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Good humor-Breyers launching CarbSmart.


Mister Cookie Face is not alone in reaching out to the low carb carb 1  
n. Informal
A carburetor.
 consumer. Good Humor-Breyers Good Humor-Breyers (Ice Cream USA) is a unit of Unilever that includes the formerly independent Good Humor, Breyers, Klondike Bar, and Popsicle brands. It is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  reports that it is introducing Breyers CarbSmart Ice Cream along with a line of frozen novelties under the Klondike CarbSmart brand. Terry Olson, Vice President of Marketing and Development for Good Humor-Breyers, explained: "Over the last couple of years, more than four in 10 adults have made an effort to cut their carb intake, creating a huge demand for foods with fewer carbohydrates. With the introduction of CarbSmart ice cream and novelties, we will offer carb counters a dessert alternative that will help them meet their carbohydrate goals."

Breyers CarbSmart Ice Cream will be launched in Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry varieties. All three are sweetened sweet·en  
v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens

v.tr.
1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance.

2. To make more pleasant or agreeable.
 with the sugar alternative Splenda and contain 130 calories per one-half cup serving and 4 grams net carbohydrate (10g total carbs, minus dietary fiber dietary fiber
n.
Coarse, indigestible plant matter, consisting primarily of polysaccharides, that when eaten stimulates intestinal peristalsis.
 and sugar alcohol). Good Humor-Breyers notes, as a basis for comparison, that premium vanilla ice Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1968), better known as Vanilla Ice, is a Grammy Award nominated, American Music Award winning American rapper and actor known mostly for the 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby.  cream typically contains between 15g and 17g of total carbohydrate per serving.

There are two varieties of the Klondike CarbSmart frozen novelties: a 3.0-fluid-ounce vanilla ice cream bar with milk chocolate-flavored coating containing 170 calories and 5g net carbohydrate, and a 3.5-fluid-ounce fudge 1. fudge - To perform in an incomplete but marginally acceptable way, particularly with respect to the writing of a program. "I didn't feel like going through that pain and suffering, so I fudged it - I'll fix it later."
2. fudge - The resulting code.
 bar containing 100 calories and 3g net carbohydrate.

As with the packaged version, both are sweetened with Splenda. Good Humor-Breyers notes that low-carbohydrate diets, which have been around since the 1970s, have recently experienced a resurgence in popularity. The premise behind low-carbohydrate diets is that when carbohydrate intake is reduced, the body primarily burns fat for fuel, which leads to weight loss.

Breyers CarbSmart ice creams and the Klondike CarbSmart frozen novelties hit supermarket shelves in late September. The suggested retail price for a half gallon of Breyers CarbSmart Ice Cream is $5.09. The suggested retail price for a six-count pack of 3.0-fluid-ounce Klondike CarbSmart Ice Cream Bars An ice cream bar is a frozen dessert on a stick or a candy bar that has ice cream in it. The coating is usually a thin layer of chocolate. Sometimes there is some crunchy goodness on the outside too.  or 3.5-fluid-ounce Fudge Bars is $3.89.
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