Many of us have been deceived by the health claims of frozen yogurt companies. I'm not here to place them all under one umbrella or dispel the touted benefits of individual manufacturers, but all in all, this stuff just isn't good for us. And, no, we don't believe that "low calorie", "no-fat" and sugar-free" are necessarily good things. Many healthy whole grains have high calorie content, after all, and avocados and coconut oil, although high in fat, are wonderful for our bodies. As for "sugar-free", this is one of the most misunderstood claims. Artificial sweeteners like Splenda, Sweet-N-Low, Equal, etc. contain harsh, toxic chemicals that have been linked to Alzheimer's and cancers, yet are added to products that can still boast the "sugar-free" claim. Although we're not advocating sugar, it's much better than artificial sweeteners. Always choose the real over the fake!

Most frozen yogurt companies don't make their ingredients well-known. You simply go in (or drive through!), choose your flavor and leave with a cone/cup full of sweet "goodness"! What you don't know won't hurt you, right?! But Mike Adams, the editor for Natural News, did some research on one of the nation's most famous frozen yogurt chains. He found Pure Crystalline Fructose, Dextrose, Maltrodextrin, Non-fat Milk, Yogurt Powder and Micro-encapsulated Probiotics. Basically, by pouring yogurt powder atop fake sugar, they're able to call it frozen "yogurt". Also, according to Adams, Maltrodextrin has a glycemic index so high that it's practically poison to diabetics.

We love NadaMoo and Coconut Bliss, wonderful alternatives to conventional ice creams and frozen yogurts. While they may have more calories, the calories are REAL and GOOD. The ingredients (gluten-free, dairy-free, and mostly organic) are recognizable to our bodies, which allows them to be broken down and expelled more easily.

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