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    RobinBananas       Virginia

    It's a pain to get something you think might be a good lower cal or fat option, only to have it taste terrible, so I thought I would seek and give advice about that.

    Light Ocean Spray Juices - Yum!

    Low Sugar Hershey's Syrup - Yuck!

    No Sugar Kozy Shack - Yuck!

    Skinny Cow, and Slim a Bear - Yum!

     

    Anyone have anything to add?

     
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    Blueshoes2    June 2010   PA

    Diet Dr. Pepper = yum :)

     
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    sarahsd    August 14, 2010   San Diego

    Sugar Free Cook & Serve Chocolate Jello Pudding - Yum! (Just a slight bit lumpier than the original)

     
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    RobinBananas       Virginia

    My mom says that SF pudding is good - will have to try it!  Some might like the SF Hersheys and the SF Kozy Shack Puddings, but I thought they tasted to fakey sweet, not enough like the originals.

     
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    futuremrsgreen    June 5, 2010   Palos Verdes Estates, CA

    Low Fat Soy Egg Nog - Yuck!

    Ligth Frappacino - Yum!

     

     
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    CorgiTales    February 1, 2011  

    I generally avoid everything with artificial stuff in it because fake sugar scares me... but the one "diet" food that I do eat all the time is Edy's Slow Churned ice cream... it is BETTER than full fat imo. (I think its called Dreyer's on the west coast"

     
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    @CorgiTales: I agree with you. I usually avoid anything sugar free/lower cal/low fat because in return you are eating a lot of chemicals. I prefer to give myself the real thing as a treat once in a while. BUT I love me some cheeze-its so I'll sneak a box of reduced-fat ones on occasion ;)

     
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    LadyGoodman    September 25, 2010   Baltimore, MD

    I think that most of weight watcher's food is really really good.  I particularly like all of their ice cream products.  I also love their frozen vegetarian lasagna.  I used to actually buy it as a special treat meal back in the day.

    Also, one of our favorite treats is Ciao Bella gelato.  The ice flavors are lower in calorie and fat.  I love their blackbery cabernet flavor and my fiance is a big fan of their blood orange flavor.  We got it at Safeway, so I am sure other grocery store chains carry it too.

    I second Skinny Cow.  Yum!

     
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    CorgiTales    February 1, 2011  

    @ladygoodman- that gelato sounds incredible! i'm going to look for that next time i go grocery shopping. Is it "low cal" or is it just a naturally low cal food?

     
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    stlginkgo    3/20/10  

    I def agree with both the chemical comment and the slow churned ice cream (ick, yum respectfully). I tend to eat small portions of full fat items, hits the spot AND fills.

     
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    LadyGoodman    September 25, 2010   Baltimore, MD

    Since it's sorbet it's generally a little lower in cals than ice cream and since Ciao Bella's sorbet has such rich flavor, I generally eat less than I do with ice cream.

    The blackberry cabernet has 140 calories & 0 grams of fat in 1/2 cup, which is about 3 weight watchers points.  The blood orange has 100 calories and 0 grams of fat, which is 2 WW points.

    It's pretty comparable to other sorbets, but I think it's a great special treat if you're dieting.

    http://www.ciaobellagelato.com/flavors/

     

     
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    Amani    March 27, 2010  

    Love laughing cow cheese on pita chips!  Not the healthiest, but better than chips and dip!

     
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    Sulli301    June 26, 2010   Michigan

    @blueshoes2 I agree I love love love dietdrpepper is amazing!!!!!!!!

    :)

     
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    mandalynn17    June 19, 2010   Medford, OR

    @Amani-- I second Laughing Cow spread. 

    @Corgitales -- Me too. I'm hoping more companies will switch to the new sugar made from the stevia plant (Truvia, and there's one other one).  We use fresh stevia at my house to sweeten tea and it works amazing!

     
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    Amani    March 27, 2010  

    I'm hoping for diet coke w/ stevia to appear soon.

     
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    RobinBananas       Virginia

    I feel you guys on the sugar thing.....but....I have such a sweet tooth it's hard to totally quit!  Mr. Bananas' sister was morbidly obese and she joined a 12 step program for overeating where she TOTALLY QUIT sugar and flour.  It has worked wonders for her, but man, I couldn't do it!  For me, switching to fake sugars is a step in the right direction, I think, but I am trying in some things to just not need the sugar anymore (coffee, tea, oatmeal, grapefruit).  I'm a work in progress!

     

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