Worst Ice Cream
Worst Ice Cream
By Christina Parrella
Whether it's creamy, fruity, doused with nuts or swirled, ice cream is a summer essential that provides relief from the scorching heat. But before you scour the freezer section, read our guide to high-calorie, fatty frozen treats to avoid. We've combed grocers' freezers to find the unhealthiest picks from the most popular brands. Delicious? Yes. But some of these treats top out at 30 grams of fat per serving which is almost half of your daily allowance of 65.
Number 10: Blue Bunny Personals Bunny Tracks
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Calories: 190
Fat: 11 g
Sugars: 19 g
It's so easy to fall in love with the chunky, gooeyness of these peanut butter filled chocolate bunnies and it's even easier to devour the entire contents of this personal sized package that's small enough to fit in your hand. If you want to spoil yourself with this peanut-butter fudge swirled treat stop at a reasonable half serving.
Nicole Goksel, AOL
Number 9: Ben and Jerry's Organic Sweet Cream & Cookies Ice Cream
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Calories: 250
Fat: 15 g
Sugars:19 g
You might think Ben and Jerry's Organic line is a healthier option because its ingredients are hormone- and pesticide-free but that doesn't mean it's not fattening. A half-cup of this creamy cookie blend delivers a bigger hit to your diet than a four-piece Chicken McNuggets meal from McDonald's (90 calories and 12 grams of fat).
Nicole Goksel, AOL
Number 8: Haagen-Dazs Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Serving Size:1/2 cup
Calories: 310
Fat: 23 g
Sugars: 18 g
Butter Pecan is a classic American flavor but don't think that just because it contains heart-healthy pecans you're getting any benefit. What you are getting from this sweet buttery cream and roasted pecans are one-third of your daily fat. That's like chowing down on medium onion rings from Burger King, although that option has 8 fewer fat grams!
Nicole Goksel, AOL
Number 7: Rice Dream Mint Chocolate Frozen Pie
Serving Size: 1 pie
Calories: 330
Fat: 19g
Sugars: 14g
This little mint ice cream pie is great for non-dairy consumers, but the two oatmeal cookies dipped in rich chocolate and sandwiched together take away from the benefits of this rice-based frozen treat.
Nicole Goksel, AOL
Number 6: Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Calories: 360
Fat: 24 g
Sugars: 24g
Unfortunately two of the yummiest foods -- chocolate and peanut butter -- aren't so belly flattening when combined into ice cream. Haagen-Dazs' Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream sounds flavorful but half a cup will cost you more calories and fat than a cheeseburger from Burger King.
Nicole Goksel, AOL
Number 5: Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby Ice Cream
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Calories: 330
Fat: 20 g
Sugars: 25 g
Ben and Jerry have combined everything an ice cream junkie needs into one tub. This flavor packs peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets covered in chocolate mixed with vanilla malt ice cream and swirled with fudge and peanut butter. Chubby Hubby, which started out as a prank played by two women on an office employee, has a calorie content that's no laughing matter. Half a cup contains almost 1/3 of your daily fat allowance, so if you eat it more than every once in a while it really could make you a chubby hubby.
Nicole Goksel, AOL
Number 4: Nestle Drumstick King Size Baby Ruth
Serving Size: 1 cone
Calories:450
Fat: 27 g
Sugars: 34 g
Did you think something that boasts a King Size label would be healthy? The Nestle Baby Ruth Drumstick is bursting with all the chocolate, peanuts, rich caramel and nougat of a Baby Ruth bar in a crispy sugar cone sprinkled with chocolate covered peanuts. Its ingredients not only sound like a mouthful they are. You'd better stick with the classic Drumstick which will save you 110 calories, 6 grams of fat and 10 grams of sugar.
