Edy's Slow Churned Ice Cream

I'm not a huge ice cream fan. I'll eat it every once in a while, but it's too high in fat and calories for me to indulge in it every day. (I do, however, frequently want and crave a Root Beer Float.) My family, on the other hand, could live with ice cream as their main source of nutrition. We buy ice cream by the truckloads - and my husband probably doesn't need to eat as much of it as he does. Growing older means that we (the collective *We*) need to be more aware of our food intake and those daily indulgences probably need to be less frequent.

In an effort to satisfy the need for sweet frozen treats and balance it with the ever growing waistlines, we've tried the so called "diet" ice creams, and, frankly, they leave us flat. Most often they are gummy, tasteless gooey concoctions that are ice cream in name only, leaving much to be desired.So when I was sent coupons to try the new Edy's Slow Churned Ice cream offerings - well, we didn't hold out much hope.

We were surprised.

Edy's Slow Churned has somehow managed to bridge the gap. We sampled the vanilla (key for a good ice cream float) and the mint chocolate chip (my husband's favorite traditional flavor) and neither of us thought that the ice cream tasted like a "diet" or "low cal" option. Both were full flavored and satisfying, and the individual cups were great for portion control. With halof of the fat and one-third fewer calories, I think we might be able to enjoy ice cream a little more often.

Like the Facebook page for Edy's Slow Churned - you can upload your "ice cream smile" and help Operation Smile at the same time.

Check out this chart, which illustrates the caloric and fat differences in traditional ice cream and the Slow churned version. Find your favorite flavor and see how much you can save!

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Dreyer’s / Edy’s. I received a coupon to purchase product samples and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

Comments

[addy]

Love ice cream. Not a "diet" ice cream fan. May get some for my daughter though. She may like it.

[Megan]

I LOVE ice cream and have found some lower-fat varieties that are pretty good and some that were awful. I recall these really horrible 40-calorie bars I tried. No thanks, I'll just put the 40 calories towards something else. I'll have to check out the Edy's.