Everyone has that one food item they can’t live without. For my husband it is bacon, my sister loves her Cheetos, and for me it is ice cream. So I have been searching for organic ice cream, not even knowing if there is such a thing. I haven’t found anything actually marked “organic”, but I couldn’t take the lack of ice cream any longer and finally gave in and bought something. It is called Haagen-Dazs “Five”. I bought it because it only has 5 ingredients (milk, cream, sugar, eggs, and vanilla beans); compared to 20+ that are found in some of my old, low-fat favorites. I wasn’t sure what it would taste like and if it would be worth the calories and fat, but I figured a pint wouldn’t kill me.
Oh my sweet Jesus! I forgot how good real ice cream tastes. I am so used to low-fat, fat-free, ice milk bullshit that I didn’t realize that I had deadened my taste buds. I have a feeling that this lesson will resonate throughout my organic eating experiment.
But there is one problem. Actually, it is my problem. I have no self control when it comes to portion sizes. I cannot have a bite of something and then put it away. I have to eat all of it. When I was a kid my dad would buy a pound of M&Ms and divide it evenly among the family (didn’t every family do this?). I was always amazed that my sister would ration her candy and make it last for almost a week! My portion wouldn’t last an hour, let alone a week. So having a pint of delicious ice cream sitting all alone in the freezer, calling to me, is going to be a challenge. I guess we will see how long it lasts!
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