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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Microscopic Atkins Ice Cream
I had a $5 coupon for my local Low Carb store, so the Atkins Ice Cream looked perfect at $4.99 a box. The box looks like the volume of 2/3 of a typical half gallon tub of Ice Cream, like Breyers uses. I was shocked to open it and find four teeny tiny plastic cups. The cups are cone shaped with small bottoms. 5 net carbs is not very impressing when the serving size is microscopic. I felt ripped off. > I had a $5 coupon for my local Low Carb store, so the Atkins Ice Cream > looked perfect at $4.99 a box. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > plastic cups. The cups are cone shaped with small bottoms. 5 net carbs is > not very impressing when the serving size is microscopic. Don't know why you're so shocked, it says 4 1/2 cup servings right on the box. However, 1/2 cup is the standard serving for ice cream, you'd better get used to that idea if you're going to incorporate LC ice cream into your diet successfully. You might be able to have between 1 and 2 servings, but if you eat it a pint at a time, any type will be a problem. > I felt ripped off. I'm not surprised. I won't even try it at the $1 or more per serving they sell it for. My local Walmart dropped the Breyers Carb Smart half gallons back down to around $3 (was about $3 when it debuted, and they jacked it up to around $4 for a while).  Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." > My local Walmart dropped the Breyers Carb Smart half > gallons back down to around $3 (was about $3 when it debuted, and they > jacked it up to around $4 for a while). The Breyers Carb Smart is amazing ice cream, low carb or not. The strawberry is SO creamy and delicious. Wow. I think I might just have to take a walk to the freezer now...goodbye ;-) Signature____________________ Todd Walker 235/206/200 LC since 10/20/03 ____________________ While I like Breyers Chocolate, the strawberry tastes nasty to me. It tastes like the strawberries were too ripe, and lacked sugar. > > My local Walmart dropped the Breyers Carb Smart half > > gallons back down to around $3 (was about $3 when it debuted, and they [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > strawberry is SO creamy and delicious. Wow. I think I might just have to > take a walk to the freezer now...goodbye ;-) > I had a $5 coupon for my local Low Carb store, so the Atkins Ice Cream > looked perfect at $4.99 a box. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I felt ripped off. Aren't those 1/2-cup servings like the other LC ice creams? SignatureJean B. Walgreen's has started selling the pints in different flavors for 3.99 now, but I really have a problem with it due to overeating it, but I hope the prices start coming down a little bit on all that rip off retailing of LC stuff. -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. Cubit wrote in message ... >I had a $5 coupon for my local Low Carb store, so the Atkins Ice Cream >looked perfect at $4.99 a box. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >I felt ripped off. > I felt ripped off. I always feel ripped off when I buy Atkins products. They are extremely overpriced, as are most low carb packaged products. That's why I rarely buy them. I would rather buy the raw ingredients and make things myself. Even if I'm only saving a buck or two here and there, at least I get the pleasure of making it for myself. Not only that, it usually tastes better when I make it. SignatureJim Marnott 231/194/194 (Hit goal on 22 Nov '03 -- exactly 6 months later) Atkins since 22 May '03 Gym since 1 sept '03 >> I felt ripped off. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I get the pleasure of making it for myself. Not only that, it usually >tastes better when I make it. I agree. Nothing beats homemade ice cream. Yvonne I hate it when people say well thats more than what a serving should be (ice cream 1/2 cup) who the hell decided that 1/2 cup was a proper serving. does ANYONE on this planet consider 1/2 cup to be a legitimate serving size. does ANYONE ANYWHERE serve one serving of ice cream as a half a cup ? I like the brewyers stuff. it is VERY good all 3 flavors (a metro version IE all 3 in one would be nice) I only get it rarely though. I do pretty good on "each" serving in how much I eat but I tend to eat it daily till its gone and I want to stay away from that kind of stuff. it is nice to know that I have a very good tasting treat available once in a while though. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > >> I felt ripped off. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >I get the pleasure of making it for myself. Not only that, it usually > >tastes better when I make it. No, it's sort of like some of like those commercials showing a big family around the table eating something like a Marie Calleneders' Entree, as if one would feed the family. LOL -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. Chris Taylor Jr wrote in message ... >I hate it when people say well thats more than what a serving should be (ice >cream 1/2 cup) who the hell decided that 1/2 cup was a proper serving. > >does ANYONE on this planet consider 1/2 cup to be a legitimate serving size. > >does ANYONE ANYWHERE serve one serving of ice cream as a half a cup ? > does ANYONE on this planet consider 1/2 cup to be a legitimate serving size? Yes. People who aren't overweight. The Atkins ice cream is delicious, especially the chocolate. If you want something REALLY good, enjoy