Any good substitutes for ice cream cravings????

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  • mokpochica
    mokpochica Posts: 21 Member
    This is a Korean shaved ice dessert that has lots of delicious healthy goodness in it. My kids love it as much as ice cream. You can skip the red beans if they are not your thing, but they really make it even healthier. I make my red beans with stevia. http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/patbingsu
  • Suzeesmu
    Suzeesmu Posts: 159 Member
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    I enjoy Breyers Carb Smart Ice Cream
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    Or for a milkshake, I use one of the protein powders (I check for the lowest carb), add a smidgen of cream, water, ice, and blend in the blender. Is big, is about 150 calories, and is good for you! I like to throw in a tablespoon of peanut butter if I can afford the calories - totally yummy!
  • britfout
    britfout Posts: 86 Member
    plain and simple sex is a good substitute....after a good romp in the hay i no longer want any ice cream.

    Yes!
  • WABeachWalker
    WABeachWalker Posts: 133 Member
    Not really good substitutes for ice cream, but a friend of mine (one who lost over 100 pounds) used to take her son out to Baskin Robbins about once a month. She would feed him his dinner, but she would skip her dinner so that she could get a single scoop of real ice cream to substitute as her dinner. She said that no food was really off limits, but that she had to plan when she could indulge herself just a little.

    I might do something like that when I get closer to goal, but I'm busy enjoying all the yummy fresh fruits and veg right now!
  • BravesMom99
    BravesMom99 Posts: 7
    YES!
    Chop up a banana and stick it in the freezer for a couple of hours.
    Throw in a blender and TAH-DAH! Banana ice cream.
    It has the same consistency and texture too.

    that sounds awesome
  • AmberMichele09
    AmberMichele09 Posts: 2 Member
    try vanilla yogurt and granola cereal added to it
  • ChrisGoldn
    ChrisGoldn Posts: 473 Member
    Just eat it....

    I know ppl that have amazing bodies and have 1/2 cup of ice cream EVERY SINGLE day.
  • Elliott49
    Elliott49 Posts: 3
    Yes!! Peel some ripe bananas and freeze them. The next day, put them in the food processor, along with some half n half, and it tastes just like real ice cream. Also, sometimes I put a little peanut butter with it. It's really good!
  • xcrushx28
    xcrushx28 Posts: 182 Member
    just make room in your diet for it. blue bunny birthday party ice cream sandwhich = 130 calories of freakin heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ^^ Love those things!


    Also, Edy's makes great 1/2 fat versions of their ice creams. Some of them only 2-2.5g fat per serving..... I usually have 2-5 servings at a time when I'm really craving it.
  • cvitez1
    cvitez1 Posts: 39
    Oikos frozen Greek yogurt- chocolate!!! I can't get enough of this and it's only 100 calories per serving
  • LiZzie1917
    LiZzie1917 Posts: 65
    Skinny cow taste good but high fructose syrup which unfortunately makes me I'll. :O
  • TXGirl821
    TXGirl821 Posts: 115
    The Yoplait "Whips" yogurt can be frozen and it tastes like sherbet!
  • runzalot81
    runzalot81 Posts: 782 Member
    If you like bananas, you are going to LOVE this one. Cut up a banana in 2" slices. Freeze in a zip-lock bag. Put in a cuisinart and blend until it balls up and is a creamy texture. You can add 1 Tbs cocoa powder if you like, or I get this stuff called PB2 (peanut butter powder) and put 1 tsp of that in too. It has the same texture as ice cream. You would not know it is NOT ice cream. Delicious. You can try a blender, but my blender does not get it the right consistency. Let me know what you think!
    I do this and I love it! So does my little boy. First, the bananas will be really gritty and be sure to stop regularly to scrap down the sides. The next stage is where the banana mush will go around in a ball. Keep scraping down the sides. Finally, after about 10 to 15 minutes, your banana will be CREAM. Oh, delicious. You can also refreeze the leftovers and eat later for more ice cream. I usually cut four bananas for a batch of ice cream.
  • runzalot81
    runzalot81 Posts: 782 Member
    Oikos frozen Greek yogurt- chocolate!!! I can't get enough of this and it's only 100 calories per serving
    I'll have to look for this! I love to put small spoonfuls of yogurt on wax paper and freeze. It looks like a huge snack from just one serving!
  • Lovestoscrapbook
    Lovestoscrapbook Posts: 295 Member
    Walmart's Great Value brand has several types of ice cream bars (sundae cones, ice cream sandwiches, etc.) that are all 100 calorie snacks. They are just like the "regular" sized versions only about 1/2 the size for half the calories.
  • BARBnKS
    BARBnKS Posts: 84 Member
    Popsicle brand fudge bar so sugar added.....they are only 40 calories!
  • blacklaceroses
    blacklaceroses Posts: 48 Member
    Invest in your own ice cream maker and make your own. Cheaper plus i make tons of protein ice cream with it. I could have not

