Ben and Jerry’s Sugar Free Ice Cream

May 01, 2008 ↓ Comments (5)

Eating Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream

I’ve done this once before and tonight I did it again. I ate Ben and Jerry’s sugar-free ice cream.

Gwenn and I were out walking. She still eats sugar and it was a nice night so ice cream seemed like a good idea. The Ben and Jerry’s store has one sugar-free flavor: vanilla chocolate-chip.

Last time I ate it was with my friend Jason. We used to eat out together when we were teens so eating out now makes us feel young. I got two scoops that time and boy did it hit me. Tonight I only got one scoop.

So, is it good? Well, not really. It’s cold. It’s even sweeter than the regular stuff because it’s chemically sweetened (Gwenn tried it and said it’s sweeter). The ice cream part was kind of gummy. In fact, when I requested it they pulled a container from a freezer hidden behind the counter. The girl had to try several times to scoop it out because it was giving her a hard time. And now it’s giving me a hard time!

I ate the stuff a few hours ago—one scoop remember—and I’m still feeling weird. The first thing I felt was that chemical feeling. I don’t know how else to describe it. It feels like a slight tension throughout my muscles. It’s a gross feeling, maybe what it’s like when you have too much caffeine. That feeling has mostly passed. Now I just feel a little gassy and like I want to eat a salad, or an apple, or anything that grew from, or is, a plant.

To eat or not to eat: Sorry folks, do not eat.

Comments · Ben and Jerry’s Sugar Free Ice Cream

Jeannine Stump
Jul 16, 2010

Does the sugar free icecream contain any sorbitol?

DavidVanadia
Jul 16, 2010

Yes, according to this: http://www.atlantasouthgastro.c om/sorbitol.pdf

A.
Aug 16, 2011

I just tried these Clemmy’s snack size ice cream donuts and think they are the best sugar-free ice creams I’ve ever had. And I like the ingredient list too—not a bunch of weird chemically things. They also have pints, but I haven’t tried them yet. You might want to give them a try for your taste test:
Ice Cream O’s—
Water, Sugar Free Chocolate Shell (Maltitol*, Chocolate Liquor Processed with Alkali, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla), Cream, Xylitol*, Maltitol Syrup, Fibersol 2, Vanilla Extract With Spek, Stabilizer, Salt.

A.
Aug 16, 2011

Sorry, I don’t know why the link didn’t show up, but here is the snack size page:

http://www.clemmysicecream.com/ novelties/clemmys-os-snack-size

DavidVanadia
Aug 16, 2011

Thanks for the suggestion but do be careful eating those. If you eat more than one in a short amount of time the Maltitol, Xylitol, and Maltitol Syrup can cause bloating, gas, and even diarrhea!

Since the writing of this blog post I’ve given up on artificial sweeteners altogether.