it with some Kool-Whip. Eat slowly in small bites. It's totally satisfying. Ice cream is like any other food: you get accustomed to eating large servings of it, and eventually that becomes "normal." That's why you're on a diet, fatso. Ron M. "Ron M." <rmorgan7@austin.rr.com> wrote in message > does ANYONE on this planet consider 1/2 cup to be a legitimate serving size? I do! Always have, actually... When (before low carb) I used to eat ice cream, I would either have a scoop on an ice cream cone (can only fit about 1/2 cup on a little cone, if not less) or I would have it in one of my mini-coffee-mugs. The mini-mug doesn't even hold 8 ounces of water. I think it may hold 4. I haven't had ice cream since I started low carb... but I'm sure I'll want it in the summer. That's when I love ice cream because it's coooold. I like warm things in the winter. I expect I'll eat more salad instead of steamed veggies when the temperatures change, too. -- Spring LC since 1/1/04 250/239/170 A seemingly intelligent response becomes irrelvant because a male (and aren't the small number of hostile people in this group males?) can't resist tacking on an insult. Can one of the more rational members of this group explain to me again why this should be perfectly acceptable? Thanks. So it isn't acceptable, who do you think should do something about it? Most of us just use our killfile for people whose behavior we don't like. I see you are using AOHell, doesn't it have a killfile ability? If not maybe you should get an ISP that allows you to use more sophisticated software. In news:20040123115329.24788.00000539@mb-m16.aol.com, Garypa <garypa@aol.com> stated | A seemingly intelligent response becomes irrelvant because a male | (and aren't the small number of hostile people in this group males?) | can't resist tacking on an insult. Can one of the more rational | members of this group explain to me again why this should be | perfectly acceptable? Thanks. Maybe we should conduct an informal poll--how many think insults should be part of a support group? In response to Garypa's post: > Maybe we should conduct an informal poll--how many think insults > should be part of a support group? This is an unmoderated group. How is anyone supposed to police it if they wanted to. It's a public place, like a street corner. Anyone can walk by and toss their opinion in. SignatureStephen S. 331 / 286 / 220 <- as of 21 Jan. 04 LC since 28 Sept. 03 http://dragonfen.com/diet -------------------------------- Good point I guess. It just seems so unnecessary and hurtful when I come across a relatively rational message and then the guy slips in an insult to the person. I should point out that I'm a newbie to newsgroups (what's a killfile?) so I didn't know this was considered 'normal.' I like this group, so please bear with me as I toughen up about this issue. <g > Good point I guess. It just seems so unnecessary and hurtful when I come > across a relatively rational message and then the guy slips in an insult > to the person. I should point out that I'm a newbie to newsgroups (what's > a killfile?) so I didn't know this was considered 'normal.' I like this > group, so please bear with me as I toughen up about this issue. <g> i can't even tell who or what you're talking about, since you don't include attributions or any quoted text. therefore, your whining is superfluous and i think you should shut the hell up. next! >> Good point I guess. It just seems so unnecessary and hurtful when I come >> across a relatively rational message and then the guy slips in an insult [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >include attributions or any quoted text. therefore, your whining is >superfluous and i think you should shut the hell up. I thought MacSOUP had full threading capability. Agent has it and it makes it quite easy to follow threads and determine who or what people are talking about even when they don't include attributions or any quoted text. It does require a little effort, but not much more effort than a gratuitous slam at an obvious newbie who asked nicely for folks to please bear with him. Garypa, if you're still with us, welcome to Usenet. To steal a phrase or two: Usenet is like a box of chocolates ... you never know what you're going to get. And on Usenet normal is as normal does. In answer to your question, a killfile is a list of persons or topics you choose to ignore. Some newsreaders have the ability to automate this (I don't know if AOL has this or not), but it is just as easy to skip over articles from those you don't want to hear from. IAC, if you're going to stick around, toughening up is a very good idea. > >> Good point I guess. It just seems so unnecessary and hurtful when I come > >> across a relatively rational message and then the guy slips in an insult [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > effort than a gratuitous slam at an obvious newbie who asked nicely > for folks to please bear with him. it does have full threading capability, but it's not my responsibility to track down what someone else is whining about when they're too lazy or too ignorant to follow a minimum of netiquette. >it does have full threading capability, but it's not my responsibility >to track down what someone else is whining about when they're too lazy >or too ignorant to follow a minimum of netiquette. Well, goodness, I certainly did not mean to imply that it is your responsibility to do any such thing. Still, his thoughts are obviously not superfluous to him, and I'm sure he could not care less that they are