EP 1096 - Why An Ice Cream Cone Can Help You Cope

When you think of stress and food, you are often told to stay away from treats, like ice cream cones.

Ice cream: My favourite food. Creamy. Cold. Sweet. Hard or Soft…doesn’t matter. I love ice cream. It can be high in fat and it contains a lot of sugar. And it’s not the kind of snack food that I should have everyday…though wouldn’t that be absolutely wonderful? An ice cream cone has some definite pros.

Ice cream may help in maintaining weight.

How interesting is that?  Ice cream for weight control.  Research from the American Society of Experimental Biology found that a diet that included dairy prevented about 50 percent of weight regain and 80 percent of fat regain after the animals had lost weight and were allowed to eat at will.  Now this research was done with animals, but if it works there it may work on humans….I would at least like to be a part of the experimental group…test group…not the control group.

Ice cream may help me to keep my girlish figure.

The North American Association for the Study of Obesity found in a study of 800 men and women that those who ate the most calcium were also the leanest. Research from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Woman’s University in Houston reported an association between the consumption of low-fat milk and dairy products and a lower waist-to-hip ratio.

Ice cream may keep me from shrinking.

Calcium is essential in preventing osteoporosis.  One reasonable (insert small) serving of ice cream can give you 10% of your daily calcium intake. 

Did you know that:

Ice cream is not a new treat…people have been creating frozen delicacies since 400 BC

Britain’s Margaret Thatcher was part of a research team that helped to develop soft ice cream

The average American eats 18.3 litres of ice cream each year while Canadians eat 8.7 litres.  Japan has the lowest consumption with .01 litres per year.

Here are my tips For Building Resilience By Celebrating National Ice Cream Cone Day:

Ice cream can be a healthy treat.  But it is a treat. 

I have nothing else…just go out and celebrate.

Now which kind to choose…DQ, Kawartha Dairy, soft, hard, dipped, sauced, fruit, chocolate…..