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BREYERS LOW CARB ICE CREAM
Sorry if this was a duplicate post, but Breyers now has low carb ice
cream - check it out: http://www.breyers.com/products/prod...rt&pageCount=1 Carolynn 260/191/180 |
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BREYERS LOW CARB ICE CREAM
On 6 Oct 2003 12:13:19 -0700, Carolynn wrote:
Sorry if this was a duplicate post, but Breyers now has low carb ice cream - check it out: http://www.breyers.com/products/prod...rt&pageCount=1 Carolynn 260/191/180 I wonder what's in it? 3 grams of dietary fiber per serving is strange: there shouldn't be any fiber in ice cream. Plus, who really eats 1/2 cup of ice cream? My minimum is a cup. Even so, that's only 260 calories per cup. I'd like to try it out and compare with homemade. -- Bob M in CT Remove 'x.' to reply |
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Bob M wrote:
:: On 6 Oct 2003 12:13:19 -0700, Carolynn wrote: :: ::: Sorry if this was a duplicate post, but Breyers now has low carb ice ::: cream - check it out: ::: http://www.breyers.com/products/prod...rt&pageCount=1 ::: ::: Carolynn ::: 260/191/180 ::: :: :: I wonder what's in it? 3 grams of dietary fiber per serving is :: strange: :: there shouldn't be any fiber in ice cream. Plus, who really eats :: 1/2 cup :: of ice cream? My minimum is a cup. Even so, that's only 260 :: calories per :: cup. I'd like to try it out and compare with homemade. hmmph. My min is a pint (or whatever those containers hold -- that is a pint, right?)! |
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I tried it last week. It's yummy! Very nice and creamy in the mouth.
However, I did limit myself to 1/2 a cup big sigh! DustyB -- -= Remove CARBS to reply =- "Carolynn" wrote in message om... Sorry if this was a duplicate post, but Breyers now has low carb ice cream - check it out: http://www.breyers.com/products/prod...rt&pageCount=1 Carolynn 260/191/180 |
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Bob,
The fiber is something like guar gum--it gives it a certain mouthfeel. I was pleasantly surprised by the Breyer's Ice Cream. I counted all the carbs as carbs but it still comes in at a reasonable count if you don't eat it with anything else carby. My blood sugar meter liked it just fine so there don't seem to be hidden carbs. The portion control issue IS the challenge. I measured out half a cup of ice cream and have a little cup that fits it perfectly, and it is a reasonable size for someone who isn't out of control with ice cream (as I am quite capable of being g). But the problem is that it gets very easy to have a serving here and a serving there and end up adding another 700 calories to the weeks' total. So far I'm doing okay with the half gallon I bought last Friday, but I know that for me ice cream all too often sings a siren song from the freezer. -- Jenny 168.5/137 Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings * Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats * Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work? "Bob M" wrote in message news On 6 Oct 2003 12:13:19 -0700, Carolynn wrote: Sorry if this was a duplicate post, but Breyers now has low carb ice cream - check it out: http://www.breyers.com/products/prod...ProductLine=Br eyers&ProductType=CarbSmart&pageCount=1 Carolynn 260/191/180 I wonder what's in it? 3 grams of dietary fiber per serving is strange: there shouldn't be any fiber in ice cream. Plus, who really eats 1/2 cup of ice cream? My minimum is a cup. Even so, that's only 260 calories per cup. I'd like to try it out and compare with homemade. -- Bob M in CT Remove 'x.' to reply |
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Other that the Wal-Mart super stores has anyone found this in the
Seattle...Auburn specifically...region, i.e., Fred Meyer, Albertsons, Tops, Safeway? Also does it comes in pints, since I don't trust myself with a half gallon? TRC "Carolynn" wrote in message om... Sorry if this was a duplicate post, but Breyers now has low carb ice cream - check it out: http://www.breyers.com/products/prod...rt&pageCount=1 Carolynn 260/191/180 |
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Hello Patricia & all;
