Ice Cream is For Sharing

The Many Yummy Ways of Ice Cream

During hot summer days, what do you like to eat? I believe, the hottest yet still the coolest is ICE CREAM. I can still remember the days when I treat myself with ice cream. It makes me feel good and better. That's why I'm sharing you some facts about the creamy ice cream that we always love.

Our favorite frozen treat comes in many yummy forms.

• Ice cream, generally- contains 7% to 10% fat, which makes it so creamy
• Low Fat Ice Cream- has less fat versus regular ice cream
• Sherbet- has dairy ingredients content of 1% to 2% only; usually fruit- flavored
• Sorbet- similar to sherbet, but without dairy ingredients
• Frozen Yogurt- a mixture of cultured dairy ingredients, sweeteners and flavoring
• Novelties- Ice lolly, ice cream sandwiches, cones, cups, sticks, bars, etc. that may or may not have dairy ingredients

Ice Cream for Anything and Everything

Ice cream has different associations for different people- all of which are pleasant. It is a “pasalubong”, a special treat for kids, a favorite dessert among friends, a “comfort” food on not- so- good days, a staple in the family freezer, and a very convenient, very welcome dessert option (when guests surprise you at home). Ice cream on a cone is just perfect for hot days, and even for rainy days when the weather gets you down.

Like most things, ice cream is better when shared. Family or friends celebrate good times with ice cream. Just spending time together seems more fun with ice cream. Even alone, with a favorite book, ice cream is a pleasant companion. And as kids, almost all would have fond memories of sharing an ice cream cone with the neighborhood kids, or even with our favorite dog! Yes, for pleasant memories, pleasant times, nothing beats ice cream.

Keeping Cool and Healthy

The Milk Group includes milk and all food made from milk- ice cream, yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese, frozen yogurt, and milkshakes.

Ice cream is a dairy food. As such, it provides some of the health benefits of milk and calcium such as strong bones and healthy teeth.

Ice Cream Trivia

• During World War II, ice cream served as a morale booster. The first “floating” ice cream parlor was built for salors in the Pacific in 1945.
• America celebrated its World War II victory with ice cream.
• The ice cream cone was invented in 1896 in New York City by Italo Marchiony.
• At the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair, a Syrian concessionaire named Ernest Hamwi first came up with the waffle cone. When an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes, Mr. Hamwi rolled his wafer- like waffles into- a waffle cone! When it cooled, the ice cream vendor put ice cream on it. The customers liked it and the rest is history.

Scientist have observed that ice cream can make a person happy. Ice cream activates an area of the brain that enables us to feel pleasure. It only takes a spoonful to cause this effect!

 

Source: Nestle, “Choose Wellness, Choose Nestle”