My husband, Matt, loves popsicles. Like, really really LOVES them. He often reminisces about the days when we lived in Utah and could get Pace bars at Macey's and he'd eat the whole bag in two days. Don't even get me started on the otter pop wrapper mess! I banned them from the house because they were making me so angry!
Popsicle lovin' might be a Carlson family trait. I remember my first trip to visit Our Fearless Leader in NYC. We went in practically every corner market in Brooklyn one night in search of these special, delicious fruit bars/popsicles that the Queen Vee loved. I can't remember what they were called, but they were really yummy!
Yesterday Matt cycled his first century, and I wanted to get him a little treat that wouldn't blow my calories. I picked up a box of these. Now, I'm not that into popsicles, I'm more of an ice cream kinda girl. But I have to say that 45 calories worth of this popsicle is way more satisfying than 45 calories worth of ice cream. And so I recommend to you Dreyer's (Edy's) fruit bars. The strawberry ones are amazing, and for 45 calories, it's a treat that can fit into everyone's calorie budget.
Are those the ones with the chunks of fruit in them? YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite here is the lime. So tart and sweet and refreshing!
ReplyDeleteI have loved these for a really long time - long before I started trying to be healthy because they are just so scrumdilicious!
ReplyDeleteI would like one of those lime pops right now while I sit on the sofa this Sunday eve sweating like a pig.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember who made the frozen treats we foraged for in NYC but I do remember the flavor that I always bought, Banana, creamy scrumptious Banana. I'm sure each frozen bar was well over a 100 calories.
The ultimate quick NYC summer frozen treat is a soft served chocolate dipped cone purchased from a Mr Softee ice cream truck....yummy and probably 300 calories.
Mom kids always pig out on those at Grammie's house- she's always got a steady supply in her freezer.
ReplyDeleteIt's a hard toss up between the chocolate dipped Mr. Softee and the fruit bars in NYC but I'm pretty sure I ate one every day in the summer while I lived there.
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge lime fan, the creamy banana are great, but the lemon is a great flavor too. Not to fond of the tangerine. I think these smaller pops Mindy are showing are the way to go with less calories.
I'll put a box on my shopping list!!
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