Smart Scoops
Everybody loves ice cream! Now there are cool and creamy sweets that
love you back, with better-for-you ingredients and less calories and fat.
BY Marsha McCulloch, M.S., R.D. | PHOTOS BY Blaine Moats
FOOD STYLING BY Greg Luna | PROP STYLING BY Sue Mitchell
Ciao Bella Sorbet, Blood Orange
This nondairy, fat-free frozen dessert is made with sweet
and nutritious blood orange juice and is a great option for
people with lactose intolerance. You’ll get 50 percent of
your daily vitamin C needs in just one serving.
Per ½ cup: 60 cal., 0 g fat, 16 g carb.,
0 g fiber, 16 g sugars, 0 g protein
Price: $3.99/pint; ciaobellagelato.com
Edy’s Slow Churned Rich & Creamy
Light Ice Cream, Chocolate*
You’ll save half the fat and a third of
the calories of regular ice cream with
each scoop of this chocolaty treat.
This light ice cream is slow-churned and made
with whey protein, which gives it a smooth and
creamy texture similar to regular ice cream.
Per ½ cup: 110 cal., 3. 5 g fat ( 2 g sat. fat),
16 g carb., < 1 g fiber, 12 g sugars, 3 g protein
Price: $5.99/1.5 quarts; edys.com or dreyers.com
*Same product also sold under Dreyer’s brand.
Tip: A ½-cup
serving of ice
cream is about
the size of a
tennis ball.
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So Delicious Organic Vanilla Sandwiches:
Cool off on a hot summer day with this vegan
(soy-base) 150-calorie dessert. $5.49/box of 6
Weight Watchers Giant Chocolate Fudge
Ice Cream Bars: These 110-calorie bars are a
good source of calcium. $4.99–$5.49/box of 6
