2019-06-01_Healthy_Food_Guide_UK_(2)

WHICH

LOW-

CALORIE

ICE

CREAMS

ARE

WORTH

BUYING?

I

CECREAMis a staplesummertreat,

butwhenyou’retryingtocutdown

oncaloriesandsugar,sweetchoices

areusuallythefirsttogofromyourdiet.

However,a newwaveoflighterice

creamshaslandedinsupermarkets,

promisinggreattasteandrefreshment

forfewercalories.Beingfirmbelievers

thatyoushouldbeabletoenjoya little

bitofwhatyoufancy,wewerekeento

samplethetrend.

HOWARETHEYDOINGIT?

Well,somebrandsaresimplymaking

a differencewithsmallerportionsizes,

whileothersareoptingtouseskimmed

milkorsweetenersintheirproductsto

limitthecaloriesfromfatandsugars.We

lookedatsomeofthelower-calorietubs

andsticklolliesonsupermarketshelves

thissummertofindoutwhichonesare

worthmakingspaceforinyourfreezer.

OURCRITERIA

Weonlyconsideredthosethatcamein

at110kcalorfewerper100mlserving.

Forsugars,it’sworthnotingthe

figureshownonpackis for‘total’

ratherthanjust‘added’sugars,

sosomeofthesewillcome

fromlactoseindairy

versionsand

thereforewon’t

counttowardsyour

30gmaximumfor

theday.Allour

choiceshaveless

fatthancontained

instandardvanilla

icecream(7.5g

per100ml).

Enjoying creamy ice

cream is no longer

a sure way to wreck

your healthy diet.

Niamh Leonard-Bedwell looks

at the best slimmed-down

versions in terms of taste,

nutrition and satisfaction

HEALTHY FOOD TREND TUBS

Per 100ml

O 83kcal O 1.7g fat

O 1.1g saturates

O 7.3g sugars O 0.1g salt

Per 100ml

O 78kcal O 2.7g fat

O 1.9g saturates

O 7.4g sugar O 0.3g salt

Per 100ml

O 66kcal O 3.4g fat

O 1.8g saturates

O 3g sugars O 0.1g salt

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