Dreyers slow churned cookie dough....I buy small cones to put it in...no bowl to wash and you can't fit much ice cream into one of those cones. Something about the process of eating with a cone is more satisying to me...pretty much all of the vanilla based flavors are good (there's one they had earlier that had girl scout cookies in it....mmmmmmmmmm ), I find the chocolate flavors are harder and not as creamy...did I mention I'm a connoisseur?
out in california we have "skinny cows" -- they are ice cream sandwiches that are about 100 calories each. i am also a HUGE fan of breyer's light ice cream bars -- they taste just like normal haggen daz bars but are about 170 cals and 9 grams of fat. YUM!
Ice cream's on my "gotta have it" list, so here are some ways I have dealt with it:
1. Some frozen yogurt is as tasty as ice cream. I often buy Chapmans.
2. "Skinny Cow" ice cream bars and fudgsicles (available at WalMart and Real Canadian Superstore)
3. Once in a while: Small ice cream cone at a local shoppe. This beats buying the whole tub and eating the whole thing in a week.
4. Low-fat and low-sugar ice creams, sherberts, and ice cream bars. Just watch the labels for calories....sometimes "low-fat" is loaded with sugar, so be careful.
I like the skinnycow brand products, their icecream bars are great.
I almost think that going out and getting yourself a child size or small portion of the real thing rarely would be a much better treat then mediocre ice cream fixes every week. I'd suggest finding a place to get a gelatto as it's very satisfying, a very small amount goes a looong way. And I think it's even yummier than icecream.
For breakfast, or a dessert with a light meal, I love adding a 1/2 cup of the lowest calorie vanilla icecream I can find to a bowl of instant oatmeal (In the healthfood section of my grocey store I found a box of instant oatmeal without added sugar, I sweeten with a little splenda/cinamon, half a banana, or a little sugar free fruit spread). I used to make it with the little packets, and even with those the calories are much lower than a piece of pie or cobbler, which it reminds me of. Really decadent.
Thank you for all the helpful things! I tried to find low-cal ice cream at my local A&P, and my mom showed me fat-free...it was loaded with cals. Thanks once again to everyone!
If the "real thing" is the only kind you like, have it. I measure it (1/2 cup), and I eat it slowly with a small spoon. I stay away from Haagen Dazs, just too obscenely high in fat, and I found if you get used to a "normal" brand the fat in the fancy brands is actually kind of gross after a while. I hate the greasy feeling on my lips. The other night I defrosted about 1.5 cups strawberries, added splenda & the ice cream and it was fabulous. 200 calories, and lots of nutrition for such a treat.
Sometimes substitutes just don't work, so ... measure measure measure!
I often shop at Aldi's, the discount grocery chain. And they have an italian gellato (an italian icecream that has a lighter texture than regular ice cream - they have vanilla, lemon, and raspberry).
I tried the lemon gelatto, and it was SOOO good. Only 101 calories for 1/2 cup. I was sort of like sorbet or sherbert, but with a silky texture. I would never have guessed it was fewer calories than ice cream.
OMG - don't get me started
), I find the chocolate flavors are harder and not as creamy...did I mention I'm a connoisseur? 
glen
