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on Wednesday, 23 January 2019.
Tagged: healthy eating, low carb, nutrition, review
When surveying the ice cream freezer at the supermarket you don’t expect to see a Health Star Rating of 5 out of 5 on any products. All that cream and sugar! That’s why I was intrigued when I noticed that FroPro was proudly sporting 5 Health Stars!
Great question and one I asked myself. FroPro claims the product was dreamt up by a professional athlete but doesn’t identify the said athlete.
The claims on the pack include high protein, low fat, 95% sugar free, all natural, low GI, from 78 calories per serve, gluten free and - health halo overload – guilt free!
Servings per package: 5
Serving size: 67 g
Nutrition |
Qty Per Serving |
Qty Per 100 g |
Energy |
326 kJ |
486 kJ |
Protein, g |
7.0 |
10.4 |
Fat, total, g |
2.2 |
3.3 |
– saturated, g |
1.7 |
2.2 |
Carbohydrate, g |
6.6 |
9.8 |
– sugars, g |
3.2 |
4.8 |
Sodium, mg |
94 |
140 |
Fresh Australian Milk, Natural Sweetener Blend (Erythritol, Xylitol, Organic Stevia), Milk Protein Isolate, Fresh Australian Cream, Sea Salt, Natural flavour, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan) |
FroPro is made in Australia from at least 85 per cent Australian ingredients.
FroPro comes in four flavours. Each major supermarket — Coles and Woolworths — appear to each have one flavour that is exclusive to them (Toasted Coconut and Chocolate respectively) and then two others that are common to both (Salted Caramel and Peanut Butter).
I have only tried the Salted Caramel variety. I found it pleasant tasting, although not really like a true salted caramel - not creamy and satisfying. The pack says a serve weighs 67 g and each pack contains five serves. This was an underestimate as we had good-sized helpings along with some fresh berries and found we got seven to eight serves per pack – more than five.
Yes. I’ve bought it several times when I want a bit of treat. In my book, however, it’s still a ‘sometimes' food.
Thanks to Munaiba Khan, a retired Naturopath with an interest in nutrition for this snapshot.
Note from Catherine: I bought a tub of the GreenTea and Mint flavour from a health food store. Must have been older or discontinued stock as it didn't sport the Stars as described above. Mine was not the same as a creamy ice cream; however it was refreshing on hot days.
This post was researched and written by Catherine Saxelby, an accredited nutritionist, dietitian, author and award-winning food communicator. Catherine's goal is to help busy working women eat well, maintain a healthy weight and boost their energy.
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