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WHO LOVES HALO ICE CREAM?

DowntonAbbey — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 03:53:54 GMT

No more than 380 calories a pint. The whole pint. I love BIRTHDAY CAKE, RED VELVET, Chocolate Mocha, LEMON CAKE............trying Smores right now and its ok but Birthday CAKE is my favorite. A great treat sometimes when you are watching your weight. What is your favorite flavor and they do not send out coupons but has your store ever put them on sale as they ar $5.19 a pint here.........but I don't go to movies, buy Starbucks or rent movies or drink alcohol although tonight some moscato would be nice.

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sockmonkey — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 03:59:31 GMT

Me! I was so happy to discover them. And, they've added so many flavors since I first found them. My brother loves it, too. His favorite is the Cookie Dough. I like the Mint Chocolate Chip and Lemon.

Once in awhile they're on sale for $3.99 (time to stock up) otherwise they're about $5.99!

I definitely recommend them, too!

There's another one, Arctic Zero. They have a Brownie Blast with real pieces of brownie with surprisingly low calories and sugar. I really like that one, too.

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DowntonAbbey — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 04:10:10 GMT

I like Halo better but Artic Zero I have not tried or have I seen the one you are talking about in our store but I know it is good. Our cost here is $5.19 and that stings.........I just eat less those nights I want that ice cream. lol I wish they would come down that is so expensive but so low calorie and its the best I have ever found and I have never tried the Soy Dreams or whatever but they are expensive also. Such a shame. Thank you for responding.

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Lovingq — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 06:09:03 GMT

I saw that recently in the grocery store and would love to try it but I just cannot digest dairy and I've tried all the remedies out there and nothing works.

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x Hedge — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 06:37:41 GMT

Never heard of this brand. Are they distributed nationwide?

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HappyDaze — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 06:39:25 GMT

I don't like anything with sugar substitutes and sweetners like Stevia and erythritol. I think they are too sweet and taste odd, many like chemicals. This one has both and the erythritol is the third ingredient so I bet it would be way too sweet tasting for me, and not in a good way. I just go for the real stuff when I really want ice cream and find the brands with the most "pure" and minimal ingredients and then just eat a small amount at a time. It is like Coke- I'd rather have and enjoy a real Coke once in a great while instead of drink Diet Coke or Coke Zero more often. I can't even gag down Diet Coke or Coke Zero- all chemical tasting!

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Desertdi — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:52:05 GMT

The artificial sweetener in Net Zero gave me such bad gas pains, I thought I might be having an appendicitis................. Maybe I'll try the Halo instead.

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FrostyBabe1 — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:53:01 GMT

No artificial sweetners for me either. I can't tolerate them. I'd rather have just a small amount of "real" ice cream.

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adamlambert — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:48:18 GMT

it's on my list for today! They have it on base for less than $3. I had to research the ingredients before I wanted to try it. It's all natural so nothing to worry about. Stevia does taste a bit funky to me, but it lowers blood pressure so I use it. They had 4 flavors and I'm getting the cake one!!!

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HappyDaze — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:54:25 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
The artificial sweetener in Net Zero gave me such bad gas pains, I thought I might be having an appendicitis................. Maybe I'll try the Halo instead.

Do you mean Arctic zero, @Desertdi? If so, a brief scan of ingredients and I actually don't see any artificial sweeteners in the few ice creams I looked at. I wonder if you were reacting to the fiber products instead. Higher fiber or certain types of fiber can give some people gas.

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SharkE — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:55:43 GMT

never heard of them. Schwan's is the best or Braums

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Desertdi — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:12:07 GMT

@HappyDaze wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
The artificial sweetener in Net Zero gave me such bad gas pains, I thought I might be having an appendicitis................. Maybe I'll try the Halo instead.
Do you mean Arctic zero, @Desertdi? If so, a brief scan of ingredients and I actually don't see any artificial sweeteners in the few ice creams I looked at. I wonder if you were reacting to the fiber products instead. Higher fiber or certain types of fiber can give some people gas.

@HappyDaze OOPS.......Yeah.....meant Arctic Zero. Well, I have some left in the freezer. I'll try a few spoonfuls again......and see what happens........................

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I am still oxox — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:42:19 GMT

Halo seems to have all sorts of artifical stuff and the Artic zero does not

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lulu2 — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:50:38 GMT

I tried pistachio, strawberry and sea salt caramel. While they are no Talenti gelato, they do taste like ice cream. (my husband thought it was regular ice cream) Normally I'd prefer pistachio but there were very few nuts in it so the strawberry was my favorite. On the other hand, Arctic Zero was truly awful.

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reiki604 — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:58:06 GMT

I tried it but it tasted like sweet frozen skim milk to me. Not even worth the few calories it has.

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goldensrbest — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:27:50 GMT

BEN AND JERRYS,that is real ice cream.

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Caligurll — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:59:14 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
BEN AND JERRYS,that is real ice cream.

Ben and Jerry's makes an almond based non-dairy frozen dessert too, they have several flavors. The Chunky Monkey and PB & Cookies are my favorites of the ones I tried. I didn't care much for the Chocolate Brownie.

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SusieQ_2 — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:24:30 GMT

I wanted to try it but when I saw it at the store for $6.50 a pint I decided to pass. The checker told me she thought it would go on sale.

Since then I did some reading about it and one of the reasons it's fewer calories (other than the sweetener and the non-fat milk) is the "fluff factor"--all the air that's whipped into it.

A 1/2 cup serving of Ben and Jerry's is about 102 grams. A half cup serving of Halo is around 66 grams which means you get one-third less product per pint.

Even so, the Birthday Cake is calling my name. If I see it for a better price I'd still like to try it, but I'm not goingto pay $6.50 for a pint...especially when 1/3 is air!

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conlt — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 04:24:45 GMT

I eat Halo Top and have tried various flavors. I am on Weight Watchers and 1 cup of the lower calorie flavors is only 4 points. The higher calorie flavors are 6 Points. So yes, Halo Top has helped me stay on track.

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lulu2 — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:17:44 GMT

It's on sale here again this week for $3.99. This morning I bought strawberry, lemon cake, pistachio and mint chip. My husband is out of town this week. I know what I'll be having for dinner.