Dreyer’s “Loaded” Ice Cream

Surprisingly light!

If you see a brand of ice cream with the word “loaded” in its name, you fear for the worst, right? You’re thinking it’s loaded with calories and fat—saturated fat for sure. Well, this line of ice cream is actually “light” and “loaded.”

Skim milk is the first ingredient for the flavors I could find in my supermarket. Most importantly, each 1/2-cup serving had just as many calories and fat grams as other “light” lines of ice cream—around 120 calories and 4.5 grams fat (around 2 grams saturated fat).

Here is the nutritional information on the two flavors I took home:

• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (1/2 cup): 140 calories, 4.5 grams fat, 2.5 grams saturated fat, 10 milligrams cholesterol, 0 grams fiber, 14 grams sugar
• Chocolate Chip Mint Brownie (1/2 cup): 120 calories, 4.5 grams fat, 2 grams saturated fat, 10 milligrams cholesterol, 1 gram fiber, 13 grams sugars

They both tasted really good—too good, in fact, because you wanted to eat more than a 1/2-cup serving.
This is one of those rare occasions when the name of the product is actually misleading the other way—you think it’s going to be higher in fat and calories than it really is.


By Elaine Magee, MPH, RD
The Recipe Doctor Blog