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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

Remember that jingle?

When the cravings get tough, I think some people DO scream!

The good news is there is a way to enjoy ice cream and not gain weight.

Food companies are getting a clue that we want to have it all, but we know we can’t eat it all. So, they are making smaller portions. Ice cream bar minis are multiplying in the grocery freezer section. Many of the manufacturers are using higher quality ingredients, too, and leaving out all the artificial stuff.

You can in fact have a dessert every day if you keep your total carbohydrate count for the day under 20% of your total intake. Follow this rule of thumb: 20 grams of carbs (or less) in your dessert. 15 grams or less is better, but I do make a couple of exceptions.

So read the back of the box. If the carb count is under 20 grams, eat one. One per day should be safe. Just keep an eye on the scale…and scale back if you start to go overboard.

I went to the grocery store recently and found all kinds of new options. Here are the ones I’d like to feature.

Tru Fru Hyper-Dried Nature’s Fruit in Chocolate

These were the most unique. They are chocolate-covered frozen fruit bits. You can have a handful and still stay under 15 grams of carbs. They come in white chocolate and dark chocolate. The raspberry ones were the big hit in my house.

Carbs: 10 g

Blue Bunny Mini Swirl Ice Cream Cones

Mini ice cream cones hit the spot. They are big enough to satisfy the craving and even give you that crunch of the cone. The Blue Bunny ones come in some fascinating flavors. Your portion is one cone.

Carbs: 18 g

Drumstick Mini Drums Sundae Cones

Carbs: Vanilla or Chocolate = 7 g

Dove Mini Sticks Ice Cream Bars

I had one of these recently. Ice cream bar on a stick. Mine was dark chocolate over vanilla ice cream covered in almond bits. Big Yum!

Carbs: 6 g

Talenti Mini Sorbetto Bars

And you are not just limited to ice cream. Sorbet on a stick anyone? Talenti is known to pack in the flavor, too.

Carbs: 8 g

Enlightened has an entire line of KETO frozen treats.

With ice cream, cheesecakes, snackable cookie dough and fruit infusions, you are bound to find a favorite. Your portion is ½ of a cheesecake.

These come in 8 different flavors. My husband particularly liked the Enlightened KETO strawberry cheesecake.

Carbs:
Classic =18 g
Strawberry = 19 g
Caramel Chocolate = 18g

 

Haagen Daz has come out with a whole line of mini ice cream flavors.  The coffee is to die for.

Carbs:
Coffee =13 g

 

Halo Top are KETO ice cream bars

So many flavors! I love the Peanut Butter Chocolate. Remember, you only get one delicious pop.

Carbs:
Peanut Butter Chocolate =14 g
Chocolate Cheesecake = 13 g
Sea Salt Caramel = 14g

 

Chloe’s No Sugar Added Pops took me right back to my childhood.

Carbs
Strawberry = 9 g
Grape = 14 g

Klondike Mini’s

These come in 3 flavors: original, Reese’s mint, and double chocolate. I tried Reese’s, of course, I did – peanut butter!

They have a mild peanut butter flavor and melt quickly. Next time I’d put it in a little bowl and eat it with a spoon so I can savor it better.

Carbs
Original =13 g
Reese’s mint = 14 g
Double chocolate = 13g

 

Mayfield’s Brow Cow Junior

Dean Foods makes Mayfield. I had never seen this ice cream brand until I moved to Chattanooga. If you live up north, you might find these under a Dean Foods label. The ice cream bar is just enough and reminded me of a Dilly Bar from when I was a kid.

Carbs: 8 g. You could almost have 2 per day!

 

Carb Smart Almond Bars

This Breyer’s product comes in a mini size. Don’t buy the big ones. Stick to the bite-sized version. The almond gives it a nice extra crunch if you are into that sort of thing.

Carbs: 13 g

 

Dole Dippers

These come in the cutest little packs. You get 4 per pack which is plenty to give you mighty satisfaction after dinner. They come in pineapple, banana and strawberry. Banana was the big hit in our family and the dark chocolate version is our favorite. We don’t eat a lot of bananas so we found this one to be special.

Carbs
Pineapple = 8 g
Banana = 13 g
Strawberry = 6 g

 

Magnum Minis

This is high-level chocolate eating. Belgian. They come in classic, almond, and double caramel. I made an exception to my normal 15 gram limit for the double caramel. It’s downright sinful.

Carbs:
Classic = 13 g
Almond = 15 g
Double caramel = 18 g

 

Outshine Bars

If you have someone on your home team who is not a big fan of ice cream but wants a mini-bar these are fruit bars of the right size. There is a variety pack with three flavors including a lime one. Be sure to read the ingredients on these. They have several variety packs, and some have the artificial sweetener sorbitol in them. You don’t want that. Believe it or not, regular sugar is better than that artificial stuff, and these come in at a very reasonable carb rate so the small amount of sugar in these is ok.

Carbs: 8 g

 

You can have your ice cream and live a healthy life. No need to scream.

Enjoy!

Cheers,