The Skinny Cow Chocolate with Fudge Low Fat Ice Cream Cone is a Perfect Treat

I don't pretend to keep a rigid diet. I do indulge in my favorite foods from time to time. Every once and a while, that includes ice cream.

When I want a cold tasty treat, I often turn to The Skinny Cow. Their ice cream products are delicious and they aren't filled with all of the useless calories or high fat content of some of their competitors.

Recently I decided to try The Skinny Cow Low Fat Ice Cream Cone. I opted for chocolate with fudge variety. The cones also come in vanilla with caramel and mint with fudge.

Four ice cream cones come in a box at a total of 16 fl. oz. Each cone is 4 fl. oz. and there are 4 servings per box. One ice cream cone represents a single serving.

There are 150 calories in each of The Skinny Cow Chocolate with Fudge Low Fat Ice Cream Cones. Of that amount, only 25 calories are fat-related.

The Skinny Cow Chocolate with Fudge Low Fat Ice Cream Cone contains 3 g of fat. Two grams of that comes from saturated fat.

Let me offer a word of caution for those watching their carb intake. This product contains 29 g of carbohydrate. It also contains 17 g of sugar. That means individuals watching sugar intake may also want to steer clear of this product.

Additionally, The Skinny Cow Chocolate with Fudge Low Fat Ice Cream Cone contains 95 mg of salt and 5 mg of cholesterol. On the flip side, it also contains 4 g of protein and 3 g of fiber and it provides 20% of the daily-recommended amount of calcium, 6% of the required Vitamin A and 4% of the needed iron.

The Skinny Cow Chocolate with Fudge Low Fat Ice Cream Cone represents 3 Weight Watchers Points. It represents one dairy product for many other dietary programs.

Ingredients in this product includes citric acid, cocoa powder, coconut oil, corn syrup, dietary fiber, high fructose corn syrup, natural flavor, palm oil, salt, sugar, vanilla, wheat flour and whey protein. It also includes artificial flavor, calcium carbonate cream, caramel color, carob bean gum sorbitol, carragenan, guar gum, inulin, mono and diglycerides, microcrystalline cellulose, monoglycerides, polydextrose cocoa, propylene glycol monstearate, salatrim, sodium carboxymethylcellulose and soy lecithin.

It should be noted; however, that this product is manufactured with equipment that also manufacturer's peanuts products. Therefore, individuals with a peanut allergy may want to avoid this ice cream.

So what is the real scoop with this ice cream? Let's take a look.

The chocolate ice cream is rich and creamy. It is definitely worth 5 out of 5 stars.

The ice cream cone is relatively crunchy considering the fact that it is frozen and then melted during eating. It is worth another 4 out of 5 stars.

The chocolate fudge is delicious. I could do without it myself but for those who like it, it is worth 5 out 5 stars.

The paper cone covering is a bit difficult to tear off. That makes the ice cream a bit hard to handle. I give it only 3 out of 5 stars for ease of edibility.

Still, that is 17 out of a possible 20 stars for an average of 4.1 stars. That's pretty good.

I actually love this ice cream. I think it is worth every single calorie.

RATING SCALE:

5 stars - outstanding
4 stars - good
3 stars - average
2 stars - below average
1 star - poor