NutritionDoc

Most people do not stop by a Baskin Robbins for health food. But they might not know which choices are a minor indulgence and which may leave a lasting impression on their poolside appearance.

 

Large shakes range from 1120 calories for a Strawberry to 2160 for a Heath Bar Crunch or Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. The Health Bar comes with 62 grams of sat fat plus 2 grams of trans fat for good luck.

 

You could eat 6 scoops of Baskin Robbins Rocky Road, Choco Chip Cookie Dough, or most other full fat ice creams and stilll stay under 2000 calories. Naturally, a 16 oz smalll shake cuts the numbers in half. But when the calories start out with 4 digits, half is still way tooooo much.

 

And beware of coffee drinks. The Cappuccino Blast is essentially a coffee flavored shake made with ice cream. A large Caramel or Oreo N Cookies Cappuccino Blast with whipped cream goes for 1000 calories and a day's bad fat.

 

Suggestions:

 

Get a single scoop of low fat ice cream. All but one flavor have no sugar added and are made with the safe artificial sweetener Splenda, which cuts the calories in half. My favorite = Pinapple Coconut. Yummmmmmmm.

 

If you want soft serve, get a regular nonfat. The no sugar added soft serve is made with poorly tested artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium.

 

Instead of a shake, try a small Low Fat or Nonfat Cappuccino Blast, which is made with non fat soft serve vanilla yogurt instead of ice cream.