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Low carb ice cream HOLY COW!

Grouchomarx — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:49:56 GMT

I just read that there is a new low carb ice cream out, only 1 net carb per serving. It's called Enlightened. Here is a link to an article about it. I am going to buy this today. Very exciting!

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/enlightened-ice-cream-just-made-130000354.html

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aroc3435 — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:20:14 GMT

@Grouchomarx I purchased it at Harris Teeter last year when it was on special and my Significant Other liked it. (Didn't tell him it was a "healthy" choice.) I tasted it (I'm lactose intolerant and don't usually crave ice cream and didn't want to waste a Lactaid tablet) and thought it was good.

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Pook — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:14:11 GMT

@Grouchomarx It may be low carb but what are the ingredients? I remember all the low fat/no products that everyone jumped on thinking they were healthy but...

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loriqvc — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:21:37 GMT

As a random experiment a few months ago, a friend and I decided to buy and try all the low-carb/low-fat ice cream brands that have hit the market in recent years. Most were truly awful, but Enlightened was one of the few that had pretty good flavors and a reasonably good texture. It's the only one I'd potentially eat again.

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Grouchomarx — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:19:15 GMT

@Pook wrote:
@Grouchomarx It may be low carb but what are the ingredients? I remember all the low fat/no products that everyone jumped on thinking they were healthy but...

Looks like an ingredient list I can live with. Cream, water, erythritol, corn fiber, cocoa, vegetable glycerin, milk protein concentrate, skim milk, sugar, peanut oil, tara gum, guar gum, carbo gum, monk fruit extract, salt. 100 - 200 calories per 1/2 cup (depends on flavor), 1 net carb. I will not be eating whole pints of it, but a few bites when the mood strikes will be heaven! I don't crave sweets too often but when I do, this will be a nice change from the usual options.

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sueeich — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:22:26 GMT

My daugher has been wanting me to buy the Halo Top ice cream because she was curious about the claims. I guess you can eat the whole pint for only 340 calories. Well, I finally purchased it when it was a BOGO at Publix recently. We purchased the chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate chip flavors. I'm reallly glad I got it as a BOGO because it's terrible! I would never purchase it again. It tastes fake and icy not creamy. I'd rather eat real ice cream every once in a while than eat this garbage everyday. The one "lower calorie" ice cream I can recommend is Edy's Slow Churned. It's lower in calories than their regular ice cream but it's creamy and delicious and tastes like regular ice cream. You still have to be careful about how much you eat, however. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

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tobes — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:30:19 GMT

@sueeich Love Edy's Slo Churned brand, but it is not offered in large, grocery stores in my area, Connecticut. Can get it at smaller grocery stores though.

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loriqvc — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:32:27 GMT

Oh, yes, the Edy's/Dreyer's Slow Churned is great! It's basically like eating regular ice cream. There are many yummy flavors.

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Pook — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:37:43 GMT

@Grouchomarx Thanks for posting ingredients but there are way too many ingredients that may or may not be good for you for me to try it. I just checked erythritol and don't think I want that in anything I eat. The gum products also seem iffy. I didn't even bother checking some of the other stuff.

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Grouchomarx — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:41:24 GMT

@Pook wrote:
@Grouchomarx Thanks for posting ingredients but there are way too many ingredients that may or may not be good for you for me to try it. I just checked erythritol and don't think I want that in anything I eat. The gum products also seem iffy. I didn't even bother checking some of the other stuff.

I'm sure it's not for everyone. Sugar alcohols have negative effects on some people, but not me. Vegetable gums are not bad for you. I will be eating very little of it overall. It's not like high carb ice cream is good for anyone either LOL!

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Desertdi — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:43:13 GMT

Y'all should look into HungryGirl(dotcom)..........It's a "healthy" diet newsletter with all the "latest" foods.

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shoptilyadropagain — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 17:44:42 GMT

Personally, I don't fall for the "Net Carb" lingo. I'm a diabetic and a carb is a carb. I had never heard of this brand so I googled the Nutrition Label for this ice cream. It's basically the same as any old ice cream.....15 (give or take) grams per serving (1/2 cup).

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cw88 — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 17:50:23 GMT

I really appreciate that some of the varieties of Enlightened have no sugar. I like the taste of it!

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Carmie — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 17:52:24 GMT

I buy Carb Smart at my local grocery or Walmart. It is low carb and delicious. I have tried,chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and Butter Pecan. They are all good and between 3 and 4 carbs a 1/2 cup serving.

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morganjen — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:37:32 GMT

I'm a fan of Bobby Parrish on Youtube, and he did a video recently on grocery store ice cream (including the low carb versions). Kind of interesting about all the ingredients that are in some ice cream out there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcdk0YIZYUY

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DianeFL — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:35:56 GMT

Check out Rebel Creamery. It is low carb and sold here at Publix. It is low carb and keto friendly if anyone is following the keto diet. I am not strictly keto but I have lost 58lbs since the end of Jan by cutting out the white stuff and carbs when I can. This ice cream is really good! You have to let it set out for about 20 min but it does get creamy. The coffee chip is my favorite so far. I agree with the person who said Halo was terrible. I tried that one awhile back and threw it away...terrible.

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ECBG — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:15:18 GMT

@sueeich wrote:
My daugher has been wanting me to buy the Halo Top ice cream because she was curious about the claims. I guess you can eat the whole pint for only 340 calories. Well, I finally purchased it when it was a BOGO at Publix recently. We purchased the chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate chip flavors. I'm reallly glad I got it as a BOGO because it's terrible! I would never purchase it again. It tastes fake and icy not creamy. I'd rather eat real ice cream every once in a while than eat this garbage everyday. The one "lower calorie" ice cream I can recommend is Edy's Slow Churned. It's lower in calories than their regular ice cream but it's creamy and delicious and tastes like regular ice cream. You still have to be careful about how much you eat, however. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

@sueeich LOVE Edy's!

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GinzTonic — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 22:10:16 GMT

Rebel is the way to go .

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Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:33:36 GMT

I've tried a few of the Halo Top desserts ..... 280 calories for the whole pint .... hey, sometimes you want a whole pint. I think strawberry was the best ... black cherry was pretty good, too.

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J Town Girl — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 01:33:29 GMT

I was hesitant to try the Halo ice cream after reading so many negative reviews about it.

Looking at all the ice cream during my last shopping trip at Walmart I decided to just give it a try. Since I'm a chocolate fan I bought the plain chocolate variety and my husband purchased the peach.

Both of us were pleasantly surprised by how much we liked it. We understood that it wouldn't have the full-flavored taste of regular ice cream but it wasn't terrible.

Neither of us are big ice cream lovers so just having a little bit here and there is sufficient for us.

I would not hesitate to purchase it again.