Filed under: College Cooking, Dessert, Freshman Fit-Teen | Tags: arctic, arctic zero, ben & jerry's, ben and jerry's, cheap, chocolate, coffee, cookies and cream, fat free, frozen yogurt, guiltless, healthy, ice cream, low sugar, maple, mint chocolate chip, peanut butter, splurge, vanilla, zero
STORY: About a year ago I came across a product called “Arctic Zero.” It’s an ice cream brand that is sold in pints (and now in bars). Each pint only has 150 calories! Too good to be true? I ordered it off Amazon. . . at the time locations to purchase it were limited. However, after waiting over a month I realized my order was never coming.
PRICE: A few days ago I revisited the website and found there was a location that sold it around the corner. I bought the Vanilla Maple for $4.95. At first I realized it was quite expensive. But remembered that a few nights ago I purchased a kids size ice cream from Tasti-D Lite and it was $4.35 and Ben & Jerry’s pints are at a similar price.
FLAVORS: Vanilla Maple, Chocolate, Coffee, Cookies & Cream, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Mint Chocolate Chip.
Taste: I tried the Vanilla Maple. The first few bites were impressive but after a few you realize it is more of a yogurt and is not the rich Ben & Jerrys flavor. However, on the plus side, it wasn’t as over-filling as Ben & Jerrys. The hint of Maple was a unique touch. I think it would have been better with some toppings or a crunch addition. It would be good for smoothies and milkshakes as a base flavor.
CALORIES: After a few spoonfuls (right out of the pint container) I realized i needed to put it down. Then I realized, 1/4 of the container is ~ 37 calories with only 5 grams of sugar. Needless to say, I took a few more bites.
1/2 cup (4 servings per container) = 45 calories, 0 fat calories, 7 carbs, 2 g fiber, 7 g sugar, 4 grams of protein.
http://www.myarcticzero.com/pints.php
Filed under: breakfast, Dessert | Tags: breakfast, coffee, dunkin donuts, frappuccino, guiltless splurge, iced coffee, mcdonalds, mocha, smoothie, starbucks
The newest smoothie flavor I’ve come across: Mocha Frappuccino.
Simple. Refreshing. Easy.
When you brew your daily cup of coffee in the morning, brew an extra cup. Pour the extra or leftover coffee into a to-go coffee mug and place in the fridge for up to 2-3 days. Don’t make your own coffee in the morning? No problem. Stop by dunkin’ donuts or starbucks and get a small/medium black iced coffee, and bring it on home. (still more cost efficient than buying a frappuccino)
Mocha Frappucino
cold coffee
1-2 cups of ice
skim milk or FF coffee-mate (flavor of desire)
no-calorie Walden Farms chocolate syrup
whey protein
Place the cold coffee and ice into a blender. Blend together. (You will notice the ice begins to forms chunks and float to the top. scrape it down with a spoon). Pour in the milk. The milk will blend it into a smoother consistency. Add about 2-3 tbsp. of the chocolate syrup and a scoop of the whey protein. Blend again. I would estimate it makes 12-16 oz.
Top with fat free whip cream to make it look more like a Starbucks all-star.
**just as with smoothies: use as little/much coffee, ice, milk, flavored syrups as you like.
Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Coolatta with Skim Milk
SIZE: Medium
NUTRITION: 310 calories – 0 g fat – 76 g carbs – 73 g sugar.
PRICE: $3.18
Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Light with Whipped Cream
SIZE: Grande
NUTRITION: 350 calories – 110 g fat – 58 g carbs – 54 g sugar.
PRICE: $4.25
McDonald’s Mocha Frappe with Whipped Cream & Chocolate Drizzle
SIZE: 16 oz.
Nutrition: 560 calories – 24 g fat – 78 g carbs – 70 g sugar.
Price: $2.79
Guiltless Splurge Mocha Frappuccino with Whipped Cream SIZE: 16 oz. NUTRITION: 112 calories – 0 g fat – 12 g carb – 10 g sugar. PRICELESS
Guiltless Splurge 