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12 March 2011

Moderation in icecream? →[More:]Summer is coming! I eat too much ice cream. I have two tasty questions for you:

1. What are some equally-satisfying alternatives to ice cream?

2. What does a moderate amount of ice cream look like in size and frequency consumed?

post by: aniola at: 10:32 | 14 comments

With some flavors, moderation is simply not possible.

posted by dorgla 12 March | 10:50

I'm a big fan of shaved ice! Hawaiian-style shaved ice, accept no substitutes. Can't wait to have some in Ocean City this summer!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 12 March | 12:36

Get yourself some popsicle molds like these. Then make smoothies of fruit and yogurt, honey, etc. Chomp away!

posted by fancyoats 12 March | 12:59

Frozen yogurt. It is great stuff. Also, I find that Haagen Daz chocolate sorbet is a great substitute for chocolate ice cream. And -- pudding is a surprisingly good ice cream substitute too.

Moderate amount is the size of a regular ice cream scoop, or 1/4 cup. It is possible to do that amount, particularly if you decorate with healthy but delicious things like berries and slivered nuts.

posted by bearwife 12 March | 15:39

Sherbet? I love citrus flavoured sherbets.

posted by deborah 12 March | 17:39

Oh crap. Nowwwww I want some. And I'm not even the ice cream guy here. Then again, I'm already hungry.

posted by nrobertson 12 March | 21:13

I'm going to have to try that, fancyoats!

How often for normal icecream, though, y'all? Once a minute? Once a meal? Once a day? Once a week? Once a month? Only in certain circumstances?

posted by aniola 12 March | 21:15

Did you see the picture in the link, nrobertson?

posted by aniola 12 March | 21:15

I recently tried some sorbet that was so insanely rich and delicious that even though I ordered the mini size, it was enough for me. They'll FedEx.

posted by serazin 12 March | 22:17

I say once per day. Especially if you are limiting to bearwife's one scoop rule. If you have more than one scoop at a time, then you gotta space it out more.

posted by fancyoats 12 March | 22:33

ice cream is the thing that above all else I cannot resist. If there is ice cream involved I am unstoppable. Thus, I eat it like, twice a year. And I eats a lot!

posted by gaspode 12 March | 23:17

Hmmm. So somewhere between once a day at a normal serving size and twice a year at a free-for-all serving size.

By George, I think I've got it!

Once a week at most. Any size goes.

Thanks, y'all.

posted by aniola 13 March | 13:43

Oakland? I'll go there for that sorbet some time!

posted by aniola 13 March | 13:45

Yeah, it's next to Bakesale Betty. I doubted till I tried it, but now I'm convinced: it is the best frozen treat ever created. I'm pretty sure it comes straight from Heaven to Oakland.

posted by serazin 13 March | 20:19

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