高蛋白冰淇淋实际上健康吗？

在过去的几年中，高蛋白冰淇淋通常含有比传统冰淇淋更少的卡路里和糖。但是，较低的卡路里和糖含量也意味着它们比真正的东西“更健康”？不必要。这也可能取决于您如何定义健康。这是最受欢迎的高级蛋白质冰淇淋的营养成分和成分的细分，以及我对它们的健康状况的一些想法。

Arctic Zero is made from water, faba (or fava) bean protein, as well as sugar, a sugar substitute called allulose, sugar cane fiber, thickeners and monk fruit (another sugar). This dessert contains about 2 grams of protein per serving, and 6 grams for the entire pint. Thus, it’s not very high in protein. Arctic Zero has no fat, and about 8 grams of fiber per pint, likely from the fava bean and sugar cane fiber. The calorie content of Arctic Zero is extremely low, with the vanilla clocking in at 160 calories per pint. Arctic Zero does not contain significant amounts of vitamins or minerals.

Enlightened frozen desserts are made from skim milk, as well as corn fiber, eggs, cream, some sugar, sugar substitutes and sugar alcohols. Corn fiber is listed second only to skim milk on the ingredient list, which is evident when looking at the fiber content — it packs a whopping 8 grams per 2/3 cup serving, or 24 grams for the entire pint. This, combined with the high amount of sugar alcohols (4 grams per serving, 12 grams per pint) may be a recipe for severe GI distress, including bloating, gas and diarrhea. Enlightened also contains 5 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of added sugar. The protein in Enlightened appears to come from skim milk, clocking in at 7 grams per serving, 21 grams per pint. Fat is fairly low, at 2.5 grams per serving and 8 grams per pint, and calories content is 100 per serving or 300 for the entire pint. Like Arctic Zero, Enlightened lacks most vitamins and minerals, but does contain a moderate amount of calcium (likely from the skim milk).

Halo Top的营养看起来与开明的营养非常相似，因为它的主要成分是脱脂牛奶，一种称为赤券，玉米纤维，奶油，糖，糖，鸡蛋和增稠剂的糖酒精。Halo Top还含有一些甜叶菊和额外的纤维，称为inulin。Halo Top每2/3杯含100卡路里，整个品脱的热量为290。一份甜点中有8克赤道醇，一品脱中有23克，每份含6克纤维，每品脱18克。糖含量为每份7克（添加3克），每品脱14克。就像开明的一样，大量的糖酒精和纤维含量也会引起胃肠道不适的高风险，尤其是如果您吃了整个品脱。蛋白质含量为每份6克，每品脱19克，可能来自脱脂牛奶。

As a comparison to regular ice cream, 2/3 cup of Breyers vanilla ice cream contains 170 calories, 9 grams of fat, 0 grams fiber, 19 grams of sugar (14 grams added), and 3 grams of protein. It also contains a moderate amount of calcium. The ingredients in regular ice cream are shorter than the other frozen desserts, and consist of milk, cream, sugar, a thickener and vanilla. Breyer’s may be more satisfying in general because it does contain more fat, which takes the longest for the body to digest, and no sugar alcohols or substitutes (which may just leave you craving more sugar!).

Advertising for these frozen desserts appears to emphasize that it’s “OK to eat the whole pint,” presumably because they are lower in calories than a traditional pint of ice cream, and therefore can be eaten without “guilt.” What this implies, though, is that thereisguilt when consuming regular ice cream. This messaging stems from diet culture, and isn’t what I consider “healthy.”

如果我们将健康简单地定义为营养密度，则意味着一些维生素，矿物质，抗氧化剂，优质纤维，蛋白质，健康脂肪等都不是这些，这些高蛋白质“冰淇淋”也不是技术上的“健康”。但是，健康可以并且应该具有更广泛的定义。我使用的定义包括与食物有积极的关系，无罪或羞耻的食物的能力，多样性和营养密度。每顿饭或小吃都很难检查所有这些盒子，而您不必这样做！这就是为什么饮食中的多样性如此重要的原因。如果您在没有内gui或羞耻的情况下食用这些甜点中的任何一种，因为您真的很喜欢它们，那么当时它们都可以“健康”。但是，如果您要食用饮食冰淇淋作为限制性饮食的一部分，因为食用常规的冰淇淋会导致内或羞耻，并且/或它给您带来的胃肠道不适，那么它们可能对您来说不是那么“健康”。

I always encourage clients to ask themselves为什么they’re consuming various foods to help them figure out if it’s healthy at that moment. Answering that question can often open the door to exploring and healing an individual’s relationship with food, and allowing the enjoyment of whatever dessert you want as part of a varied, plant-forward diet.

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