Skinny On The Skinny Cow

July 13, 2010
Skinny Cow Low-Fat Ice Cream Cups deliver low-fat (only 2-3g) in each single-serve cup. With only 150-to-170 calories, they are a great alternative for those who want to live well and enjoy the sweeter things in life.

Good things come in small packages, but great things come in cups, at least they do from Oakland. Calif.-based Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., a division of Nestle USA. The Skinny Cow Low-Fat Ice Cream Cups deliver low-fat (only 2-3g) in each single-serve cup. With only 150-to-170 calories, they are a great alternative for those who want to live well and enjoy the sweeter things in life.

Flavorful varieties include: Caramel Cone, low-fat vanilla ice cream with chocolaty covered chunks of crunchy cone and swirls of caramel; Chocolate Fudge Brownie, low-fat chocolate ice cream with fudgy brownie chunks; Cookies 'N Cream, a classic combination of sweet low-fat ice cream and crunchy bites of chocolate cookie; Dulce de Leche, low-fat caramel ice cream loaded with layers of rich caramel; and Strawberry Cheesecake, low-fat cheesecake ice cream with ribbons of strawberries.

Unlike other "better for you" ice cream alternatives, The Skinny Cow frozen snacks don't skimp on flavor and have turned low-fat ice cream skeptics into avid enthusiasts with offerings such as White Mint Truffle Bars and Chocolate Peanut Butter Low Fat Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Suggested retail price for a 5.8-oz cup is $1.49.