It probably started with ice cream melting down a cone and dripping all over your tiny hand. Now it has turned into a lifelong love affair with frozen treats. But the choice is no longer between cup or cone, soft-serve or double scoop. Now you can pick among “ice creams” such as hemp and soy, flavors such as carob and fruit, and more. To help you decide, here’s a guide to some standout post-dinner—or all-day—frozen delicacies to nurture your inner child.
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Best Ice Cream |
Straus Family Creamery Organic Vanilla Bean Ice Cream |
For the vanilla purist. This rich and creamy ice cream has flecks of vanilla bean for a serious vanilla experience. Even chocolate lovers—like me—will have to grudgingly say, “Darn, that’s awesome.” |
1/2 cup: 240 cal, 150 fat cal, 15g fat, 10g sat fat, 70g chol, 55mg sodium, 20g carb, 0g fiber, 19g sugar, 4g protein |
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Best Ice Cream Bar |
Julie’s Organic Ice Cream Chocolate Ice Cream and Dark Chocolate |
If you shrunk heaven down to 1x4x3 inches and jammed a wooden stick into it, this would be the taste. Crunchy dark chocolate covers creamy chocolate ice cream—and, yes, it’s organic. |
1 bar: 270 cal, 160 fat cal, 18g fat, 11g sat fat, 55mg chol, 35mg sodium, 24g carb, 0g fiber, 17g sugar, 4g protein |
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Best Popsicle |
Natural Fruit Chunks O’ Fruti Fruit Bar, Caribbean Mix |
The concept is simple: Chunks of fruit adorn a stick. The result is a fresh flavor that tastes—well, like you’re doing your body good. The Caribbean Mix comes loaded with strawberry, pineapple, mango, passion fruit, and coconut; or choose among 20 other varieties. |
1 bar: 130 cal, 0 fat cal, 0g fat, 0g sat fat, 0mg chol, 14mg sodium, 33g carb, 1g fiber, 29g sugar, 0g protein |
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Best Vegan |
Imagine Foods Organic Soy Dream Strawberry Swirl Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert |
With a texture somewhere between ice cream and frozen yogurt, Soy Dream is a close cousin to the “real thing”—and really good. The company also makes Rice Dream products for those looking to cut down on soy intake. |
About 1/3 cup: 140 cal, 60 fat cal, 7g fat, 2g sat fat, 0mg chol, 125mg sodium, 20g carb, 1g fiber, 14g sugar, 1g protein |
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Best Nontraditional |
Triton’s Chocolate Dipped Banana Bits |
These bite-size pieces of banana covered in chocolate and nuts rock. The crunch, followed by the icy banana center, turns any frown upside down. It’s a match made in heaven. |
3 pieces: 170 cal, 100 fat cal, 11g fat, 5g sat fat, 0mg chol, 20mg sodium, 18g carb, 1g fiber, 10g sugar, 2g protein |
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Best Sandwich |
Original Sources Hemp I Scream! Double Dutch Chocolate Sandwich |
Hemp ice cream sandwiched between two hemp-based cookies? Yes. Absolutely. Buy a case now. You will want it. The nutritious hemp “ice cream” is rich and satisfying and surrounded by still-crisp cookies. |
1 sandwich: 399 cal, 168 fat cal, 19g fat, 2g sat fat, 0mg chol, 118mg sodium, 52g carb, 7g fiber, 12g sugar, 7g protein |
