It’s hot this summer. You are probably not the only one if you like to cool down with an ice cream. Only there are often a lot of calories in such an ice cream. That is not always nice if you want to watch your diet.
Noortje Schreurs
Sittard
Although ice creams all fall outside the circle of five, you can eat an ice cream every now and then if you eat healthy otherwise. According to the nutrition center, there can be a big difference in calories between the various ice creams that you pull out of the freezer. They tested 6 ice creams from the supermarket.
In the graph you can see how many calories each ice cream contains. It also shows how many grams each ice cream is per piece. — © Nutrition Center
It turns out that ice creams contain more calories than water ice creams and also contain a lot of saturated fat. If you want to watch your calories, it’s better to go for an ice cream. But what if you really really want to eat an ice cream? Then the nutrition center advises to simply go for a smaller portion.