You may remember my post of several days ago where I admitted that I ate an embarrassing amount of ice cream in a 12 hr period, the stuff I bought when my granddaughters came over for the day. After eating so much of this ice cream I felt really sick and had abdominal cramps for nearly a full day.
I watched a YouTube video this evening about how Breyers Ice Cream and Breyers Frozen Dessert do not melt! Hard to believe, isn't it. The youtuber filled bowls with about 4 varieties of Breyers Frozen Dessert and did the same with Nestles, all different flavors. He also tested the "real ice cream" from both brands, and a frozen yogurt.
The next morning he checked them after being left out all night: all the Nestles flavors and the frozen yogurt melted in the bowls as well as in the ice cream tubs which he also left out. The Breyers products were still unmelted and in their original position - shaking the bowls and the tubs back and forth didn't make them move at all. He finally poured the samples into the sink - the Nestles products were completely melted but the Breyers products just sat there in their original shapes. There is something added to that ice cream to keep it from melting, and I believe that is what made me sick. I have probably eaten large amounts of my Kirkland organic ice cream and it is melting as I'm spooning it up. After overeating the Kirkland (Humboldt brand) I have felt full but never sick.
It's really weird and I'm glad I stumbled upon this video - I don't know if I would have believed it if I had just read an article about it, but seeing it with my own eyes was a real "eye opener". The guy who made the video kept saying to not eat this stuff as it's bound to make you sick. I would attest to that.
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Unfortunately it is not just Breyer's and it is not just ice cream.
ReplyDeleteI've read some positive things about Kirkland's. Their olive oil tests good for purity.
I really like most Kirkland brands. I often buy a name brand there and after a while it will appear, in almost identical packaging, in the Kirkland name, so I think they have made a deal with the company to market their goods under Costco's brand. I find Kirkland ice cream is just about the same as the Humboldt Creamery brand.
DeleteBefore turning off my computer last night I watched a short video regarding taste testing of ice cream. It was from a Cincinnati TV station; when I lived in Cincinnati and was a full time Mom, my neighbors and I would often take part in taste tests or testing of non-food products. A huge amount of testing is done by Proctor & Gamble, a Cincinnati company. We would be paid a small amount, say $25, for participating. It was wonderful for stay-at-home moms to be able to make a few bucks. So the video I watched featured a panel of about 5 or 6 ladies testing some ice cream, and their reactions to it. They disliked the texture of it, declaring they could taste the gum in the product (I think it's a word beginning with an "X", like Xanthan or similar.) They kept repeating that the ice cream had a flavor and texture of "gum". I think that is what caused me grief after eating more Breyer's at one sitting than I should have.
I found the following quote about the "ice creams" that don't melt:
ReplyDelete"These "ice creams" contain corn syrup, guar gum, and cellulose gum—all ingredients that could also contribute to their failure to melt."
In my opinion ice cream shouldn't contain these ingredients which I am sure can cause digestive problems.
I bought a 1 1/2 quart Cuisinart Ice Cream maker years ago and found a recipe to make my own. Generally, I end up with "ice milk" sweetened with maple syrup, but I know what went into it. At least it is cold . We don't have Humboldt ice cream which sounds really delicious, but until then I can make my own.
Thanks for clarifying the name of the gum used in the ice cream. I think the one beginning with an "X" is used in a lot of other foods and I haven't heard anything negative about it, but I really don't want any additives in my food.
DeleteWOW Gypsy! I wonder what they put in it. Don't they have to put that on the ingredients list? I'm going to check their list and other ice cream lists and see what sort of chemical that could be. You just can't trust anyone any more. I eat ice cream but usually just a cone from a store like Brusters rather than buy it from the grocery because then, just like you, I eat it all. I wonder if ice cream stores like Baskin Robbins have that stuff in theirs. I know the Brusters melts while I'm eating it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I bought it I knew Breyer's wasn't organic but the list of ingredients didn't ring an alarm for me. If I only ate a regular amount of the stuff I probably wouldn't have ever known to check the ingredients to see what made me feel ill. I blame myself for gorging on it though.
DeleteDon't blame yourself Gypsy. Even a little can make some of us sick. I feel like the canary in the coal mine.
ReplyDeleteI hope it makes others read the labels carefully. It's ironic that I bought the two flavors because I thought they would appeal to the kids. I don't think the kids really liked them all that much, although the oldest girl is like me when it comes to ice cream - she and I went back for seconds while the youngest didn't even finish her first bowl. She complained that "there is something chewy in the ice cream", which I think was the chocolate chip cookie dough. I noticed later when I was finishing the carton that the dough never melted or softened up at all - it stayed in a frozen state.
DeleteGlad I am not crazy for icecream. I only buy it once in a blue moon. Good to know what not to buy.
ReplyDeleteJust be suren to read the labels carefully, and better yet, buy only organic and read the labels!
DeleteI love ice cream:) We now buy only organic ice cream. It is really good and the local grocery store carries it. I have not checked the melting issue, I just eat it way to fast:)
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way with scarfing it down before it gets a chance to melt.
DeleteI cannot tolerate carrageenan used in so many dairy products. Gives me abdominal cramps.
ReplyDeleteI try to be careful with dairy products, although I do make protein shakes with milk and of course use 1/2 & 1/2 in my coffee. Carrageenan is a "natural" products isn't it, as opposed to a chemical additive? Abdominal cramps is what I suffered with after eating the Breyer's ice cream and I sure don't want to go through that again!
DeleteHere is an article by Dr. Axe about carrageenan. https://draxe.com/what-is-carrageenan/
ReplyDeleteIt is obtain from a red algae and is used in many processed foods.
Some research shows it can cause inflammation and other problems in some people which is probably why DeeBev can't tolerate it.
Guess we all have to become "label readers."
I absolutely have to avoid MSG whenever possible as it can throw me into a panic attack. It is a neurotoxin but somehow many people can tolerate it.
Thanks for the article - I will read it soon. I, for one, have no problem with MSG while my daughter can't go near it. There are things that I believe I feel better since I've removed them from my diet (bananas, gluten, etc) but I don't think I have any allergies, per se, although I react negatively to some things.
DeleteReading labels is imperative because what may or may not have been in a product in the past could have been changed and they won't tell you. In most cases I also try to avoid a product that has very many ingredients, of course, depending on what they are. It is depressing when you realize that just about everything you read, hear, eat, etc., these days is a big lie (or lack of honesty).
Well . . . I hope we can trust the labels.
ReplyDeleteBlue Bell, from Texas, melts and is really goooood. I just had a big bowl of it.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen Blue Bell in the stores here, but if I do I'll pick up a quart just to try it!
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