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Everyone knows that the key to maintaining a healthy weight is to find the right balance. While you have to make sure you don’t over-do it with carbs and fats, it is okay to indulge in your sweet tooth once in a while. The thing to keep in mind, however, is to pick the right sweets when you do indulge. There are certain snacks and dessert foods that are less bad for you than others – but there are also certain types that you must avoid at all costs.
Dessert foods with less sugar and carbs than their alternatives are always the best choice. It is impossible to avoid all sugars when indulging your sweet tooth, so just be sure to compare and find the right choice. And there is one frozen dessert you should never, ever eat.
Ice cream cookie sandwiches might be delicious, but they are one of the worst frozen foods you can buy. If you think about it, ice cream cookie sandwiches are basically two desserts in one: a cookie and a big heap of ice cream.
These types of ice cream sandwiches typically have at least 350+ calories per serving, and more than your total daily recommended intake of sugar. This can be avoided if you just pick a different frozen dessert to snack on.
Some better alternatives are Halo Top ice creams, which are low-calorie and relatively high in protein, or homemade sorbet with a controlled amount of sugar. If you’re really craving an ice cream sandwich, you can try one from Weight Watchers or Skinny Cow, because these contain less calories and sugar than traditional options.