superfluous to you, so why should he shut the hell up? And speaking of a minimum of netiquette, there are a couple of sections in RFC 1855 that it would be good for all of us to review every now and then: "Read all of a discussion in progress (we call this a thread) before posting replies." "Don't get involved in flame wars. Neither post nor respond to incendiary material." "A good rule of thumb: Be conservative in what you send and liberal in what you receive. You should not send heated messages (we call these "flames") even if you are provoked. On the other hand, you shouldn't be surprised if you get flamed and it's prudent not to respond to flames." "Remember that the recipient is a human being whose culture, language, and humor have different points of reference from your own. Remember that date formats, measurements, and idioms may not travel well. Be especially careful with sarcasm." Next! > >it does have full threading capability, but it's not my responsibility > >to track down what someone else is whining about when they're too lazy > >or too ignorant to follow a minimum of netiquette. > > Well, goodness, I certainly did not mean to imply that it is your > responsibility to do any such thing. then why did you? really, Pat. you're barking up the wrong tree here. you aren't going to convince me of anything, or win me over to your point of view. give it a rest. >> >it does have full threading capability, but it's not my responsibility >> >to track down what someone else is whining about when they're too lazy [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >then why did you? I can't help it if that's how you interpreted it. >really, Pat. you're barking up the wrong tree here. you aren't going >to convince me of anything, or win me over to your point of view. Has anyone on Usenet ever convinced anyone of anything or won anyone over to their point of view? I doubt it, but that doesn't make it any less fun though. > give it a rest. Isn't it funny how often we fail to follow the advice we so blithely give to others? Win you over. a bit of an ego do I now percieve. you assume we he or I or anyone has ANY desires whatsoever to "win you over" to "please you" get over yourself. If you do not like a post IGNORE IT. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > then why did you? > > really, Pat. you're barking up the wrong tree here. you aren't going > to convince me of anything, or win me over to your point of view. give > it a rest. Than don't reply. wow that was amazingly difficult a conclusion to come to. yes proper quoting is nice and proper etc.. but jeez. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > it does have full threading capability, but it's not my responsibility > to track down what someone else is whining about when they're too lazy > or too ignorant to follow a minimum of netiquette. >It does require a little effort, but not much more > effort than a gratuitous slam at an obvious newbie who asked nicely > for folks to please bear with him. Thanks so much Pat. It's nice to know there are some patient and friendly folks here. Thanks for the technical info too, and I'll also check with a friend who is on AOL about procedures. I'm accustomed to Web message boards only (such as Talking Low Carb) and have never encountered the least bit of rudeness there. If it makes people like Queen of the can feel better to slam others, I will learn to deal with it, as you suggested. Thanks again! >Thanks so much Pat. It's nice to know there are some patient and friendly folks >here. I think there are mostly that kind here, they just tend to make less noise. > I'm accustomed to Web message boards only (such as >Talking Low Carb) and have never encountered the least bit of rudeness there. I'm sure that's true, but Usenet is a lot more fun if you have the right frame of mind for it. >If it makes people like Queen of the can feel better to slam others, I will >learn to deal with it, as you suggested. It looks like you're learning already. >Thanks again! De nada. That's because those boards are "moderated" IE someone lords over them. they can ban you silence you etc.. Here its unmoderated. it has advantages. you usually get more people since many do not like moderation (since "personal" issues of the moderator can cause friction when that much power resides with one person) but with this freedom comes the flak that goes along with it. the good with the bad so to speak. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > Thanks so much Pat. It's nice to know there are some patient and friendly folks > here. Thanks for the technical info too, and I'll also check with a friend who > is on AOL about procedures. I'm accustomed to Web message boards only (such as > Talking Low Carb) and have never encountered the least bit of rudeness there. > If it makes people like Queen of the can feel better to slam others, I will > learn to deal with it, as you suggested. Thanks again! Yes, but in the street most people wouldn't insult people the way they do in newsgroups due to the injury factor. LOL -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. Stephen S wrote in message ... >they wanted to. It's a public place, like a street corner. Anyone can >walk by and toss their opinion in. