A bevy of options but what is best - taste wise and health wise?
With two young daughters ice cream is high on the priority list for finding a great Vegan option
Ice Cream and Donuts, lol.
So what Ice Creams have we tasted so far?
Ice Cream and Donuts, lol.
So what Ice Creams have we tasted so far?
Taste Check - see below
TASTEDGelato Blue - Newtown
Bliss - So Good by Sanitarium Over the Moo - Alexander Houseman Ben & Jerry's - two new flavours via Woolworths online Weis Sorbet Cocofrio Homemade ice cream - we continue to explore ;-) Gelato Blue - Well for going out the kids love a stop at Gelato Blue. usually after networn Thai or Gigi's.
The favourites for us are vanilla bean, mint choc chip and cookies and cream. They do lots of new flavours but tend to be secretive about ingredients. Oh well one does have to live a little. So Good Bliss - the home favourite, simple vanilla and goes well with berries and fruits a great staple to the before bed routine. Over the Moo - Generally the Salted caramel is our favourite followed by the chocolate. Coco's is a choc-aholic. Cocofrio - have to admit we were not impressed bought the brand a couple of times from a little deli in Haberfield, the flavour has some work to do before it competes with the main stream options. Ben & Jerry's - two options - 1. Peanut Butter & Cookies - creamy delicious and maybe not the most unbiased review, im a peanut butter aholic. lol 2. Coffee Caramel Fudge - again great flavours pretty intense though, as a staple we still prefer a vanilla option. Weis - we all know the Weiss bar, what we are suggesting here is the sorbet - a great summertime option, let it thaw to semi soft and enjoy with fruit or even a cup of hot tea.j 
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ON THE TO DO LIST
Health CheckIt may some surprising two young girls getting really curious about ingredients - and maybe it is. We used to make games of finding bizzare ingredients in foods when we were all out shopping. This game really highlighted to the girls that food manufacturers cannot be blindly trusted. Actually a great lesson in life. Hold out some doubt in just about everything, keeps our minds open and alive.
We found some not so self explanatory ingredients in these ice creams except the homemade variety. Two bizarre ingredients kept popping up. MALTODEXTRIN & CARRAGEENAN So what's the verdict? Well we would rather inform and let you decide. Check the links above for the scientific basis. We discussed the topic with active scientists in the space and these are the papers they referred us too. Happy ice cream hunting. For now this is what we found in each: Ben & Jerry's - Carrageenan Bliss So Good - Maltodextrin Over the Moo - Maltodextrin Gelato Blue - unknown Cocofrio - neither (they use a variety of Gums (Locust bean) Weis - neither (they use vege, maize and tapioca gums) The others we are working on finding out for you. Come back soon for updates 
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