NutritionDoc

Yearning for some rich vanilla ice cream encased in a thin, crisp coating of chocolate? Forget it.

 

A Dove or HaagenDazs Bar might satisfy the urge, but with some 250 to 300 calories and 10 to 14 grams of heart damaging fat, each ought to come with a Make One Cardiologist Appointment, Get One Appointment Free coupon.

 

You can do some damage control with a Klondike Slim a Bear No Sugar Added (40% less fat and 25% less calories than regular Klondike Ice Cream Bars. But each bar still delivers around 170 calories and 8 grams of bad fat.

 

Breyers Double Churn Light Bars may have 1/2 the fat and 30% less calories than regular ice cream bars but they still pack 5 grams of bad fat and 170 calories onto your not so light frame.

 

The bottom line: "Light" or "Reduced Fat" chocolate coated ice cream bars will save you some calories and damaging fat.  And "No Sugar Added" bars will also save you sugar. But watch out. Some brands - like Blue Bunny and Dreyer's - replace their sugar not only with the safe artificial sweetener Spllenda but also with the possibly unsafe acesulfame potassium.

 

Another solution: individually wrapped Dove Miniatures. Each bite sized bit of chocolate coated ice cream has 60 calories and 2 grams of bad fat. The numbers are that low only because the Miniatures are thumb size. If you can't stick to just one, do NOT touch them.