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Franks diabetic ice cream

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Hi

I know we have been told not to buy diabetic ice cream but someone bought me Franks diabetic ice cream from Tesco.

It tastes nice but I have looked for the sugar and salt (is there any in ice cream) and it doesn't quote this at all.

Anybody have any view on whether should eat this or not.

To be honest I used to be an ice cream fiend but since eating healthy for the last 5 weeks I don't seem too bothered any more.

Thanks
 
i was always steered off things like diabetic chocolate as they dont contain sugar but are still very high in carbs so you may as well have the real thing. this is probably the same with this ice cream. everything is ok to have as long as you have it in moderation
 
On the rare occasion i have ice cream i just have the usual tesco vanilla one.
 
I have seen Franks Ice Cream in Morrissons.

When I asked about it I was told you still have to consider the carb content, which is very high apparently and you are probably better off with a small portion or proper ice cream as a treat once in a while. A small ammount of a good quality ice cream once in a while is probably better as it is a treat.
 
If carb counting and on quick acting insulin at meal times, you cant eat whatever you like....................

I would imagine the diabetic stuff is horrible...........
 
Haven't tried it myself but we have had members in the past recommending Franks. The main problem with sugar-free or 'diabetic' food is the sweeteners may have a laxative effect which can vary from person to person. Whilst it is true that it still contains carbs, the carbs will not convert to glucose as rapidly as sugar would, so there should be less of a 'spike' in blood sugar levels.
 
Love that reply...............facts are what I crave.......(not sarcastic)
 
I'll just crave the ice cream (and do without) lol.

Ps. Skinny Cow minty ice cream on a stick thingies are nice.
 
LisaLQ said:
I'll just crave the ice cream (and do without) lol.

Ps. Skinny Cow minty ice cream on a stick thingies are nice.
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yeah tryed them when morrisons had them on for a pound but had the choccy ones and yes there delicious x
 
I buy tubes of fromage frais and yogurt, intended for children, I think, considering cartoon figures, when they're reduced in price, put them straight in freezer, then eat instead of ice creams - relatively small, low fat, low carbohydrate, nice flavours, ideal.
 
Steffie said:
yeah tryed them when morrisons had them on for a pound but had the choccy ones and yes there delicious x
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Not as nice as cookie dough ice cream, though, wish they'd invent a low fat/sugar version!
 
ive used franks icecream for a few years now with no change in my levels when testing ,as in every thing take in moderation ,
 
Vicsetter said:
Not tried it or seen it, but as usual a bit of googling produces:

The nutritional information per 100g of ice cream is as follows:

Energy 163 calories
Protein 3.4g
Carbohydrate 17.9g
Fat 7.7g
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Interesting. Thanks for posting that Vicsetter.

Did you know 100g of Walls soft scoop has:
Energy from fat 137 calories
Protein 2.8g
Carbohydrate 16.6g
Fat 6g...?

Data from http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyp...ood/walls/soft-scoop-light-vanilla-ice-cream/

I have divided their numbers by 0.45 to get the per 100g values posted above.
 
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My parents had some of Frank's in when I visited them this week - so I thought I would give it a try.

Although it does have a higher carb per 100g then others the main difference seems to be that it is made with fructose rather than sugar. Fructose has a much lower GI then sugar.

I tested a 10g Carb portion (which actually is a reasonable size) with a pretty normal meal and my BG was actually very reasonable 5.1 mmol/L before and 6.9 mmol/L 1-hour after.

The bonus is that my little boy seems to like it as well 🙂
 
I have Frank's ice cream all the time, I like it as it's not too sweet in flavour. I've eaten it quite regularly with no ill effects (laxative wise) or sugar spikes. so I'm sticking to it, I like it and it likes me 🙂
 
I wonder what hospitals they supplied, as in the days when as a diabetic you were given a special diabetic meal, and not had a choice off the meals often ice-cream was sent, but the standard ickle block ice-cream..

I've never tried diabetic ice-cream two reasons mainly, first due to the sweetner they generally use and the mark-up that is put on any item with diabetic in it's name!

I don't have ice-cream very often in the main it's hot summer days when you are out and about, so tend to find that spiking doens't happen..
 
Ellie Jones;265814. the mark-up that is put on any item with diabetic in it's name! ..[/QUOTE said:
It's ?2 for a litre tub. no dearer (in Asda) than any other reputable brand. - (not the cheap whipped up custard type....lol ) I was wary, after being warned by so many about 'DIABETIC' labelled foods, but this, I find, is really nice ice cream, diabetic or not.
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nomorecakes said:
It's ?2 for a litre tub. no dearer (in Asda) than any other reputable brand. - (not the cheap whipped up custard type....lol ) I was wary, after being warned by so many about 'DIABETIC' labelled foods, but this, I find, is really nice ice cream, diabetic or not.
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I actually picked up a tub in Tesco the other day. Almost put it in my trolley, but decided against it since a litre tub of ice cream in my freezer wouldn't stay there long!

I will give it a go when I've got completely on top of losing weight though!

Andy 🙂
 
The ingredients (of the vanilla tub anyway) are:

Reconstituted Skimmed Milk Powder, Vegetable Fat, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Emulsifier (E471), Stabilisers (E401, E339, E446), Flavouring, Natural Colours (Cucumin, Annatto).

I'm in the same camp, I don't really bother with special "diabetic" products - but since it was offered I thought I'd test it anyway. It's ?2 in both Tesco's and ASDA. Not sold in my local Sainsbury's unfortunately.
 
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