9/2/2023 0 Comments Halo top bars![]() ![]() ![]() For additional sweetening, they also contain sugar and stevia extract. Their higher fiber content, however, comes mostly from the soluble corn fiber rather than whole fruits. ![]() The fruit pops have a simpler ingredient list than their ice creams, and include whole fruit, whole fruit purees and citrus juice. These bars would be a nice treat for someone with diabetes who is minding their carbohydrate intake or anyone who wants a sweet snack without a blood sugar rollercoaster ride. Most have 5-6g added sugar (coconut contains 9g)Ĭompared to most desserts, there are very few calories and added sugar in these pops (5-6 grams is about 1.5 teaspoons of added sugar).Most have 35-45 calories (coconut contains 90 calories).Here is the range of nutrition for Halo Top Fruit Pop bars: Each product is made with real fruit juice and boasts 50-65% less added sugar than their competitors. Their lineup includes Coconut, Lime, Mango, Pineapple and Strawberry. A sweet peach is far less sweet than Halo Top Sea Salt Caramel ice cream and so may not hit the “dessert” button for you.The new Halo Top products are less about candy or dessert flavors, and focus more on fruit-forward flavors. If you want to eat less ice cream, fresh fruit is a wonderful substitute BUT you have to ready your taste buds for the flavors. It does include sugar alcohols (which give many people stomach pains as they are impossible to digest) and can be way too sweet. My thinking is that Halo Top can be a good bridge for moving away from sugary desserts but not a complete solution. I think Halo Top is better on average than Breyer Delights but it will depend on the flavor that you like. It tasted like chocolate, wasn’t too sweet, and seemed closer to traditional ice cream than the other two flavors. I thought that the chips were going to be dark chocolate but they turned out to be white chocolate. If I was trying to hit the Haagen Dazs habit, this would be a good option.įinally, I tried chocolate mocha chip. It was a little too sweet for me BUT it had a nice texture and strong vanilla flavor. I love me some Haagen Dazs vanilla if I hit a rough patch. Vanilla is my favorite flavor - I know it is sad. This had a light texture but it was SO SWEET!! I could taste the strong, overly sweet flavor of erythritol and stevia and I couldn’t eat it. I started eating Medjool dates as a replacement. I had a caramel habit that was bad for my teeth and waist line. I love sea salt caramels (though I never buy them). I dove into three flavors (about $5 each) to determine what the buzz is about. But, that won’t matter if it doesn’t taste or feel like actual ice cream. The amount of fat, sugar, and calories for this ice cream is a fraction of the traditional ice cream amount. Here are the nutrition facts for the Halo Top Sea Salt Caramel flavor: To replace sugar they are using erythritol (sugar alcohol) and organic stevia extract. There are eggs but instead of cream - skim milk. It should be very obvious that they cannot use the traditional recipe of cream, sugar, and eggs. How do they do it? Here are the ingredients for the Halo Top Sea Salt Caramel flavor: Now it includes about 300 calories for a pint! Halo Top and Breyers Delights are in this space where ice cream gets a makeover. It also has 17 grams of protein and zero fiber. A pint of traditional vanilla ice cream is 1000 calories with 64 grams of fat and 82 grams of sugar. ![]()
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