Gelato is just as bad as ice cream!

laraaragon
laraaragon Posts: 90 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I was thinking of gettjng some gelato with my kid tonight and it is just as bad as ice cream! Why?!?!?! Sad face
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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,250 Member
    Bad how? Calorie dense?

    A lot of gelato is very similar to ice cream in terms of ingredients, particularly where a huge number of places (particularly in the US and Australia) just serve ice cream and call it gelato because it's trendy. Other gelato is not dairy based, but is still made with fruit and added sugar and will have calories to match the ingredients.

    I make ice cream fit my goals pretty much every day.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    laraaragon wrote: »
    I was thinking of gettjng some gelato with my kid tonight and it is just as bad as ice cream! Why?!?!?! Sad face

    Because it is ice cream. Why would you think it isn't?

    Caveat - I'm not saying ice cream/gelato is "bad". I'm saying there's little difference between ice cream and gelato (which is Italian for ice cream).
  • laraaragon
    laraaragon Posts: 90 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Bad how? Calorie dense?

    A lot of gelato is very similar to ice cream in terms of ingredients, particularly where a huge number of places (particularly in the US and Australia) just serve ice cream and call it gelato because it's trendy. Other gelato is not dairy based, but is still made with fruit and added sugar and will have calories to match the ingredients.

    I make ice cream fit my goals pretty much every day.

    1 cup of dark chocolate gelato is around 400 calories. Not as much dairy, but lots of sugar.
  • irenehb
    irenehb Posts: 236 Member
    Neither are bad, but both are delicious!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited February 2016
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Bad how? Calorie dense?

    My question too. Also, why would it be particularly different?

    And whether called ice cream or gelato, there's a pretty wide range of options (including how many calories they have).

    Most of the ones I eat are around 200 calories per serving, which isn't that hard to fit in a day.
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    Are you confusing gelato with lower-calorie sorbet vs. ice cream?
  • laraaragon
    laraaragon Posts: 90 Member
    ASKyle wrote: »
    Are you confusing gelato with lower-calorie sorbet vs. ice cream?

    Maybe sorbet. I thought since it had less dairy fat that the calories count was less. Goal: stick to half cup serving
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    laraaragon wrote: »
    ASKyle wrote: »
    Are you confusing gelato with lower-calorie sorbet vs. ice cream?

    Maybe sorbet. I thought since it had less dairy fat that the calories count was less. Goal: stick to half cup serving

    I think gelato is generally richer than ice cream, ice cream richer than sorbet. I've seen some chocolate sorbet out there but it was terrible and not worth eating.

    Now, froyo is where it's at.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Gelato is just as bad delicious as ice cream

    FTFY :smiley:
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Gelato is just as bad delicious as 100 times better than ice cream

    FTFY :smiley:

    FTFY :wink:
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Gelato is just as bad delicious as ice cream

    FTFY :smiley:

    Still wrong. Gelato is BETTER than ice cream ;)
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    williams969 wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Gelato is just as bad delicious as ice cream

    FTFY :smiley:

    Still wrong. Gelato is BETTER than ice cream ;)

    Luckily they're not mutually exclusive

    #WhyNotBoth
  • instantmartian
    instantmartian Posts: 335 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    williams969 wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Gelato is just as bad delicious as ice cream

    FTFY :smiley:

    Still wrong. Gelato is BETTER than ice cream ;)

    Luckily they're not mutually exclusive

    #WhyNotBoth

    ^^ This!

    They're definitely not same, and not comparable to sherbet or sorbet or frozen yogurt, for that matter - all different, all delicious in their own way.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Now I want some talenti. :)

    I work ice cream and/or Gelato into my calorie goal.

    Now if you'd said GELATI, that's an entirely different thing.

    #can'twaitforRita'sWaterIce
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    This thread makes me sad.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    I thought gelato was just the Italian name for ice cream?
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    Food is not bad.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    MommyL2015 wrote: »
    I thought gelato was just the Italian name for ice cream?

    The recipe is generally slightly different, with less cream and egg yolk (or no egg at all) than ice cream, and the process is a bit different too (slower churning = denser product.) It's still got milk, cream, and sugar though so it's not a huge difference calorie-wise.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    edited February 2016
    MommyL2015 wrote: »
    I thought gelato was just the Italian name for ice cream?

    There are some differences. Gelato has a lower proportion of cream/eggs and is usually denser than ice cream, which tends to be a little fluffier. Because of that, I think it's possible to eat smaller servings of gelato and be satisfied, so it just kind of depends on your preference.

    We spent a month in Florence a few years ago and ate gelato every single day (sometimes twice a day) while I was losing, so I'm a little put out by this insinuation that there's something "bad" about gelato. Or ice cream for that matter... ;)

    http://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-ice-cream-and-gelato-word-of-mouth-119657
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I love coconut gelato...it has real coconut in it so, ya know...super food....
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    MommyL2015 wrote: »
    I thought gelato was just the Italian name for ice cream?

    I thought this too and I've spent a lot of time in Italy

    Well one lives and learns
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I really don't know what you are talking about. Did you think it was fat free...or frozen ice or something? And what's bad about it? I personally choose not to fit it in very much, but a serving or two is doable and it's delicious.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    laraaragon wrote: »
    I was thinking of gettjng some gelato with my kid tonight and it is just as bad as ice cream! Why?!?!?! Sad face

    Bad?
  • laraaragon
    laraaragon Posts: 90 Member
    Ok everyone seems to offended that I used the word bad. I just thought it had less calories than ice cream. That's all. Sadly, I never seem to lose any weight if I eat ice cream.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    The only place I've ever seen gelato is this forum. :(
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    The only place I've ever seen gelato is this forum. :(
    There's a gelato thread we used to keep fairly active on. It's been awhile.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
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    what a shocking discovery!

    It is generally lower in fat, but higher in sugar than other styles of ice cream. Gelato typically contains less air and more flavoring than other kinds of frozen desserts, giving it a density and richness that distinguishes it from the others.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelato

    = a *kitten* ton of calories + An amazing flavor and texture


    I wonder if in the end you were thinking of sorbet XD I've never heard of anyone confusing the two, but i'm giving you the benefit of the doubt
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    The only place I've ever seen gelato is this forum. :(

    that's because it's more mythical... it never lasts long enough to be "seen" just discussed... like the mythical unicorn.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    The only place I've ever seen gelato is this forum. :(

    that's because it's more mythical... it never lasts long enough to be "seen" just discussed... like the mythical unicorn.

    So THIS is gelato???

    maxresdefault.jpg
  • Mapalicious
    Mapalicious Posts: 412 Member
    edited February 2016
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    The only place I've ever seen gelato is this forum. :(

    that's because it's more mythical... it never lasts long enough to be "seen" just discussed... like the mythical unicorn.

    So THIS is gelato???

    maxresdefault.jpg

    My gelato is always *kitten* out by unicorns and served by an actor with a bad wig, isn't yours?

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