A frozen fruit dessert that mimics Dippin Dots provides satisfaction for one writers sweet tooth.
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Some people are naturally healthy eaters who crave fruits and vegetables as comfort food.
Im not one of them.
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If Im jonesing for a particular dish, its probablycassoulet,Peking duckorbread pudding.
As a food writer, nourishment is my vocation, but its also my vice.
A small dip of almond butter adds enough fat to really make it feel like an indulgence.
But last summer, I added another fruit-based dessert thats even more satisfying to my arsenal.
I love lazily perusing the frozen food section when Ido my grocery shopping at Walmart.
Theres almost always something new, but Walmart takes just as it gives.
Many of my favorites have disappeared.
In this case, Ive had to follow my new favorite dessert to Target.
Why am I so devoted to it?
Thats precisely whats in the Wymans cups.
After all, even with the inclusion of the chocolate, each cup is only 80 calories.
In the past year, my husband has gotten into the habit of buying frozen cream pies for dessert.
My waistline couldnt possibly take the strain of ending every meal with coconut cream or chocolate silk.
Using this method, I lost 8 pounds last year, while my husband gained.
It brings the suggestion of ice cream without the seasonally inappropriate frigidity.
But when summer returns, Ill plan to be refreshed by the fully frozen version once again.
Eating healthfully at every meal doesnt come naturally to me.
But the more I do it, the easier it becomes.
Since Im in my 40s, I know that Im setting myself up well for my golden years.
But no matter how old you are, the call of dessert never really disappears.
In fact, my maternal great-grandmother ate nothing but ice cream for her last decade of life.
Hopefully the product will exist well into my dotage.
