Thursday, February 18, 2010

Dessert: Sorbetto



Habit4Health meetings are scattered throughout the Corridor area and we find ourselves working over a cup of hot tea at Capanna at least once a week.

As we were waiting for the polite girl behind the counter to get us our different teas, I noticed the nutrition information for their sorbetto. Never having it before, I was amazed at the mostly low calorie and total fat count. I tried it and I have found a new fun, fairly good for me, dessert. then.

Sorbetto, not to be confused with sherbet, is a frozen dessert made with sweetened water flavored with iced fruit, chocolate, wine or liquor. Sorbet is a Roman invention and is often served between courses as a way to cleanse the palate before the main course.

Following sorbetto nutrition information is based on a serving size of 4oz.

Frutti Di Bosco has 138 calories, 2 grams of total fat, 31 grams of carbs, 1 gram of saturated fat, and 1 gram of fiber.

Chocolate has 143 calories, 3 grams of total fat, 31 grams of carbs, 2 grams of saturated fat, and 4 grams of fiber.

Strawberry has 135 calories, 2 grams of total fat, 28 grams of carbs, 1 gram of saturated fat, and 1 gram of fiber.

Raspberry has 140 calories, 2 grams of total fat, 31 grams of carbs, 1 gram of saturated fat, and 1 gram of fiber.

Mango has 143 calories, 2 grams of total fat, 32 grams of carbs, 1 gram of saturated fat, and 1 gram of fiber.
Comparison:
Cold Stone ice cream has 235 calories, 14 grams of total fat, and 23 grams of carbs
Haagen-Dazs ice cream has 274 calories, 17 grams of total fat, and 25 grams of carbs
Baskin Robbins has 230 calories, 14 grams of total fat, and 23 grams of carbs.

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