Nicole Goksel, AOL
Number 3: Breyer's Hershey Kisses Ice Cream Poppers
Serving Size: 26 Pieces
Calories: 470
Fat: 35 g
Sugars: 23 g
What could be better than ice cream and Hershey Kisses? We like both but we don't really like what this will do to our daily fat and calorie allowance. Eating both will cost you more than half your daily fat intake and at least a 1/3 of your calories if you're counting or cutting back. You could have a medium chocolate Frosty from Wendy's and still have 60 calories and 24 grams of fat to spare.
Nicole Goksel, AOL
Number 2: Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich Coating
Serving Size: 1 sandwich
Calories: 490
Fat: 23 g
Sugars: 39 g
No matter what your age is it's hard not to love this tasty snack -- it has creamy vanilla ice cream smushed between two chocolate chip cookies. Unfortunately, you may not love the calorie content of this cookie sandwich. That's because at a whopping 490 calories and 23 grams of fat you're eating the calorie-equivalent of a fast-food meal.
Nicole Goksel, AOL
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Andyar16 10:34:19 PM Jun 09 2009
And yes terri, Ice cream sounds good right now, I'll go get some too.
Andyar16 10:33:30 PM Jun 09 2009
LOL this article is a joke. They say one serving of ben and jerrys is even worse for your diet than a 4 peice chicken nugget from mcdonalds.Anyone who knows anything about dieting knows that calling a 4 peice chicken nugget for lunch is eating the worst meal possible. Firstly you need food. Starving yourself makes you less healthy, its not going to help you lose weight, and it makes you tired more often.If you're concerned about your weight... go workout! And yes ladies...STRENGTH exercises, not just walking on a treadmill. Muscle burns calories just by having it (and makes you look better) And eat LOTS (of decent food) More food = more energy. More energy = workout more and get into better shape.
MOIBEAR1 09:41:40 AM May 24 2009
I'm not fat, I'm fluffy.I don't pig out,I dine luxuriously.Pass the ice cream, please.All of it.
TerriElder3 09:23:23 AM May 24 2009
If I want a dish of Ice Cream then I want a dish of Ice Cream! It's really no bodys business to tell me I can't have some or try to lay guilt on me for eating it. How many simple pleasures do we relly have in this life? Well, for me ice cream and grand kids are at the top of that list. Bye for now I'm going to go have some ice ream with hot fudge and whipping cream and a BIG RED CHERRY!
Donna Yazbek 08:55:14 AM May 24 2009
Those little bite size ice cream snacks are a great idea...unless you actually eat the 26 piece(!) portion size listed...If you have 4 or 5 pieces its an ice cream snack under 100 calories! Let's ditch these food police articles, I think we're intelligent enough to know how to control our own portions, if that's what we're interested in.
Lisaendicott7 07:00:57 PM Jul 05 2008
Ice cream has been around for a long, long time. Now suddenly, its a problem. I am so sick of the food police. Unless someone has a real addiction to food, no one eats a whole container of ice cream at a time. The main problem is mostly about portion sizes and not getting enough exercize. Stop blaming food, or telling us what we can or cannot eat. If I want a scoop of ice cream, then I am going to have one. We are all going to die at some point, and I am not going to spend my waking hours worrying about every morsel that I put into my mouth. I am going to enjoy a cup of ice cream right now...if you don't like it, too bad.
Adamkandel64 07:50:01 PM Jun 23 2008
Anyone who is surprised that ice cream has lots of calories, fat, sugar,..etc and is overweight need only blame themselves and not the media, which, admittedly, loves to scare people. In the old days it was called "muck-racking". it does serve the public good and you can feel free to ignore it, but don't blame them if you are ignorant of what a healthy diet is. chow down. please.
MRMCatamount 05:08:26 PM Jun 23 2008
Breyers and most of the other major brands are quietly in the process of again reducing the size of their containers...first from a half gallon, (the standard since the beginning of packaged ice cream) to 1.75 quarts.....now down to 1.5 quarts. At this rate, ice cream will soon no longer be a menace to the good health of America!!! Take that all of you fatties!!! Maybe next we should downsize containers of chocolate milk!!! Make donuts and bagels smaller!!! Anybody else have any ideas?
