I LOVE Ben and Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake Ice cream. But check out these stats!
230 calories
27g carbs
21g sugar
3 protein
And check out these ingredients! Cream, Skim Milk, Water, Liquid Sugar, Strawberries, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Corn Starch, Egg Yolks, Cream Cheese, Unbleached Wheat Flour, Graham Flour, Milkfat, Palm & Palm Kernel Oil, Salt, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum Molasses, Honey, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Carrageenan, Soya Lecithin, Pectin, Baking Soda, Elderberry Juice (for Color)
Eat this instead:
1 cup strawberries, sliced
4 oz cream cheese or coconut cream, softened
1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
4 TBS Swerve (or erythritol and 1 tsp stevia glycerite)
In a bowl, mix cream cheese, almond milk and sweetener until smooth. Slowly stir in slices of strawberries. Pour mixture into Popsicle molds. Place in freezer for at least 2 hours and serve. Makes 4 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving):
Ben and Jerry's = 230 calories, 13g Fat, 3g protein, 27 carbs, 0g fiber
"Healthified" Pops = 112 calories, 10g fat, 2.4g protein, 3.5 carbs, 1g fiber
