WebMD's editorial staff tasted a sampling of the latest low-carb and low-fat ice creams and frozen desserts available at grocery stores and soft-serve shops. Each tester rated them on a scale of 1 to 5: 1 represents "I'd rather skip dessert" and 5 represents "outstanding."
Here are the results of our informal taste test:
| Calories | Total Fat | Sugar/Sugar Alcohols | Score (1-5) | Comments | |
| Low-Carb Ice Cream | |||||
| Carb Solutions Butter Pecan | 160 | 14 grams | 2 grams/ 5 grams | 3.8 | "Creamy, give me more," raved one taster. But another said it tastes, "kind of flat." |
| Carb Smart Butter Pecan | 150 | 12 grams | 4 grams/ 3 grams | 2.6 | "Maybe more taste than cardboard," panned one tester. "A little chemical taste," said another. |
| Low-Fat Ice Cream | |||||
| Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Frozen Yogurt | 190 | 2.5 grams | 23 grams | 3.1 | Tasters praised the "decadent, big globs of wonderful, sticky chocolaty goo" in this, but some felt "something was missing." |
| Starbuck's Low-Fat Latte | 170 | 3 grams | 23 grams | 2.4 | "Tastes like a coffee filter," said one tester. Others complained about the grainy texture. |
| Edy's Grand Light Vanilla | 100 | 3.5 grams | 11 grams | 2.2 | More than one taster said it tasted "like yellow snow," but others said it had a nice hint of cream and flavor. |
| Healthy Choice Low-Fat Vanilla | 120 | 2 grams | 16 grams | 1.9 | "OK consistency, but not creamy," said one taster. Another said it was "totally unsatisfying." |
| Low-Fat Soft Serve | |||||
| TCBY Golden Vanilla | 140 | 3 grams | 20 grams | 4 | Best of the bunch, "Rich, custard-like taste, smooth texture," praised our tester. |
| Tasti D-Lite French Vanilla | 40 | Less than 1 gram | 6 grams | 2.5 | "Subtle vanilla flavor but slightly icy texture," said our tester. |
| Cremalita French Vanilla | 70 | 0 grams | 12 grams | 1 | "Was that vanilla? I didn't taste any," bemoaned our tester. |
*All nutritional information provided by the manufacturer and based on one 4-ounce (1/2 cup) serving.
