Cold Stone Offers Alternatives to the Calorie Infested Ice Cream of Old

One of the better known creameries is Cold Stone. They are famous for the creamy creations and the mixing process on a granite-stone slab. With over 1,400 stores and counting nationwide, this tasty establishment can be found in almost every city in America. But, are they to blame for making people fat? Maybe not, but they aren’t helping.

Since 1988, Cold Stone has been serving up some of the best ice cream, but until recently, they were known as one of the most, if not the most fattening ice creams on the market today. In a Newsweek article on May 22, 2008, a study was conducted on the six most fattening ice creams and Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter was number one with 360 calories and 24 grams of fat. Does that seem high to you? That is nothing.

On Calorielab.com, the website lists all of Cold Stones menu items and the ice cream with the most calories is the Candy Land with 965 calories, 59 grams of fat, and 115 grams of carbs. All of that is just in the kids size. If you opt for the “gotta have it” size, that is packed with 1,720 calories, 89 grams of fat, and 221 grams of carbs. This ice cream concoction is a combination of cake batter ice cream, Snickers, M&Ms, Kit Kat, in a dipped chocolate waffle cone.

One serving of this ice cream has enough calories for an entire day. The good thing is not all of Cold Stones deserts are as bad. Earlier this year, they released some healthier alternatives like the Sinless cake batter ice cream which has about 50 percent less calories and up to 95 percent less fat. Also launched this year is the Sinless yogurt and Sinless sorbet. While Sinless yogurt has more flavor and creamier texture, the Sinless sorbet has fewer calories, and NO fat. With healthier conscience people in mind, this new menu may attract more customers.

So, if you’re craving something sweet, but you were one of those people who stayed away from Cold Stone due of the lack of healthier options, be sure to check out their new menu and feel better knowing you don’t have sacrifice a whole days worth of food to enjoy good ice cream.