TIP/TRICK How to control ice cream portion sizes
Lizi1308
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I don't know about you guys, but ice cream is definitely my weak spot. I've learned that if I do buy ice cream, putting it on a cake cone (~20cals) helps me to only eat a serving instead of going overboard in a bowl.
Anyone else have a food tip or trick?
Anyone else have a food tip or trick?
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Weigh out 1-2 servings and eat it18
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Don't buy it.
It's kind of like an alcoholic describing his method of drinking booze only 1 shot at a time.
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I'm not sure I have any tips since I've always had only one serving of ice cream, but with other foods I have problems with I buy just one serving.
Maybe doing something extravagant with your ice cream like using fancy toppings (had a brulee topped ice cream once it was amazing) and buying the most delicious ice cream you can find (helps if it's not cheap, too). I know when I have really high quality chocolate I tend to savor it slowly because I don't want to pay that much for the most amazing flavors only to inhale them mindlessly. I like to make the experience worth the calories, and because it's expensive these kinds of foods become special, not something I eat every day or even every week.
Another way if you wish to eat it more often is to "stretch it", making it feel larger than it is. Maybe make a float or something with a diet drink you like or layer/mix with meringue, berries, rice krispies..etc. Basically add volume to your portion with lower calorie items.
If you wish to enjoy just the ice cream without the trickery, you have no choice but to weigh your portion and eat that. Repeat until you are used to this portion.3 -
Weigh out 1-2 servings and eat it
Ice cream sold here doesn't have weight listed. Only volume - which is super hard to measure unless you want to melt the ice cream first.
I just stick to 1.5 scoops and approximate from there.. but if I eat more I explode so I don't have that problem lol.1 -
I don't know about you guys, but ice cream is definitely my weak spot. I've learned that if I do buy ice cream, putting it on a cake cone (~20cals) helps me to only eat a serving instead of going overboard in a bowl.
Anyone else have a food tip or trick?
You can put quite a lot on a cone though.....6 -
I either weigh out a portion or I buy a pint only and make sure I have enough calories left (or banked from other days) to allow me to eat the entire pint.4
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Weigh out 1-2 servings and eat it
Ice cream sold here doesn't have weight listed. Only volume - which is super hard to measure unless you want to melt the ice cream first.
I just stick to 1.5 scoops and approximate from there.. but if I eat more I explode so I don't have that problem lol.
Here it does have recommended serving weight of 60 grams, so maybe go with that? Alternatively, just scoop out 150 calories or however many calories you wish to spend on ice cream by weight.2 -
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I use the small bowls I have around for fancy dipping sauces so the portion size doesn't feel so tiny or I eat it right out of the pint while it's on the food scale.3
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Putting ice cream on a cake cone would definitely help me control my portions since cake cokes are effing DISGUSTING.
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I use cones too. I really just like the bottom part of the cone that is soaked in ice cream the best anyway.3
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I basically used to eat ice cream for the cake cone! Haven’t had ice cream in ages (due to lactose, not because of calories) and I don’t really miss it. I do miss the cones though!0
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I like your ice cream trick/tip; it's basically a variant on the "use a smaller bowl or plate for your food" idea, which can work if one's previous approach to serving sizes was fill up the plate/bowl, and eat everything on the plate!
My shared trick/tip is to leave a plastic measuring cup in the boxes of the breakfast cereals I eat the most, and use them to scoop out the desired portion size into my bowl. I had not realized that by filling my bowl with cereal, I was basically getting 1.5 to 2 times the portion sizes recommended on the cereal box nutritional information.
You could get a measuring cup out of the cupboard every day and use that, but for whatever reason, I just wasn't doing that, whereas keeping inexpensive measuring cups in my cereal boxes ensures my portion sizes are measurable and consistent.8 -
diannethegeek wrote: »I use the small bowls I have around for fancy dipping sauces so the portion size doesn't feel so tiny or I eat it right out of the pint while it's on the food scale.
Same here. Here it is with an actual weight serving of ice cream next to an "ice cream bowl" which is basically big enough to fit an entire 2 quart container...
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I've learned that I can eat a whole pint of Halo Top for 240-360 calories (depending on the flavor) and a lot of the flavors are every bit as satisfying as full-fat ice cream for me. And occasionally I'll splurge on the regular/full-fat stuff.9
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If I buy a pint, I eat a pint. Which is fine sometimes. Ive found success with the Yasso or Enlightened bars. They are about 100 cals and enough to satisfy.1
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I just buy Halo and eat the whole pint.9
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I basically used to eat ice cream for the cake cone! Haven’t had ice cream in ages (due to lactose, not because of calories) and I don’t really miss it. I do miss the cones though!
i had a friend whos mom used to bake cupcakes in them and they were awesome with the frosting on top and sprinkles.2 -
I am with the "eat the whole dang thing" group. But that is just how I approach things. I - gratefully - do not have an issue with ice cream. I just don't eat it (diary issues for me.....go me!) *BUT* were I able to eat ice cream, buy the pint, grab a spoon and make that bad boy disappear!4
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I weigh it out and use a small bowl.2
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