I haven't blogged in a while because I've been busy,
and I know I promised to keep the lowfat wannabe healthy snacks to a minimum...but these things just caught my eye today and I couldn't say no. I truly had no intention of buying anything even remotely nutritious from the ice cream aisle, but may the confectionary gods forgive me, I ended up with these. It was an accident, but (forgive me again) they really aren't too bad.
I've never really been a huge popsicle or ice cream cone person. Not that there aren't delicious options available for each; I just prefer my frozen treats scoopable. But I've always been a sucker for those carnival flavored popsicles that come with the watermelon and cotton candy flavors, and that's probably why this arrangement was so attractive to me. And come on, there's CALCIUM in there! I think it's great how they play up nutrients that have always been present in frozen yogurt and wave their arms about it as if it's something new. And it totally works on the average consumer...it's adorable really. But I digress.
What pleases me the most about these is the way you can separate the two elements if you want to. The popsicle part isn't so firmly attached to the yogurt that you can't bite the sides off first. This is one of those weird eating habits I've always had and performed no matter how potentially messy it may become: save the filling for last if possible. I found it delightfully easy to do with these, and the flavors weren't too bad either. I wouldn't say the cotton candy is spectacular, although I do like it better than other cotton candy flavored things I've had. I expected to like the cotton candy better than the watermelon as artificial watermelon is something I like but am never intensely excited about. There's a possibility that I liked it more because I ate it directly after the cotton candy one, which I found to be a bit lacking in intensity. It seems it's hard to make something that tastes strongly of cotton candy without ending up having a sunblock-y aftertaste, and I think they were trying to play it safe here. So my flavor summary is: watermelon about as good as it gets, cotton candy could've been better.
Since I can't say great things about either of the actual popsicle flavors, there has to be further explanation for why I just finished 2 of these and am already contemplating having another one later. (Did I mention there's only 110 calories in two of them? Not to be a stickler in a place where it's unwelcome but that really is pretty awesome...) Maybe it's just the slight tartness and moisture that goes along so well with the flavor and texture of the yogurt which makes these so pleasing to me. I think a cherry vanilla or blue raspberry vanilla would make for better combinations, but for now these flavors will do!
By the way, why do basketball players wear bibs?
Because they dribble.
Classic.
Overall score: 4 stars (I thought about subtracting one for the stupid riddles on the popsicle sticks, but I guess it wouldn't be a Popsicle without that!)
