathan500 · June 2013

Very good idea.

Onesnap · June 2013

the homemade kind.

the kind you get at a little shop in town where they make their own with local ingredients (offering 3 flavors today).

the kind with 5 ingredients only and no weird stuff added.

the kind you get at a maple sugar shack (where they make their own using their own maple syrup).

At least those are the types that are more than just okay to eat. To the point where I have trouble eating ice cream filled with fake crap and chemicals.

Onesnap · June 2013

Hi,

I am a yoga instructor and have some background in yoga perspectives in food. Here is my thinking on ice cream:

Cold food dampens the digestive system. So best to eat it in the afternoon when the digestion is strongest.
Foods with as little ingredients is best. We like Breyers vanilla; one of their vanilla's have 5 ingredients.
Making your own is best esp. when you use less processed ingredients such as cane sugar, agave or maple syrup. Also, you have control over how much sugar you use. (less is better of course)
Probably not combining it with other foods is good to increase digestion power...for that matter, what else can you do it heat up digestive energy? Pro-biotics, etc.

Hope this helps!

See my examples. They are not made in a factory using non-organic and hormone filled (and possibly antibiotic filled milk). I know for sure the example you gave...Breyers...is made in a factory and is not using local organic dairy. Try to find a little ice cream shop (or make your own). The ice cream that's not from a factory is so much better for you and more delicious too!

Onesnap · June 2013

I usually go with Arctic Zero, as there's only 150 calories per pint. Taste good, and I can eat as much as I want with zero guilt.

Most of the flavors I have tried (Mint Chocolate, Peanut Butter) taste great. Except for the coffee flavor, which for some reason tastes like boiled hot dogs.

Sounds super processed. :huh:

Onesnap · June 2013

A McDonald's ice cream cone is only 170 calories. I'm sure you could work that into your calories.

I don't think that's actually real ice cream.

OMGSugarOHNOS · June 2013

Banana.... cut it up & freeze it. Then once frozen put it in a food processor...... 90 cals of yummy ice-cream.

No. That's just a frozen banana not ice cream.

It baffles me that people think 'No Sugar Added" means it's better for you. Only reason to waste your time cutting sugar is if you have a medical reason to do so.

running_shoe · June 2013

Just eat the good stuff in small amounts.

crista_b · June 2013

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Onesnap · June 2013

Banana.... cut it up & freeze it. Then once frozen put it in a food processor...... 90 cals of yummy ice-cream.

No. That's just a frozen banana not ice cream.

It baffles me that people think 'No Sugar Added" means it's better for you. Only reason to waste your time cutting sugar is if you have a medical reason to do so.

Agree x2! People also mention solutions on here that are filled with chemicals, thickeners, and fake sugars. Many of the ingredients in ice cream (factory made) are actually banned in other countries (thickeners, various sweeteners) because they are considered not to be safe. Ice cream should have 5 ingredients or less and not have anything artificial. You can add something like real maple syrup if you want something natural and sweet. Skinny Cow is one example of chemical stew and it causes digestive issues (warnings on many of their products).