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Creamy Milkshakes to Celebrate Ice Cream Month @RealCalifMilk #CAicecream #Ad

July 27, 2015 by The Mom Jen 10 Comments

Summer in California typically means ice cream can be any one of the 3 meals of the day. I mean if you’re mixing ice cream made with 100% real California milk (look for that seal shown above!) with fruit, then sure why not enjoy it for breakfast? Well that’s what happened this morning. It was already in the high 70’s when all the kids arose from bed. The nine-year old requested a milkshake for breakfast because it was so hot and I thought it was a brilliant idea. I grabbed the whole milk from the refrigerator along with strawberries and the vanilla ice cream from the freezer. Just in the time it took me to find the blender, my ice cream was starting to sweat, so I needed to work quick. My two teenagers are simple, they just wanted a plain milkshake. 4 scoops of ice cream with 1 cup of milk and it was creamy and easily sipped through a straw.

My little girl had a little more in mind, she requested a drizzle of chocolate syrup with hers, whipped cream, and strawberries! Not only are the kids getting a boost of calcium and vitamin D as well as promoting oral health, when you see the Real California Milk seal on your dairy products you will feel good knowing it’s a product from real California dairy farmers/families that is certified to be made with 100% California milk! Many of my relatives were farmers in the local salad bowl as well as the dairies in the central valley so it’s a no-brainer supporting our great state’s industry. Did you know that California is the country’s leading producer of milk, ice cream, butter, nonfat dry milk and whey protein concentrate? To learn more about the Real California Milk seal and California Dairy, visit the Real California Milk website at www.RealCaliforniaMilk.com.

Want over 30 great recipes made with Real California Milk, visit www.realcaliforniamilk.com/our-food. Watch this quick 15-second video featuring four delicious milkshake recipes, including a Blueberry Pie Milkshake, a Grasshopper Shake, a Jumpin’ Monkey Shake, and a Roasted Strawberry Milkshake with Buttermilk and Mint.

A video posted by Food52 (@food52) on Jul 19, 2015 at 2:28pm PDT

What is your favorite dish using Real California Milk products? Share with me in the comments and enjoy ice cream that features the Real California Milk seal during National Ice Cream Month in July – and all year ‘round!

Many thanks to The Motherhood and Real California Milk for sponsoring this post, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

New Weight Watchers Ice Cream Snack Size Treats

March 8, 2012 by The Mom Jen Leave a Comment

I scream, you scream…we all are screaming praises over the new Weight Watchers Ice Cream treats that are hitting the stores this month! What’s new, four new delicious renditions of your favorite frozen treats with watching your points at the same time!

WW Snack Size Double Caramel Swirl Ice Cream Cones
WW Snack Size Vanilla Fudge Swirl Ice Cream Cones
WW Divine Triple Chocolate Dessert Bar
WW Snack Size Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream Sandwiches

All the treats are 2 and 3 points, snack size so you’re not overdoing it, but with enough flavor to satisfy your dessert fix! The Divine Triple Chocolate bar is our family’s favorite overall. The chocolate base tastes like a ball park malt with a fudge swirl within it and partially coated with a delicious chocolate shell, at 3 points it’s a winner!I’m a fan of the ice cream drumsticks they have in stores and the Weight Watchers versions are just as tasty. At half the size (snack size) the caramel and fudge are smooth and sweet, totally top notch and I love the texture contrast with the crunchy cone.

The Cherry Cheesecake ice cream sandwiches weren’t to our liking, the kids just haven’t gotten a taste for cheesecake in general and I prefer chocolate, but they were Papa’s favorite, as you can see he ate two at 2 points each. The cheesecake is surrounded by graham cracker for a treat that satisfied his sweet tooth for sure!

If these treats aren’t in your store’s freezer section by the end of the month, talk to the store’s freezer manager about bringing them in! For more information, follow along on Facebook, Facebook.com/WeightWatchersSupermarketFoods.

Weight Watchers sent samples for our family, all opinions are our own.

My Take on Weight Watchers’ New Frozen Novelties!

March 21, 2011 by The Mom Jen Leave a Comment

Hey dessert lovers, Weight Watchers Ice Cream has six new products (and four of them are 100 calories or less), not to mention 5 of them include my favorite word: chocolate!

* Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Dessert Bar: Low fat strawberry ice cream with a strawberry swirl dipped in milk chocolate
* Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Dessert Bar: Low fat cheesecake ice cream with a raspberry swirl dipped in dark chocolate
* Dark Chocolate Dulcé de Leche Dessert Bar: Low fat dulcé de leche ice cream with a caramel swirl dipped in dark chocolate
* Strawberry Fruit Bar: Made with real fruit and an excellent source of vitamin C with 15% fewer calories and 30% less sugar than other national leading brands of fruit bars
* Snack Size Chocolate Fudge Bar: The award-winning Chocolate Fudge Bar now in a snack size
* Snack Size Variety Pack of Ice Cream Sandwiches in Vanilla Bean and Dutch Chocolate: Snack size versions of the classic dessert

I’m not going to lie, when I had a freezer full of these tasty treats, I heard them calling my name in the middle of the night! I didn’t give in to any abnormal cravings, but when I did indulge, I felt good that I knew exactly what I was getting. Having done the Weight Watchers program before, I’m familiar with the points program, and having that labeled right on the front of the box was important, nothing to hide!

My absolute favorite was the classic chocolate fudge bars! At one point each these were also the favorite of my husband, though we both could NOT stop at eating just one. Let me make sure to tell you they are “snack size” bars, so they give that creamy, melt in your mouth upon first lick taste. But, one was just not enough for me and my husband, I craved more, so I could eat two in a sitting! In the picture of my husband, that’s after one bite, they are the two-bite-bar!

Next favorite was the strawberry bar, surprising for the chocolate lover I am. The bar is 2 points and it’s like frozen fruit, it’s so delicious with the bits of strawberry in it and tastes healthier than a dessert should! My son is a strawberry fan and he also loved these bars!

The cheesecake and dulce de leche bars are both low-fat and 3 points per bar. The tastes kick up “dessert on a stick” a notch, but for me I won’t buy them often because they don’t appeal to the whole family. I would buy them to share with adult friends though and don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed them!

I didn’t get the ice cream sandwiches, but those are something the kids and we both love, vanilla bean ice cream is my favorite vanilla, so they sound great. You must check your local stores for these new desserts!

We were sent product for our honest review!