How often do you go out for ice cream

[Anonymous]

I'm one of the PPs whose family eats ice cream once or twice a week. We're all "medium" weight -- neither fat nor thin -- and in healthy shape, with regular exercise and decent muscle tone. We have 1 kid and are comfortable financially, so cost isn't a factor in that decision.

I truly can't relate to those who claim they're never tempted by ice cream...but I envy you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow -- I literally can't believe that people go out for ice cream or frozen yogurt 3-5 times per week. It's so expensive and not very healthy.

We probably go out about once every 2-4 weeks. Otherwise, we buy ice cream at the grocery store or make our own (you can make some "healthy" ice cream by freezing a banana and then blending it with frozen berries; if you put it in an ice cream cone, it almost seems like ice cream but has no milk or sugar!).

Did you also give your baby a homemade sugar free muffin for their first bday "cake"?

And pass out apples on Halloween. Or fruit leather, if feeling particularly indulgent.

[Anonymous]

Maybe 3 or 4 times a year I'll take DD out for frozen yogurt. Once or twice a year I'll buy her one of those individual serving sizes of ice cream from the supermarket - usually Ben & Jerry's or HD.

Each year after the first day of school we go out for frozen yogurt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you guys serious? 5 times a week? Apparently I am a loser and no fun. We go about 3 times every summer. Maybe.

I'm sad for your kids.

Seriously? Not pp, but the kids allowed to shovel ice cream in their mouths on a nearly daily basis are the ones to feel sorry for. American gluttony is disgusting. And I'm American.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You sound vain and cheap.
So what, spend $20 and go twice a week.
Big deal.

Lucky you - the idea of not being able to afford $20 per ice cream outing didn't occur to you, or worse, maybe it did, but you prefer to insult people instead anyway!

Charming, really charming.

Karma...

excuses excuses…. you could buy ice cream to eat at home or even make them at home for your kids!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:once a month? too many wasted calories.

Wasted calories? They're not wasted, they're yummy. What would you rather have than ice cream?

A cannoli! (New Poster, not pp to whom you were responding)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you tried sub zero or the new yogurt toppings place? $$$ !! We use to go three times a week but now we can't '

Hey OP, where is this sub zero that you speak of?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you guys serious? 5 times a week? Apparently I am a loser and no fun. We go about 3 times every summer. Maybe.

I'm sad for your kids.

Seriously? Not pp, but the kids allowed to shovel ice cream in their mouths on a nearly daily basis are the ones to feel sorry for. American gluttony is disgusting. And I'm American.

+1

I love ice cream and we go several times a month. But, please, don't feel sad for my kids because they don't have ice cream 5 times a week (5???). That just seems crazy. I don't care how healthy you eat otherwise, that's just excessive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:once a month? too many wasted calories.

Wasted calories? They're not wasted, they're yummy. What would you rather have than ice cream?

A cannoli! (New Poster, not pp to whom you were responding)

OMG...YES! Cannoli!!!

-(PP with the 4 kids)

[Anonymous]

when we go go an ice cream shop that charges by the scoop versus the weight like fro yo place we usually just get one big sundae for the family and split it. Much cheaper than having everyone get a $4 individual cone because if you notice the base price is like $4 but additional scoops are only about $1 .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During the summer we go about 5 times a week and rotate between local ice cream places, the yogurt places, and Rita's.

How fat are you?

[Anonymous]

I can't believe how many unhealthy people there are on this board!

We get frozen yogurt about once a month. When on vacation, which is actually fairly frequently, we get ice cream about every other day. We frequently have homemade fruit popsicles or banana "ice cream" at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm one of the PPs whose family eats ice cream once or twice a week. We're all "medium" weight -- neither fat nor thin -- and in healthy shape, with regular exercise and decent muscle tone. We have 1 kid and are comfortable financially, so cost isn't a factor in that decision.

I truly can't relate to those who claim they're never tempted by ice cream...but I envy you!

Ice cream used to be a treat, which means once in a while like twice a year not twice a week! No wonder kids are fatter and fatter.

[Anonymous]

I can't believe people waste calories on fro yo. That stuff is just plain nasty.

Count me in for the gelato or real ice cream though!

[Anonymous]

Treats are only for once a year? That's not a treat.