Ice Cream Brand...Need opinions
#58275 - 04/05/04 08:28 PM
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bearyd
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Well I am very lucky to live in a big city like Orlando. We have great health food stores about 10 minutes away. I here all of you guys complaining about having to drive so far...YIKES I am so lucky! Anhow here is the dilema. Chamberlin's (my store) carries every kind of "ice cream" you all have mentioned on this board and more. They have Soy Dream quarts for $5.29, Soy delicious quarts and pints for $4.99/$3.29 and Tofutti pints for $2.99. I have only tried the tofutti cuties and therefore know I like the vanilla as well. However, tofutti doesn't make all those great flavors like chocolate peanut butter etc. So my question is which do you all prefer? Has anyone been able to compare? I hate to waste money on something I am not going to like. So all opinions welcomed. Is Soy Dream, Soy Delicious or Tofutti the best??????
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I'd say as far as ice cream, go with Soy Dream. But Tofutti fudgicals are yummy! I didn't like their icecream though. With soy dream, I tried the chocolate and didn't like it, but the butter pecan was very good. I've heard their other flavors are good as well, maybe it was just the chocolate that is blah?
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I like the SoyDream chocolate peanutbutter the best!
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Taking it one day at a time.....
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speaking of peanut butter...is it a safe food to eat? i'm confused about that, and the whole nut thing. i know they're safe if they're finely chopped, but what about whole?
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This is FUN! I can SOOOO help you out here!
Yeah, you BET you're lucky! I'm one of those who has to drive down to Timbucktoo to a good health food store.
Okay, I've done a lot of taste tests with hubby, so here are our faves:
NUMBER ONE (by far): Soy Dream Frozen Non-Dairy Dessert, MOCHA FUDGE ROCKS!
Number Two: Soy Dream Strawberry Swirl
Number Three: Soy Dream Vanilla
Gee, I just realized my faves are all Soy Dream! --
Number Four: Tofuti Cuties, Peanut Butter
Number Five: Tofuti Cuties, Vanilla
Number Six: Soy Dream Blueberry
Number Seven: Soy Dream Chocolate
Number Eight: Cookie Avalanche
Knock yourself out, Girlfriend! BUT beware -- they're still higher in fat than we are allowed, so one scoop is about all, and make sure to have the soluble fiber beforehand. Best to have a super low-fat meal, then the "ice cream".
Let us know which one(s) you choose and how you like it (them)!
Oooooh... SUGAAAAA!
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It's fat. Fat, more than 25% in one meal, is a no-no. You have to calculate the percentage you're having. You can try the reduced-fat peanut butter (which I eat), but again, calculate the fat:
Total grams of fat x 9 = calories/fat
Divided by total calories = percentage of fat
Say, for example, Soy Dream vanilla has 7g. total fat per serving and 140 calories.
7 x 9 = 63
63 divided by 140 = 45% fat. WAY TOO HIGH (by itself)!
Now, take Jif reduced fat creamy peanut butter:
Total fat = 12g.
Calories = 190
12 x 9 = 108 divided by 190 = 57% fat! WOW! (BUT -- how much fat is the bread you're putting it on? That's gonna reduce the TOTAL PERCENTAGE of that meal.)
I hope that made sense .... I can SOOO ramble on!
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Soy Delicious!
#58431 - 04/06/04 11:15 AM
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Kree
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I think the brand Bev was referring to is actually Soy DELICIOUS. Soy Dream makes soy milks.
My favorites are Soy Delicious Mint Marble Fudge (which comes in quarts in is slightly lower in fat) and their Cookie Avalanche (which comes in pints and is higher in fat because it's like the Ben & Jerry's of soy ice cream!).
When it comes to plain old vanilla soy ice cream, I actually prefer Tofutti's vanilla to Soy Delicious.
I also love vanilla Tofutti Cuties!
Enjoy your frozen treats! 
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No, Kree
#58450 - 04/06/04 11:54 AM
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Bevvy
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No, Kree, I meant Soy Dream, not Soy Delicious. Soy Dream is also available in "ice cream." I have a carton of it in front of me. (Don't tell.) I've certainly eaten enough Mocha Fudge to know! Soy DREAM Frozen Non-Dairy Dessert. Mocha Fudge, Vanilla -- all those in my post.
And Mocha Fudge beats Soy Delicious cookie avalanche all to heck!
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and look what i ferreted out:
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soy dream..... I have a carton of it in front of me.
interrrrrresting.....
is it sugaaa-free???
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Hi Bev,
Been trying to get hold of you. Did you get my email? Can I buy this in the regular supermarket?
Thanks!
