CarbSmart Ice cream!!!!!

[angel_mina]

So i was in the ice cream departments and this little blue box caught my eye.....its a fudge bar...only 3 carbs and 100 callories a bar...I got super super exited....and i figured i would buy it and eat them once in a whyle....

then next day i go to see if there was a nother kind and BOOM a carton of Carb Smart ice cream in vanila and chocholate...1/2 cup is 5 carbs and 150 calories....

so im one happy girl!!! I will always share my ice creams with the boys so i never get the full serving but its so nice to have the treat every once in a few days!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: CarbSmart Ice cream!!!!!

Something I learned a long time ago, low carb "junk food" is still junk food.

What's "once in a while"?

[JulieB]

Re: CarbSmart Ice cream!!!!!

Did you check the list of ingredients? Are they all on this list of foods acceptable for induction?

Be aware that those products are full of sugar alcohols - some people get the runs from them (sugar alcohols) and some people digest them (so should count them as carbs)...just a heads up.

[Grant]

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I would be super wary of CarbSmart ice cream. Everyone is different but for me that stuff was like crack. I had a terrible time the winter of 08/09 because I couldn't seem to keep away from it. Seriously be careful and if you find that you are having a hard time resisting it, or resisting other things after you eat it, then get rid of it fast.

[kxb44]

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I always have some of these bars in the freezer. They have definitely kept me from more than one regular ice cream binge. There is also a chocolate and nut covered version of the bar at 5 net carbs and a rocky road version of the carton ice cream. Good stuff but moderation is certainly key.

[lannerjarv]

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sugar alcohols are the devil.
they give me the WORST stomach ache.

[pstansel]

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Unless you really feel like you've got your cravings licked and your willpower in place, I wouldn't. Carbsmart is too easy to overindulge in I know. Breyers had a low carb one for a while too (at least in my area). I did better with the make your own ice cream recipes using heavy cream and the bag of ice trick.

[brandywine1241]

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I will always share my ice creams with the boys

I wouldn't give this to children. The sugar alcohols could really mess up their digestive tracts.

[Spring Towry]

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You should avoid this ice cream and make you're own. The sugar alcohol is really horrible for the digestive tract.

[Carne!]

Re: CarbSmart Ice cream!!!!!

Something I learned a long time ago, low carb "junk food" is still junk food.

This is probably the best advice. There is no diet where you should be eating pizza and ice cream, including this one.

For me, once in a while, is twice a week. I usually make a desert on the weekends (simple jello cheesecake or similar) and have one big piece on sat and sun and then THE END.

For the price and taste, I would also prefer to make my own treats.

[poobears1972]

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I wouldn't give this to children. The sugar alcohols could really mess up their digestive tracts.

I was thinking the same thing. Try it if you want but please keep it away from the kids. Do you really want to chance them having a bad tummy reaction from it (which isn't uncommon).