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >http://dragonfen.com/diet >-------------------------------- >A seemingly intelligent response becomes irrelvant because a male (and aren't >the small number of hostile people in this group males?) can't resist tacking >on an insult. Can one of the more rational members of this group explain to me >again why this should be perfectly acceptable? Thanks. It's the anonymity factor that allows (?) people to say things they would NEVER say if they were talking to you face-to-face, stranger or not. I suppose it's liberating for a lot of people - to throw off all the restraints of civility and say whatever rude and crude thing they feel like saying. I doubt that JC Der Koenig goes around to all the over-weight people he works with saying, "Eat less, you fat f.ck.." So you will come to understand that's how it is on usernet, don't take it personally (they don't know you so it *can't* be personal), and just don't read messages and replies from posters who are predictably obnoxious. Kalish one scoop of ice cream is about a CUP of ice cream. (THAT seems like a normal servings) Also jackass (previous poster) just because I am a fatso and at 351 pounds (down from over 400) yes I am a fatso it does not make me any less right. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > "Ron M." <rmorgan7@austin.rr.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > less) or I would have it in one of my mini-coffee-mugs. The mini-mug > doesn't even hold 8 ounces of water. I think it may hold 4. >one scoop of ice cream is about a CUP of ice cream. (THAT seems like a >normal servings) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Chris Taylor >http://www.nerys.com/ Ignore the idiots. However, it's perfectly true that the kind of serving you'll see in restaurants, Baskin Robbins, fairs, etc... is generally a LARGE serving. Getting used to a smaller serving is part of portion control. Something we all need to learn regardless of the WOE we follow. One can't eat unlimited amounts of low carb foods, one eats until one's hunger is satisfied. And that's physical hunger pangs, not mental ones! Now, I recently bought a pint of Atkins Endulge Ice Cream. I checked out the serving size and yep, it said a half cup! Mind you, on those few occasions when I used to eat regular ice cream, I'd often eat the whole darn pint at a sitting. Especially when I didn't own a freezer! But as I recall, those pints also said that the pint was good for 4 servings... again, a half cup. So I don't think it's anything new, it's just something you haven't noticed before. My suggestion is try to go ahead and measure your servings. One, the ice cream will last longer and you'll get more out of it. Two, you'll be forming a good habit for the future. And yes, it's sucky that it's so expensive. Cynthia > one scoop of ice cream is about a CUP of ice cream. (THAT seems like a > normal servings) to you. big f.cking deal. you don't determine what goes on for the rest of the world. > Also jackass (previous poster) just because I am a fatso and at 351 pounds > (down from over 400) yes I am a fatso it does not make me any less right. there is no "right" or "wrong" when it comes to determining serving sizes. it's subjective. sheesh. get over yourself, fatso. THAT IS my big f.cking point WHO DOES determine for the rest of the world and under what science and or authority and or legitimacy. Most of the time from what I SEE and UNDERSTAND serving sizes have less to do with reality and more to do with making their "numbers" look good. the smaller the serving the smaller the numbers they can put forth to pretend their stuff is healthier etc.. Explain this one. a 12oz can of soda is 1 serving of 12oz yet a 16oz bottle of the SAME soda is 2 servings of 8oz each ??? Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > to you. big f.cking deal. you don't determine what goes on for the > rest of the world. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > get over yourself, fatso. Get over yourself, you fat f.ck. SignatureJC Eat less, exercise more. -- > THAT IS my big f.cking point > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > get over yourself, fatso. WOW you are AMAZING man. I was quite literally thinking the EXACT same thing about you. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > Get over yourself, you fat f.ck. Except that I'm not fat, although I'm bordering on obese. I'm sure you won't understand the distinction. You dumb fat f.ck. SignatureJC Eat less, exercise more. -- > WOW you are AMAZING man. I was quite literally thinking the EXACT same thing > about you. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > Get over yourself, you fat f.ck. That Smart Fact f.ck to you. and my intelligence and YOUR "mass" condition has exactly what to do with getting over yourself (an ego issue) I await your all impressive reply Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > Except that I'm not fat, although I'm bordering on obese. > > I'm sure you won't understand the distinction. > > You dumb fat f.ck. You don't understand something so simple as compare and contrast? You stupid fat f.ck. SignatureJC Eat less, exercise more. -- > That Smart Fact f.ck to you. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > You dumb fat f.ck. Thats just if you "fat f.ck" you did not legitimately COMPARE AND CONTRAST ANYTHING. thats what made you a moron for saying it. Go get a life. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > You don't understand something so simple as compare and contrast? You stupid > fat f.ck. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > > > > > You dumb fat f.ck. Did I mention that you're a stupid fat f.ck? SignatureJC Eat less, exercise more. -- > Thats just if you "fat f.ck" you did not legitimately COMPARE AND CONTRAST > ANYTHING. