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Halo Top Ice Cream is incredible
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Hispanic! At the Disco
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Don't lie Stinkles, you know you're only in this thread because you thought this was going to be about Chocolate Chip Chief, Arbiter Sorbet, and Chunky Brute Cheesecake icecreams.
Edit: and Grunt Birthday Cake
Admiral Woofington
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After taste is this ice creams signature. The birthday cake one is especially guilty. I think regular flavors like chocolate are immune
I admit nothing.
Glass Shark
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Oh my god, this is the absolute worst shit I've ever read in my life. A privileged skinny white girl complaining about how much ice cream she has to eat when all she wants is Domino's cheesy bread.
Like, holy shit.
I like it a lot, it's even semi-low carb if you don't eat the entire pint in one go. But, the stores in my area don't really have many flavors 
They're slowly (slooooooooooowly) getting more though... the cookie dough one just recently appeared at Walmart, and that one's great. I hope someday to see the peanut butter or birthday cakes ones ;-;
They're slowly (slooooooooooowly) getting more though... the cookie dough one just recently appeared at Walmart, and that one's great. I hope someday to see the peanut butter or birthday cakes ones ;-;Nothing about Halo Top is incredible except how low the value proposition is.
That being said, I have no guilt eating this stuff and when I can get it for less than $3 a pint, I stock up.
The taste is ok for the most part, but the texture does not compare to full fat / sugar ice cream. Since I had a spat of veganism years ago and only drink diet soda, I am not turned off by the no-cal sweeteners or odd texture difference though.
I can totally see why it doesn't appeal to a lot of people
That being said, I have no guilt eating this stuff and when I can get it for less than $3 a pint, I stock up.
The taste is ok for the most part, but the texture does not compare to full fat / sugar ice cream. Since I had a spat of veganism years ago and only drink diet soda, I am not turned off by the no-cal sweeteners or odd texture difference though.
I can totally see why it doesn't appeal to a lot of people
whatsinaname
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25% of ice-cream calories vs 50-70% of ice-cream calories....
I've tried most of the flavors and just didn't care for them. And you need to let them melt a bit before you eat so they don't have that odd texture. They don't calm the sweet tooth.
I'd rather have half a Talenti sorbetto pint, or a third of a Ben & Jerry's Froyo for the same calories. Much better taste and won't leave you feeling as sluggish.
Edit: and that awful price, as someone mentioned above. Ouch.
I'd rather have half a Talenti sorbetto pint, or a third of a Ben & Jerry's Froyo for the same calories. Much better taste and won't leave you feeling as sluggish.
Edit: and that awful price, as someone mentioned above. Ouch.
bggrthnjsus
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yea very impressed that it tastes this good w/ this few carbs
i am liking peanut butter cup the most so far bc it is the least sweet of what i've tried (mint chip, strawberry, smores, pbc). great for a low carb alternative. can make some p solid pb and chocolate milkshakes with this and cocoa powder that are still like only a few grams of net carbs.
i am liking peanut butter cup the most so far bc it is the least sweet of what i've tried (mint chip, strawberry, smores, pbc). great for a low carb alternative. can make some p solid pb and chocolate milkshakes with this and cocoa powder that are still like only a few grams of net carbs.
that's fine. i run and walk my dog
whatsinaname
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Have to ask again about the expensive remarks. Are you all buying this at Whole Foods or something? ~$4 per pint is what I see around me.
GiantBombGamer
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SIX US DOLLARS at my local grocery.
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Death Prophet
I agree... not bad but definitely grainy and makes my throat kind of feel weird if I get more than a 1/4 of the pint at a time.
I do like it though and the caloric aspect is great.
plagiarize
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I live on Cape Cod. We have an absurd amount of great mom and pop ice cream places.
So I just exercise more. Seems worth it more than these kind of alternatives, but that's just me.
So I just exercise more. Seems worth it more than these kind of alternatives, but that's just me.
Do you know how much exercising you need to do to work off a pint of Ben and Jerry's?
Depends on the flavor, but it's generally 1000+ calories.
To burn that, the average person would need to run 10 miles.
Or you can have a pint of Halo Top, which is only one-third as many calories.
Half a pint of B&J is still almost double a full pint of this stuff. B&J hovers around 250-300 calories (and above) for a quarter of a pint. And that's not counting extra fat, extra sugar, and less protein.
Beer Monkey
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It tastes like air and it isn't filling so I eat the whole pint and am still hungry later.
