Oh Fro Yo, you're so pretty.
There are so many flavors of you. And you can put ALL OF THEM in one cup! Perfect for those of us who have trouble with decision-making.
And then the toppings! You can have sprinkles! Or cookies! Or chocolate! Or even cereal! Or. My absolute favorite. MARSHMALLOW SAUCE.
I love my fro yo. And, in all seriousness, it has been an important food for me in my weight loss and maintenance.
No, really!
Let me explain.
Personally, I'm a person for whom portion sizes of yummy things are tough. If I get a carton of light ice cream, it's tough for me to just eat the 1/2c serving size - I want to feel like I'm actually getting something substantial!
With that said, there are a few frozen yogurt places in my area that offer low-cal brands of frozen yogurt like Wow Cow and Carbolite, which are about 50 calories and very low in carbs for a 4 oz. serving. That means I can have a full, 8 oz. (1 cup) serving for 100 calories! My favorite yogurt place, Yumi Yogurt, offers GIANT portion sizes, so I'll often get one or two flavors of frozen yogurt in large cups, and portion it out into 8 oz. servings, adding my own toppings that I keep at home (my favorite is rainbow sprinkles). This lets me have substantial portions of dessert a few times a week, which keeps my sweet tooth satisfied!
Can they PLEASE bring Tasti D-Lite to California?!?
Fro yo also helps me keep certain cravings in check.
Personally, I can't buy bags of candy and leave them in my house... because I will eat it all. I can't buy boxes of oreos or pre-made cookie dough. But, at self-serve fro yo places like my beloved Yogurtland, one can take a few M&Ms, cookies, candies, and more, and top your fro yo as you please. When I need a chocolate fix or a serving of candy, I can pick or choose a few different bits and pieces and it satisfies the craving.
Caveat: I do NOT consider my fro yo to be health food. It's dessert. A treat. Although it does have some health benefits, such as pretty high calcium and protein content, even when I get fruity tart fro yo topped with fruits, I still consider it a treat. Caveat #2: Be careful about portions. It's super easy to fill up that giant cup at the self-serve frozen yogurt place... if that's your splurge (like the fro yo above was mine!), by all means, splurge! But if it's not, watch how much goes in that cup.
Although I highly object to the title of this article, I think the sentiment is accurate - frozen yogurt is an ice cream alternative, not a yogurt alternative. Consider it a treat.
And sometimes, treats can make you feel like this:
:)
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