When it comes to deliciously sweet desserts, few can top ice cream as the king of confectionaries. Their soft and often sweet texture and taste are loved around the world.
Which makes it all the harder to cut them out of your diet!
When it comes to deciding what foods you need to cut out of your diet to get rid of excess carbs and help with weight loss, ice cream is almost one of the first or main food items that are considered.
Both in terms of cutting down on them, or even getting them out of your diet entirely.
But how necessary is this exactly? How many carbs will you find in a serving of ice cream?
Well, as it turns out, quite a lot.
In this guide, we are going to show you just how many carbs you’ll find in ordinary ice cream, and help explain why so many recipes will often call on you to stop eating them.
If your heart is still set on this delicious dessert (and honestly, who could blame you?), we will also show you a few alternative ideas for getting your frozen desserts, whilst not ruining your diet!
Carbs In Ice Cream
Before we go any further into this article, we should probably explain just how many carbs are typically in a serving of ice cream.
If we say that the average serving of a standard bowl of ice cream is around 100g (not counting the times when you may want to pig out on this dessert), you’ll find that ice cream contains around 6 grams of fats, a gram of proteins, and up to 29 grams of carbs.
This adds up to a total of 175 calories per serving, almost 10% of the average recommended calorie intake for the average adult diet.
That means that of a serving of ice cream, almost a third of it is carbs alone!
With such a high amount of this dessert being made up of just carbs alone, it is probably no wonder that so many dieticians will recommend that you severely cut down or completely cut out this dessert from your diet!
Low-Carb Ice Cream Alternatives
Even with numbers like the ones that we just explained, it can often be disheartening to have to give up what many people consider to be their favorite dessert.
So it is no surprise that many people often look to try and find alternative desserts that have all the beloved softness and deliciousness of ice cream, but with a fraction of the crabs and calories in them too.
If this sounds like you, then you’ll want to pay attention to this next section, where we discuss several traditional ice cream alternatives that are often recommended by people.
Rebel Creamery
This is a very popular low-carb alternative to traditional ice cream, and it is pretty easy to see why.
Only a few years ago, it was very difficult to find low-carb varieties of ice cream that weren’t limited to a single flavor, usually some kind of cream or vanilla flavor.
Rebel Creamery does not have those issues, with a wide range of flavors for customers to try, from red velvet to classic cookie dough.
However, the most important detail that we are interested in is the number of calories and carbs that you’ll find in a serving of this ice cream.
And those numbers are promising!
For 88 grams serving of this ice cream, you will find the carbs amount to around 13 grams, for a total net carb amount of 2 grams, which is considerably lower than the average amount found in standard ice cream.
However, you will also find a noticeably larger amount of calories in a serving of 230 in total, so keep this in mind before buying.
Halo Top
Another ice cream brand that is often toted as a low-carb alternative is Halo Top.
With 180 calories per 100 grams, the overall calorie amount is similar to a standard serving of ice cream.
However, with carbs only amounting to around 15g grams of that amount, there is still a significant reduction in net carb intake in this particular type of ice cream.
Plus, with a variety of flavors to choose from, you won’t be forced to pick a flavor that you don’t like.
Arctic Zero
This dairy-free alternative to traditional ice cream does away with many of the classic ingredients that go into ice creams, such as milk and cream.
With both of these carb-heavy ingredients cut out, you may expect a decrease in the average amount of carbs in this particular ice cream brand.
And you would be right!
Using a combination of plant fibers and fava bean proteins as substitutes, the average serving (around 88 grams) has a significantly lower carb and calorie count than its competitors, coming in at only 50 calories per serving, as well as 11 grams of carbs total.
If you are looking to still enjoy the occasional serving of soft frozen dessert from time to time while still aiming for ketosis, this is the ice cream you should stick with.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Considered A Low Amount Of Carbs In A Serving Of Ice Cream?
As we’ve shown, the amount of carbs found in ice cream is incredibly high.
This has the knock-on effect of allowing many ice cream brands to advertise themselves as ‘low-carb’ alternatives, despite still containing an unhealthy amount.
As a general rule, if you want to find a true low-carb alternative, make sure that the amount of carbs per serving is no more than 15 grams at maximum.
Ideally, you want to aim for 10 grams of carbs, although few brands are this low.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, the ideal way to cut out a good chunk of carbs in your diet is to cut out ice cream, given how many they usually contain!
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