Skinny Cow Ice Cream?
Read the label to see if it has more sugar than your surgeon recommends. My rule was no more than 2 grams of added sugar per serving. I believe Skinny Cow is not sugar free. Eating sugar causes many people to crave more sugar. I wouldn't eat it, personally. I do, however, eat no sugar added ice cream.
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
I cannot handle the sugar alcohols in sugar-free ice cream. I do buy the Skinny Cow ice cream. A box of six does me for a month or more. I am fine with one serving. I count the calories in My Fitness Pal. I am also almost seven years out. I would not have eaten it during the losing phase. Then I made my own protein ice creams.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I like skinny cow ice cream, I eat that in place of real ice cream when I have a taste for it, haven't had any since the surgery, sticking with popsicles for now, just remember calories count, even from the fake stuff!
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another. T-Rebel
Hey Susie I've had these bars (link below) preop and my surgeon recommended them to the patients in moderations of course. They're not cheap, but a great alternative to the real thing. It does have erythritol which is a sugar alcohol and some ppl are very sensitive to them. The stats, otherwise are great for when you have a craving and want to be good since they have 8g of protein!! Sorry I don't know how post clickable links so you'll have to copy and paste.
http://www.eatenlightened.com/products/fudge/
~B
I used to buy them frequently when dieting. Once I started the pre-op low carb diet with my doctor, I realized they had too many carbs for my diet, even though they're marketed to be "diet ice cream". I'm still pre-op, but what I do is have a tbsp or two of fat free frozen Cool Whip if I feel like dessert. 1g carb, 0g protein, 0g fat and maybe 15 calories for 2 tbsp. People think I'm crazy, but I think it's pretty good!