I find a couple of tablespoons of Fage full fat yogurt with a half teaspoon of honey drizzled over it much more filling.
Fat = satiating.
I find a couple of tablespoons of Fage full fat yogurt with a half teaspoon of honey drizzled over it much more filling.
Fat = satiating.
RoodyPooUS
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I have one every few weeks here and stock up when on sale, I just wish they stocked more flavors, they usually only have about 5.
brianjones
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tried this last night.. really good
has even less sugar than halo top
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Death Prophet
tried this last night.. really good
has even less sugar than halo top
Eh.. pretty lame for putting the 70 in big font when it's per serving. Halo Top gives you the real deal.. full calorie count for the pint. I never eat the entire pint in one sitting, but that's the way it should be done.
brianjones
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ok calm down
Bruce Springsteen
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Anybody else love this stuff? As someone who is trying to lose weight, ice cream has always been a gigantic weakness of mine. If it's in the house, I'll inevitably end up eating an entire pint of the stuff in one sitting right before I fall asleep AKA the worst thing I could possibly be doing.
With this stuff I can just gobble down a whole pint and feel significantly less guilty. I mean 240-320 cal isn't nothing but for an entire pint of ice cream it honestly feels like cheating. And on top of that I think most of their flavors are actually pretty amazing, esp. birthday cake and mint chip (and S'mores HOLY SHIT I didn't think I'd enjoy this one but it's amazing). I've been trying to track down more of their newer flavors, but the stuff can be hard to find, which is a downside.
The other downside is that it's on the expensive side for sure. A local Target has some on sale for like $4.00 but it's usually $5.00 for a pint.
Anyway I just wanted to make a thread since I haven't seen many people discussing this brand, and it's helped me by seriously reducing the impact of my ice cream addiction on my weight.
Thoughts, GAF? Ps. if there is some awful cancer causing artificial sweetener in this, DON'T RUIN IT FOR ME. Well maybe ruin it for me, but know that I'll never forgive you.
Some fun stuff:
Here's an article about a girl who ate nothing but Halo Top for 5 days (Spoiler::it's an awful idea
https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/halo-top-ice-cream-diet-happened
Here's a ranking of their flavors from some junk food blog or something (those exist I guess):
http://junkbanter.com/2016/10/20/review-ranking-17-halo-top-flavors/
what are the carbs for the entire pint?
Mercury Fred
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Both are good but there are many superior flavors.
Who's tried ones from the new batch?
My take so far:
Candy Bar, delicious and possibly best in show of the new ones. Has a very Snickers taste but is a tad on the sweet side.
Pancakes and Waffles, excellent and very true to its name. I ate the whole pint in one sitting. Very, very good.
Caramel Macchiato, a home run, great coffee flavor with a nice caramel hit, great.
Chocolate Banana, not bad with a decent banana flavor although it veers toward the artificial side. This would be much better with some chopped nuts thrown in.
Rainbow Swirl, it wants to be sherbet but it has a very cloying fake fruit taste. Not my favorite but I can imagine it will find a niche audience. Great looking carton though.
Green Tea Mochi, really disgusting with a very murky, funky aftertaste. This batch's Cookies & Cream.
I have yet to see or try Cinnamon Bun or the seasonal Pumpkin Pie flavor. Anyone find these yet?
BaltimoreLarry
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I've seen this at the store, but assumed it was low calorie/sugar substitute/low fat crap. Is it not? If I eat Ice Cream, i don't want low fat.
No where near me has any of those flavors and i'm sad. I want to try Chocolate Banana, Candy Bar, and Pancake and Waffles so badly.
Glirk-Dirka
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Totally this. Icy junk.
JetBlackPanda
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I am a type 1 Diabetic so the low sugar content in these is fantastic. I am pretty picky.
however certain flavors of this stuff is freaking good.
#1 Mint Chip
#2. S'mores
#3. Red Velvet
#4. Peanut butter cup
avoid. Pistachio, Birthday Cake, Salted Carmel .
Those are the only ones I have had.
The carton explains this. If you eat it right from the freezer yeah its frozen hard. Let it sit for awhile and its pretty close to the real thing.
however certain flavors of this stuff is freaking good.
#1 Mint Chip
#2. S'mores
#3. Red Velvet
#4. Peanut butter cup
avoid. Pistachio, Birthday Cake, Salted Carmel .
Those are the only ones I have had.
The carton explains this. If you eat it right from the freezer yeah its frozen hard. Let it sit for awhile and its pretty close to the real thing.
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