1.Watch Your Substitutions
Ice cream isn’t exactly great for your bottom, er, line. A half-cup serving of plain vanilla packs 207 calories, 11 grams of fat, and 21 grams of sugar, with almost 24 grams of carbs. If you want to ditch one of these, lots of choices line the frozen dairy case. But for every ingredient you want to shun, others sub for them to make up the fat, texture, or sweetness. Read nutrition labels to see just what you’re getting.
2.Gelato
Italy’s frozen specialty isn’t really “fancy ice cream.” The two treats do share most ingredients. But gelato has less air spun in, which makes it smoother and creamier. It has less butterfat too — 3.5% to 9%, compared to ice cream’s 10-plus. It’s also served a bit warmer, which fans say lets your taste buds enjoy flavor instead of going numb. Gelato has 139 calories and 17.72 grams each of sugar and carbs per half-cup serving.
