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FACEBOOK | TWITTER<\/a> | YOUTUBE<\/a><\/p>\n How many calories are in ice cream?<\/strong><\/p>\n According to SELF Nutrition Data<\/a>, one serving (half a cup or 66g) of a bog-standard vanilla ice cream contains\u00a0137 calories and 14g of sugar<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Why not have a go at these simple but delicious guilt-free, low-fat ice cream recipes instead?<\/p>\n Recipe 1 \u2013 Super easy healthy banana and cinnamon ice cream<\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 3 bananas Method<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Chop your bananas into even-sized chunks and place in the freezer for an hour to 90 minutes.<\/p>\n \u2022 Take them out and put them into a food processor with your yoghurt, honey, vanilla bean paste and cinnamon.<\/p>\n \u2022 Keep blending the mixture until it is smooth and creamy.<\/p>\n \u2022 Place the mixture back in the freezer for up to an hour to 90 minutes.<\/p>\n \u2022 Scoop it into a bowl and top with some fresh fruit of your choice.<\/p>\n What are the health benefits?<\/strong><\/p>\n Greek yoghurt is always a good alternative to things like cream or buttermilk. Not only is it extremely low in saturated fats (you can read more about this here<\/a>), it\u2019s also a decent source of protein and calcium. Although bananas are relatively high in natural sugars, they pack plenty of nutritional goodness. They\u2019re a particularly good source of vitamin C and potassium.<\/p>\n Recipe 2 \u2013 Healthy blueberry ripple ice cream<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 100ml of Greek yoghurt Method<\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019re essentially creating two forms of ice cream and mixing them together to create a delectable ripple effect. Here\u2019s the easiest way to do it\u2026<\/p>\n \u2022 Mix your blueberries with the Greek yoghurt and two tablespoons of sweetener. Add in the juice and zest from your lemon.<\/p>\n \u2022 Put this mix in the freezer for around 30 minutes (you want it to be a little bit stiff, but not fully frozen).<\/p>\n \u2022 In the meantime, mix your vanilla yoghurt, bean paste, salt and remaining sweetener in a bowl.<\/p>\n \u2022 Take your blueberry ice cream mix out of the freezer and start folding it into your vanilla mix.<\/p>\n \u2022 Once you\u2019ve combined the two, place the entire mixture in the freezer for an hour to 90 minutes.<\/p>\n What are the health benefits?<\/strong><\/p>\n Whether you call it ice cream or frozen yoghurt, there\u2019s no doubt that this delicious recipe fits right into a healthy diet. Blueberries are often referred to as a\u00a0\u201csuperfood\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and it\u2019s easy to see why.\u00a0A fantastic source of vitamin K<\/a>, blueberries have high levels of antioxidants and studies have suggested that they can lower a person\u2019s risk of a heart attack.<\/p>\n![\"Healthy](\"https:\/\/www.dwfitnessclubs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Banana-ice-cream-image-resized.jpg\")
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\n\u2022 150ml of Greek yoghurt
\n\u2022 3 tablespoons of sweetener
\n\u2022 1 tablespoon of honey
\n\u2022 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
\n\u2022 1 tsp of vanilla bean paste
\n\u2022 Fresh fruit to garnish<\/p>\n![\"Healthy](\"https:\/\/www.dwfitnessclubs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Blueberry-ripple-ice-cream-resized.jpg\")
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\nIngredients<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 150ml of vanilla yoghurt
\n\u2022 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste
\n\u2022 1 punnet of blueberries (around 150g)
\n\u2022 1 lemon
\n\u2022 A pinch of salt
\n\u2022 4 tablespoons of sweetener<\/p>\n
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