Pat
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Re: To Bevrs
#58484 - 04/06/04 01:27 PM
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jjr
Reged: 04/01/04
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Loc: Roanoke, TX
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hey, you changed your picture! looks nice.
ok, i think i got it, but i'm still kinda confused. so i want to stay under 25% fat for the whole meal? let's take your example of peanut butter...57% for the peanut butter and let's say the bread, for two slices, has 18% fat. then i have a glass of vanilla soy milk which has 45% fat. now how do i calculate the total % of fat for the whole meal?
another question...do i for the most part need to stay under 25% fat for everything i eat,not just the whole meal?
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Hey Girlfriend,
Yes, I got your e-mail and replied. 3 hours ago.
No, you can only get Soy Dream "milk" at the grocery store. You have to go to the health food store for the frozen non-dairy dessert. BUT -- it's worth the trip! You will be amazed at the incredible choices of soy "ice cream" out there! AND -- you'll also want to stock up on Amy's frozen soy cheese pizza, soy parmesan, soy sour cream, soy cream cheese, Soy Garden "butter" -- somebody STOP ME!
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Oops!
#58536 - 04/06/04 03:54 PM
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Kree
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Quote:
No, Kree, I meant Soy Dream, not Soy Delicious. Soy Dream is also available in "ice cream." I have a carton of it in front of me. (Don't tell.) I've certainly eaten enough Mocha Fudge to know! Soy DREAM Frozen Non-Dairy Dessert. Mocha Fudge, Vanilla -- all those in my post.
And Mocha Fudge beats Soy Delicious cookie avalanche all to heck!
Oops! In that case, I've been confused all this time when you were talking about mocha fudge! My bad!!! I'll have to look for that now! 
And I've also moved beyond Cookie Avalanche. That's not my favorite anymore either. 
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Note to Self
#58537 - 04/06/04 03:54 PM
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Bevvy
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Self: either put away the Mocha Fudge OR shut your mouth.
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Shall I get out the duct tape? 
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Re: To Bevrs
#58543 - 04/06/04 04:05 PM
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Bevvy
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Yes -- it's no more than 25% fat for the whole meal. That's right.
Your peanut butter sandwich and "milk" meal?
Peanut butter...57%
Bread, 2 slices....18%
Soy milk .......45%
That averages out to 40% fat. Too high. You risk a fat attack. Hey, I like that: "fat attack." Kinda like in the old days when I used to always have a "Mac Attack"!
Peanut butter is really high in fat; you need to reduce the amount drastically to get that percentage down. Or you could reduce the amount of soy milk. If you cut the amount of peanut butter in half AND the soy milk in half, then the average percentage of that meal would turn out to be 23%, below the 25% limit. How 'bout that?
I look at EVERYTHING I eat as a meal. Even if I have a snack of just a rice cake, that's a meal. Whatever it is, it has to be below 25% fat.
Thanks for the compliment about my pic. But it's not really me. This is my evil twin.
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i've got some right here...
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LOL -nt-
#58559 - 04/06/04 05:08 PM
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LauraSue
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Keep it simple!
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Laura
Keep it simple!
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I find it easier to figure out how many calories I should take in during the day multiply that by .25 (the max % of fat you should consume) and divide that by 9 (the number of calories in a gram of fat). The final number is the max # grams of fat I should have in any day.
Example:
1200 calories per day
times .25 = 300 calories per day from fat
divided by 9 = 33 grams of fat per day
The best thing is obviously to spread those 33 grams throughout the day and NOT "save them up" for some big meal - because this will be too much at once and you'll get sick.
I usually keep my fat grams below 20 which is actually a bit too low - I am trying to get up to 25 per day but slowly.
With the labeling in the U.S. showing fat grams I find this easier to track.
Hope this helps,
Leigh
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As usual you have come through for me again!!! Wrote down all the things you listed. I also wrote down the ice creams you liked which I saw on another post. Thanks again!
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Re: To Bevrs
#59066 - 04/08/04 07:38 AM
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jjr
Reged: 04/01/04
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LOL! i like you cause your posts tend to make me laugh.
thanks so much for the info!! seems a little time consuming, but i'll give it a try.
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Re: For ldg
#59069 - 04/08/04 07:43 AM
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jjr
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thanks...that helps too!! i'll try both methods and see which one is easier for me. appreciate your help.
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MMMM soy delicious peanut butter zigzag..VERY GOOD!!!
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So I was very skeptical about these "ice creams" but last night my sister picked up some vanilla Tofutti Cuties for me at the store, and I tried one. Not bad, actually! Not as good as the generic ice cream sandwich, but a worthy substitute that would satisfy a craving for one, I think. So that was cool. Thanks!
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