Living large: the scoop on ice cream shops

Nutrition Action Healthletter, July-August, 2003 by Jayne Hurley, Bonnie Liebman

Best Bites have no more than 250 calories and 3 grams of saturated
fat. Worst Bites have at least 10 grams of sat fat. (The company
didn't provide numbers for toppings.)

                                                       Total
                                              Calo-     Fat     Sat Fat
Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, & Sherbet           ries    (grams)   (grams)

[check] Vanilla Fat-Free Frozen Yogurt
          (single, 8 oz.)                       220      0         0
        Vanilla Fat-Free Frozen Yogurt
          (double, 10 oz.)                      280      0         0
        Sherbet (single, 8 oz.) (1)             280      4         2
[check] Vanilla Low-Fat Ice Cream
          (single, 8 oz.)                       240      5         3
        Vanilla Low-Fat Ice Cream
          (double, 10 oz.)                      300      6         4
        Soft Serve (single, 6 oz.) (1)          280      9         6
      x Vanilla Ice Cream (single, 8 oz.)       300     16        10
      x Vanilla Ice Cream (double, 10 oz.)      380     20        13

Shakes, etc.

        Orange Sherbet Slammer (11 oz.)         510      5         3
        Watermelon Sherbet Slammer (11 oz.)     590      6         4
        Strawberry Banana Cyclone
          (small, 12 oz.)                       440     12         7
        Reduced Fat Vanilla Milk Shake
          (15 oz.)                              620     12         8
      x Classic Root Beer Float (20 oz.)        440     17        10
      x M&M's or Oreo Cyclone (small,
          12 oz.) (2)                           750     23        10
      x Orange Creme (18 oz.)                   710     18        11
      x Fribble Shake (18 oz.) (1)              680     18        12
      x Fudge Brownie Cyclone (small,
          12 oz.)                               790     25        14
      x Oreo Freeze (20 oz.)                    850     28        15
      x Double Thick Strawberry Milk Shake
          (15 oz.)                              660     26        17
      x M&M's or Oreo Cyclone (large,
          20 oz.) (2)                         1,250     38        17
      x Iced Cappuccino (12 oz.)                620     22        18
      x Strawberry Ice Cream Soda (15 oz.)      540     30        19
      x Double Thick Vanilla Milk Shake
          (15 oz.)                              720     31        19
      x Double Thick Coffee Milk Shake
          (15 oz.)                              690     31        20
      x Coffee Ice Cream Soda (15 oz.)          550     32        21
      x Chocolate Ice Cream Soda (15 oz.)       730     35        21
      x Double Thick Chocolate Milk Shake
          (15 oz.)                              800     33        21
      x Fudge Brownie Cyclone (large, 20
          oz.)                                1,320     42        23
      x Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cyclone
          (large, 20 oz.)                     1,470     72        28

Sundaes, etc. (3 scoops unless noted)

      x Double Deluxe Swiss Chocolate
          Almond                                660     29        14
      x Double Deluxe Caramel Fudge Blast       700     30        18
      x Fabulous Royal Banana Split             940     37        19
      x Candy Shop Satisfaction Snickers        810     35        20
      x Oven Fresh Strawberry Shortcake         980     46        20
      x Double Deluxe Beyond Chocolate          650     31        21
      x Oven Fresh Apple or Triple Berry
          Pie (2 scoops) (2)                  1,060     61        21
      x Candy Shop Reese's Peanut Butter
          Cup                                   930     54        23
      x Oven Fresh Caramel Fudge Brownie      1,060     46        23
      x Classic Hot Fudge Vanilla               650     34        24
      x Fabulous Jim Dandy Banana Split
          (5 scoops)                          1,130     48        25
      x Candy Shop Reese's Pieces               930     52        27
      x Oven Fresh Mud Pie Madness
          (2 scoops)                          1,180     52        30
      x Classic Hot Fudge Vanilla
          (5 scoops)                          1,130     55        38
      x Candy Shop Reese's Pieces
          (5 scoops)                          1,310     71        39

[check] Best Bite. x Worst Bite.

(1) Average of all flavors.

(2) Average of the items listed.

Daily Values (daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet):
Total Fat: 65 grams. Saturated Fat: 20 grams.