Patricia, while I'm sure that you're sincere in your assessment, I must disagree. Over the years, as an amateur wine taster, I have also managed to nurture the ability to be discriminating on other foods as well. I found the Breyers low carb ice cream to be as creamy and rich on the palate as their regular ice creams. I'll agree that the flavor seems to be a bit lacking, but after a month or so of LC'ing...I found it exquisitely satisfying. I wasn't there to taste the carton you're commenting upon, so I certainly don't want to be seen as argumentative--only that my experiences seem to have been different. The textures you reported seem to me to be similar to an ice cream that's been improperly handled. Perhaps thawed & refrozen? Left too long in a "frost-free" freezer? Poor production quality on that batch? Hard to say... Later all, Dusty -- -= Remove CARBS to reply =- "Patricia Martin Steward" wrote in message ... On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:10:29 -0400, "Jenny" wrote: The fiber is something like guar gum--it gives it a certain mouthfeel. The mouthfeel of the two I tried (vanilla and chocolate) wasn't very creamy -- more like frozen whipped cream, or slightly crystallized ice cream. I didn't like it that much. Aside from the texture, the flavor is pretty weak. I can see where it would appeal to people who are doing strict Atkins (which I'm not, just watching carbs to control blood sugar), but I prefer the SF Blue Bunny by far. ---- Face your fears. Live your dreams. |
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HealthNutz wrote:
Patricia, while I'm sure that you're sincere in your assessment, I must disagree. Over the years, as an amateur wine taster, I have also managed to nurture the ability to be discriminating on other foods as well. I found the Breyers low carb ice cream to be as creamy and rich on the palate as their regular ice creams. I just did a side-by-side tasting of Breyer's Low-Carb Vanilla and their French Vanilla. There was a noticeable difference, but nowhere near as much as I expected. The mouthfeel at first was very similar, but the melting characteristics are different. Interestingly, the low-carb version takes longer to melt and stays in the mouth longer. There are several gums used in it, and they conspire to hold it together longer. And they provide fiber. I'll agree that the flavor seems to be a bit lacking, Yes. It is somewhat weaker than the French vanilla. The textures you reported seem to me to be similar to an ice cream that's been improperly handled. Perhaps thawed & refrozen? Left too long in a "frost-free" freezer? Poor production quality on that batch? Hard to say... I bought the LC ice cream to test. My slender 12-year-old daughter bought the FV. I tasted the LC as soon as we arrived home. It felt fake then. Almost foamy. Very soft and light on flavor. It was disappointing. Obviously, the transport time and raised temperature didn't do well by it. After a couple days in the freezer, I tried it again. Firm, solid. Flavor seemed somehow to have intensified; can't explain it. Today, it was fine. Compares very favorably with their top-of-the-line French Vanilla. Stood up well in side-by-side tasting. Pastorio Later all, Dusty |
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Tried it. Liked it a lot. Nice and creamy. Got it at my local Safeway
in San Fran. My only complaint: why only chocolate, strawberry and vanilla? Are those even the most popular flavors anymore? My wishlist: "cookie" dough peanut butter cup (using sugar-free PB cups, obviously) chocolate "brownie" "caramel" nut swirl "TRC" wrote in message ... Other that the Wal-Mart super stores has anyone found this in the Seattle...Auburn specifically...region, i.e., Fred Meyer, Albertsons, Tops, Safeway? Also does it comes in pints, since I don't trust myself with a half gallon? TRC "Carolynn" wrote in message om... Sorry if this was a duplicate post, but Breyers now has low carb ice cream - check it out: http://www.breyers.com/products/prod...rt&pageCount=1 Carolynn 260/191/180 |
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I was at my local HEB grocery store in Round Rock, TX and I saw a guy
stocking Breyers ice cream. He worked for Breyers not the grocery store. He even had on a Breyers shirt. So I asked when that store would be getting the new low carb ice cream and he had no idea that they were making low carb ice cream! Andi |
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