    gotten this far without. I wont even eat store brought stuff now.
  • leighanngates
    leighanngates Posts: 20 Member
    If you like bananas, you are going to LOVE this one. Cut up a banana in 2" slices. Freeze in a zip-lock bag. Put in a cuisinart and blend until it balls up and is a creamy texture. You can add 1 Tbs cocoa powder if you like, or I get this stuff called PB2 (peanut butter powder) and put 1 tsp of that in too. It has the same texture as ice cream. You would not know it is NOT ice cream. Delicious. You can try a blender, but my blender does not get it the right consistency. Let me know what you think!

    I am SO going to try this! It sounds great. Can you add other fruit to flavor it too, like strawberry, or does it mess up the texture?
  • Dinah2
    Dinah2 Posts: 42 Member
    Do you have a recipe for the protein ice cream?
  • Special2013
    Special2013 Posts: 21 Member
    OMG yes I love choclate ice cream. I tried W.W triple choclate divine choclate @ 110 calories. Hooked. So much so took my kids for Ben and Jerry after shopping today refused to eat any after looking at the calories posted and Knowing the choclate covered ice cream at home I was able to wait and enjoyed once I got home without the guilt.
  • KristiBell1
    KristiBell1 Posts: 61 Member
    Tofutti cuties are great! I love the wild berry flavor! I am super picky and couldn't tell it was tofu and not ice cream.
  • mehaffeymk
    mehaffeymk Posts: 154 Member
    If you like bananas, you are going to LOVE this one. Cut up a banana in 2" slices. Freeze in a zip-lock bag. Put in a cuisinart and blend until it balls up and is a creamy texture. You can add 1 Tbs cocoa powder if you like, or I get this stuff called PB2 (peanut butter powder) and put 1 tsp of that in too. It has the same texture as ice cream. You would not know it is NOT ice cream. Delicious. You can try a blender, but my blender does not get it the right consistency. Let me know what you think!

    this is my favorite. ^ i just did this one tonight. it's crazy how creamy a banana ends up when it's frozen! so delicious! i use my food processor to get it to the right consistency. sometimes i have to splash in a tiny bit of milk to break up the banana. give it a shot just once!
  • jbootman
    jbootman Posts: 145 Member
    nutrition and forever eating are important for me,

    I have switched to Knutsen Lowfat, Low sodium cottage cheese, but wait, not just plain,

    I weigh out 200 g of berries, raspberries or blueberries and sprinkle several pkts of splenda, chill a bit, then pile on the cottage cheese, a container of 2 cups is 320 calories,

    sometimes I eat the whole thing, for under 400 calories I really get my creamy sweetness fix,

    nutritionally it can serve as my dinner, lots of protein, fiber from the berries, lots of antioxidants,

    I am trying to talk myself into smaller portions, but for now in order to feed the volume eater in me I am trying to make better choices,

    last month I did get a small container of chocolate ice cream, which meant I did not eat half a gallon, but after eating it I concluded that my cottage cheese and berry alternative was really a good idea, for me
  • saelagirl
    saelagirl Posts: 1
    I found a frozen greek yogourt bar at Costco. Traditions is the brand name and the box came with blueberry and strawberry flavoured bars. They are thick and yummy and I feel like I'm having an actual ice cream treat versus the small-sized ice cream options for low calories. The greek yogourt bars have lower calories than most low-cal ice cream options and are larger in size. They are 2 points using Weight Watchers PPV system.
  • Morgan803
    Morgan803 Posts: 56 Member
    Plain nonfat chobani yogurt mixed with sugar free fat free jello powder or mio, freeze it about 2 hours, yummm!
  • Doxies4Me
    Doxies4Me Posts: 4
    Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Ice Cream, and various flavors of ice cream bars. My favorite in the vanilla/raspberry swirl. They dip about a third of the bar in chocolate, just enough to satisfy your chocolate craving. Very, very creamy.
  • Lainnee
    Lainnee Posts: 61 Member
    Bump
  • Rayzback
    Rayzback Posts: 73
    Skinny Cow Ice Cream!!! Mint and Strawberry Sandwhiches (150 cals), Chococlate and Vanilla Truffle IceCream Bar (100 cals), and Fudge Bars (100 cals).... they are pretty good portion sizes too :}
  • emmaonamission
    emmaonamission Posts: 117
    Frozen yoghurt, I love it. Especially if you add lots of fruit
  • RealWomenLovePitbulls
    RealWomenLovePitbulls Posts: 729 Member
    cut up strawberries (or other fruit) and freeze them, blend it with just a splash of water - makes yummy ice-cream!

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