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > > > > > > > You dumb fat f.ck. > Did I mention that you're a stupid fat f.ck? is that a rhetorical question? > > Did I mention that you're a stupid fat f.ck? > > is that a rhetorical question? Absolutely. rmorgan7@austin.rr.com (Ron M.) wrote in message > Ice cream is like any other food: you get accustomed to eating large > servings of it, and eventually that becomes "normal." That's why > you're on a diet, fatso. > > Ron M. Fatso? I thought this was supposed to be alt.SUPPORT.diet.low-carb?? > > does ANYONE on this planet consider 1/2 cup to be a legitimate serving > > size? Probably the 3/4 of the people in the world that never even get to EAT any ice cream, low-carb or not. The point of that was? Precisely now ? the point went so far over your head (intentionally or otherwise on your part I am not sure) WHO DECIDES serving size. since I have seen different containers of the SAME stuff from the SAME manufacturer with DIFFERENT serving size suggestions I am guessing that its the MANUFACTURER that decides this. this means it has NOTHING to do with what is healthy or good for us but with what is good for the company. 1/2 cup ice cream means you can make your numbers LOOK a lot lower than they really are. get the point now ? Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > Probably the 3/4 of the people in the world that never even get to EAT > any ice cream, low-carb or not. :: 1/2 cup ice cream means you can make your numbers LOOK a lot lower :: than they really are. Yeah...and if you stick to those servings, your number will look lower too. Maybe that's the point, Chris. My numbers are lower. I have lost at least 60 pounds so far since ?? a few weeks before my first post here. I have ice cream usually once a week. sometimes twice a week. I have a BOWL of icecream with a little whipped cream on top. I figure that bowl has about the equivalent of 2 scopes. the whipped cream. probably about 5 servings according to the can. (its a small bowl) its a nice treat. I woudl rather not bother with a 1/2 cup (DO YOU REALIZE how small an amount that is. Please go fill a 1/2 cup measure cup with ice cream why don't you. that would server only to TEASE me and nothing more. if it affected my weight loss I would drop it immediately. but it does not so I have no problem enjoying it once in a while. today another bottle of juice (iced botanicles) 8oz GREAT stuff really tastes good. no bad stuff. no caffiene no sodium no carbs no calories etc.. etc.. Good for you too (and its splenda sweetened) well guess what that 8oz is TWO servings. so we have all basically the same things. (drinks) we have a 4oz serving. an 8oz serving and a 12oz serving. thats makes SOO much sense. A serving is what the average normal person in society would consume. that means for soda that is 16oz since the normal average NON OVERWEIGHT person WILL drink an entire 16oz bottle without even thinking twice about it. same with other foods. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > Yeah...and if you stick to those servings, your number will look lower too. > Maybe that's the point, Chris. :: I had a $5 coupon for my local Low Carb store, so the Atkins Ice :: Cream looked perfect at $4.99 a box. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] :: :: I felt ripped off. Well....personally, I'd rather lose a few bucks on a bad purchase than to keep this extra fat on my body. Learn to be happy on smaller servings of things like ice cream. LOL Chris, you hit the nail on the head. A typical serving of ice cream for me, just eating normally without "dieting" or consciously being aware of what constitutes a proper serving, is about two cups. Is that way off the mark of the amount others would normally eat (pre-low carb of course.) Anyway, these days I stick to about a 1/4 cup (!) of my favorite, Atkins Butter Pecan--only because the inflated price has me wanting to make it last as long as possible. Thank God it's not .59 a pint! :: LOL Chris, you hit the nail on the head. A typical serving of ice :: cream for me, just eating normally without "dieting" or consciously [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] :: inflated price has me wanting to make it last as long as possible. :: Thank God it's not .59 a pint! sh.t -- pre-LC, I'd eat an entire half-gallon of ice cream. I'm sure I still have fat on my a.s that I got as a kid eating half-gallons of ice cream. > :: LOL Chris, you hit the nail on the head. A typical serving of ice > :: cream for me, just eating normally without "dieting" or consciously [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > still have fat on my a.s that I got as a kid eating half-gallons of ice > cream. haha! How did you keep it from melting before you finished? ::: Garypa wrote: ::::: LOL Chris, you hit the nail on the head. A typical serving of ice [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] :: :: How did you keep it from melting before you finished? Are you kidding? Melt? Even the last spoonful was stiff like right out of the freezer! > I had a $5 coupon for my local Low Carb store, so the Atkins Ice Cream > looked perfect at $4.99 a box. I saw the Atkins Ice Cream at Sam's Club yesterday, for about $6.50 for a box of ten cups, if you liked it. Prior descriptions of it tasting like frozen CoolWhip or frozen whipped cream suggest I probably wouldn't care for it, so I didn't pick one up. I like all 3 flavors of the Breyers, though. Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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