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Cart Confessions: Ice Cream Sandwiches

Monday, March 1, 2010 at 07:23 AM

It’s Monday and time for Cart Confessions, where I ‘fess up and tell you all about a product with a lowly NuValscore that somehow made it into my shopping cart.  I have to say, in general, my pantry is looking pretty good these days.  It certainly looks a lot different than it did when I first started working at NuVal.  I’ve learned so much about the true nutritional value of food.  Dr. Katz himself could come to my house and I would not be ashamed to show him what products we’re buying these days.  So, when I went shopping this week, I had to look kind of hard to find something with a low score.  And there it was – Hood Ice Cream Sandwiches.  We were out of them and they were on the list.  NuVal score:  2.  Yup, a 2.

I personally do not eat ice cream sandwiches.  I get up too early in the morning to work out to blow it all on an ice cream sandwich.  However, my husband loves them and they have been an absolute must-have in our freezer for all of our 13 years of marital bliss.  He has passed his adoration for “sandwiches” on to our offspring.  They are the Number 1 requested dessert item in our house.  My husband insists on Hood Ice Cream Sandwiches, probably because they are a local Massachusetts company and ya know, Hood rhymes with Good.  In any event, they are in our freezer – always.

It’s hard to blame them.  They do look good, don’t they.

I have to admit, I had a bite after that photo shoot.  OK, it was really half. 

And how can I resist this happy kid?

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I’m not sure if I can get my husband and kids to kick the Hood habit.  There are some better alternatives in the Ice Cream Novelty category:

  • Fudgesicle (No Sugar Added with Calcium):  64
  • Healthy Choice Premium Fudge Bars No Sugar Added:  51
  • Skinny Cow Vanilla & Chocolate Lowfat Ice Cream Sandwiches:  24

I guess it’s OK for everyone to have a treat once in a while.  Even a Mom taking pictures of food for her blog!

Question of the Day

What is your favorite ice cream novelty?

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5 Comments on “Cart Confessions: Ice Cream Sandwiches”

  1. #1 Kim
    on Mar 1st, 2010 at 10:03 am

    Melissa,

    They are a staple in my freezer as well. My kids love them! Did not know they scored so low.. OUCH! I remember eating them in High School as my lunch. Thankfully, that has changed since hearing about NuVal. Those alternatives are grat suggestions!

  2. #2 Kimberly Lee
    on Mar 1st, 2010 at 10:56 am

    My husband absolutely adores ice cream sandwiches. We have at least 2 boxes in our freezer at all times. I tend to lean towards fudge bars. I was pleasently suprised by the NuVal Score for the Fudgesicle Bars. I will have to look for those the next time I need to replinsh my supply.

  3. #3 Food Makes Fun Fuel
    on Mar 1st, 2010 at 11:58 am

    So delicious makes awesome dairy free ones I love

  4. #4 Tara
    on Mar 1st, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    I guess I better trade in my skinny cows for a fudgsicle…although I do LOVE ice cream sandwiches.

  5. #5 Yum Yucky
    on Mar 2nd, 2010 at 11:49 am

    Would I be banned from your blog if I told that you I like lowly Nuval scores (sometimes)? Well, not the score exactly, but the evil-goodness BEHIND the score. Ooops.

    Thanks to you, I’m gonna buy me some lowly-scored ice cream sammiches. It’s been forever!!! ;)

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