Good for you ice cream?

wait now did someone say rat poison and anti freeze? Which brands do that?

Just the brands that only exist in her mind. No worries.

You clearly eat too much ice cream.

I don't think I eat enough ice cream.

Agreed, you clearly need more ice cream and less fruit.

Why? Is there antifreeze in fruit too?

Showing ignorance is not impressive. The fact that you DON'T know anti-freeze is in ice cream makes YOU look stupid, not me. Just because you have never heard of it doesn't mean it isn't true. I certainly wouldn't admit too many things in public. People who know are NOT laughing at me, they are laughing at the one who is clueless. :happy:

ya know, the natural stuff can be just as dangerous as the chemicals for some people. There are a ton of people that have life threatening allergies to nuts, fruits, or other organic materials that will cause known, and immediate harm.

Oh snap, someone go get the popcorn!

I don't know what you mean, I was just agreeing. :flowerforyou:

This whole thing has just made me LOL so hard. Thanks!!

I expect the 'anti-freeze' comment comes from the posters confusion of ethylene gycol (anti-freeze) and propylene glycol (food preservative, also with anti-ice crystal properties). However - NOT THE SAME. Like how bleach (H2O2) and water (H2O) are not really both good for drinking, despite being chemically similar.

Yep. A lot of anti-freeze now use propylene glycol instead of ethylene glycol to make it safe if accidentally ingested by animals. In other words, anti-freeze with propylene glycol is labeled NON-toxic.

It doesn't look too bad, but be careful with ice cream. Most brands contain anti-freeze, rat poison, etc.

Citation Needed

Probably got the anit-freezes from the guar gum ingredient. That's what keep the ice crystals from forming. Not sure if thats what used in all ice creams...

Rat poision.. well idk. where that came from.. but if I really felt like looking into I could problaby find it..

Just read the labels and look up what you don't know.. that's the only way to know if it's REALLY "good for you" the only way to make a real infomred choice on whati s healhty to eat and what isn't.

Carrageenan is another that is used to keep ice cream creamy. It's also natural, made from seaweed. In Ireland, there is a sort of pudding made from the moss that it is extracted from. It's been linked to inflammation of the intestinal tract in some studies.

It is NOT antifreeze... which is poisonous to just about all mammals. (ethylene glycol)

Guar gum is natural too. Xanthan gum is another, which is used pretty frequently in gluten free foods to give the mouthfeel of gluten in baked items. as well as ice cream.

Wow, I go away for a few hours and this little thread I posted asking if anyone had ever tried this stuff has EXPLODED in a whole new direction. I'm glad that it was able to bring smiles to so many peoples faces. :-) And I hope that it didn't cause too many people too much anguish. I'm still curious how this ice cream tastes though. I guess I'll just order some and see for myself. :-)

You should also look out for Jeni's Splendid Ice cream - I know they supply your area and have it in some of the whole foods:

http://www.jenis.com/

It is a little pricey though.

I ran across this recipe today in Self magazine and thought it sounded delish:

http://www.self.com/fooddiet/recipes/2013/04/banana-ice-cream-roasted-almonds


Banana "Ice Cream" With Sweet-and-Salty Roasted Almonds
This recipe has all the rich, creamy texture of ice cream with none of the dairy or sugar. The crunchy topping is a snap to put together and is so good.

Recipe courtesy of It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great by Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Turshen.


Serves 4
4 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced into thin rounds
1/4 cup roasted almonds, finely chopped
2 tablespoons plus 2 tsp maple syrup, divided
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract


PREPARATION


Place banana slices in a single layer on a plate or tray lined with parchment or wax paper; freeze at least 3 hours. In a bowl, combine almonds, 2 tsp syrup and salt. In a food processor, pulse frozen banana slices, milk, vanilla and remaining 2 tbsp syrup, scraping down the sides as necessary, until mixture is the texture of soft-serve ice cream. Spoon into bowls; sprinkle with almond mixture.



The skinny

201 calories per serving, 5 g fat (1 g saturated), 39 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 3 g protein