Unfortunately binging on ice cream doesn't exactly fit with my whole healthy-eating ethos, not to mention they can be incredibly sugary and fatty - and I also discovered while doing research that some of my favourite brands actually contain gelatin, which is a big no no for a committed vegetarian.
The last few summers have led to an incredible rise in popularity in frozen yoghurt. Billed as the healthy ice cream alternative, it's been impossible not to notice them beckoning from inside the supermarkets' frozen chillers: even now, in the colder months. So, on a whim (and using a voucher or two), I bought some.
Ben and Jerry's Greek Yoghurt Vanilla Honey Caramel
Fat - 8g
It was really hard to believe this wasn't ice cream - very sweet and smooth, and with almost overwhelming honey and caramel flavours. It was Dan's and my flatmate Emma's favourite of the 5 we tested, but having looked at the nutritional information I wasn't quite sold. Not only was it the highest of the five in calories, it also contained an abnormally high amount of your day's sugar allowance - over 25%! Yes it tasted great, but is only marginally better for you nutritionally than ice cream.
Overall - 2/5
Yoo Moo Frozen Yoghurt Strawberry Swirl
Fat - 1.3g
The bits of fruit on top was an unexpected bonus, and made this look like a cornetto - which really isn't a bad thing. Often with strawberry-flavoured things you find that they taste of this awful synthetic strawberry, which we really didn't get with this creamy strawberry yoghurt. However the whole point of choosing frozen yoghurt was to get away from the excessive additives in ice cream, and on a closer inspection of the ingredients I found a sugar content higher than that of a McDonald's apple pie! Not great.
Overall - 3/5
Lick Fat Free Frozen Yoghurt Banana and Honey
Fat - 0g
This really tasted of yoghurt. It doesn't even pretend to be an ice-cream, this was the very definition of a frozen banana yoghurt in taste. with the occasional swirl of honey. Unfortunately my flatmates aren't big fans of banana but I love the stuff, and I really enjoyed the flavour. My only issue is that the nutritional values weren't very easy to find when going back to do this review, and so am unsure of exactly how much sugar is in this. Calories and fat-wise though, this is incredibly low and one I wouldn't feel bad about eating.
Overall - 4/5
Snog Frozen Yoghurt Berry Blue Acai Burst
Fat - 3.5g
Although
This one unfortunately scored an immediate low ranking as it was impossible to get a straight answer on whether or not this was even vegetarian - the ingredients list mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, a particularly unhealthy type of fat that can sometimes be derived from animal fats. I did a lot of googling and actually e-mailed Snog but got no response. The flavour wasn't great either: an eclectic mix of sharp 'berry' flavours, but apparently with a very authentic acai taste too, although it definitely wasn't one of our favourites.
Overall - 1/5
Lick Fat Free Frozen Yoghurt Strawberry and Elderflower
Fat - 0g
Our last yoghurt dessert of the night was another Lick contender, this time in the unusual strawberry and elderflower - and it went down surprisingly well. Low in both calories and in fat, this was my favourite and my flatmates loved it too - again, as with the other Lick frozen yoghurt, I wasn't able to find the nutritional values online, but flavour-wise this was just brilliant and my personal favourite.
Overall - 5/5
The overall winner here was definitely Lick - more specifically, Lick Strawberry and Elderflower. Both Lick offerings we tried were leaps and bounds better nutritionally than the others we tried, and truly embodied the 'healthy alternative' title without any drop in taste. I will definitely be repurchasing!
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