An ice cream alternative – this is a refreshing and creamy coconut shake made with natural ingredients. Simply take a frozen bar, cut it into small pieces, and blend it with water and ice. You can choose to pair it with fruits or other toppings. Coco Shake Chikyu comes with a pairing of Organic Coconut Sugar which is a natural sweetener that also adds texture and a hint of caramel. Nutrition (per 2.2-ounce ice treat): 70 calories, 2.5g fat, 11g carbs, 0g fiber, 10g sugars (includes 8g added sugars), 0g protein.* Coconut + Pineapple Smoozeice lollies are 100% natural, Dairy Free and G luten Free.Made with Coconut Milk, Fruit Pureesand real fruit juices, these delcious ice lolliescan be frozen at home and enjoyed as a guilt free treat, time and time again! Who are Smooze UK? Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Smooze Fruit Ice is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, vegetarian, and paleo-friendly.*

A tasty and healthy ice pop made with coconut water and real fruit juice. It comes in a variety of refreshing flavours like Soursop, Calamansi, Pineapple & Passionfruit and Pink Guava. Nutrition (per 2.2-ounce ice treat): 70 calories, 2g fat, 12g carbs, <1g fiber, 10g sugars (includes 8g added sugars), 0g protein.*I understand why these are popular. Their in a plastic tube that kids lovely and the real fruit juice means they’re an obviously healthier choice over Zooper Doopers. Ingredients: 48% mango juice (from pure), 42& coconut milk, 12% other ingredients (cane sugar, fruit pectin, citric acid, natural flavors, ascorbic acid). While these sugar freezies want to be a healthier option, they aren’t actually providing any nutrients or benefits. They are reinforcing the message that we need our foods and drinks to be sweetened.

Ingredients: 50% pineapple juice, 38% coconut milk, 12% other ingredients (natural cane sugar, fruit pectin, taro gum, natural flavors, citric acid, ascorbic acid). it will normalise adding vegetables to things (which is very important for raising healthy eaters!). Blending whole fruit for home made icy poles means you get all the fibre from the fruit too so the sugars are truly natural (in their natural form) and won’t contribute to your added sugar allowance. Smooze was first developed in 2007 by a family based team of people who loved Coconut in all its form and wanted to bring the best of this delicious & nutritious fruit to consumers across the world. Coconuts are recognised as one of the richest sources of lauric acid, a medium chain fatty acid that promotes an increase in the metabolic rate, an improvement in digestion & nutrient absorption, and the retention of omega 3 fatty acids. Lauric acid is also highly regarded for anti-bacterial properties, which encourages a strong and healthy Immune System. Are Smooze Fruit Lollies Healthy? When assessing how healthy something is, I can’t help but take away points for a product that is on the ‘health food’ bandwagon and claims to be healthy when it doesn’t have anything good to offer. Sugar Freezies get the wooden spoon award from me.

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A great way to cool down and stay hydrated in our sunny weather, while also getting a burst of tropical flavours! It’s a fun and easy way to enjoy healthier fruit popsicles at home! It’s icy pole season again! Summer is almost upon us and it wouldn’t be an Aussie summer without sitting on the trampoline with an icy pole. Kids adore them and they can be a great way for everyone to cool down.

Every year we see more and more products claiming to be healthy on the supermarket shelves. Icy poles are no exception! Finding which icy poles (or any food for that matter) is actually a good choice isn’t as simple as finding the one with the lowest kilojoules (calories). We also need to consider the other ingredients (sugars, additives etc) and the amount of whole food ingredients; as these are the ones that give us nutrients! Even without the additives, fruit juices do count towards your daily intake of added sugars. A regular sized Proud and Punch icy pole will add 2 teaspoons towards your intake, but you are still getting some benefit (vitamins and minerals) from the fruit juices and a tiny bit of fibre from the puree. Nutrition (per 2.2-ounce ice treat): 60 calories, 2g fat, 11g carbs, 0g fiber, 11g sugars (includes 7g added sugars), 0g protein.* Coconut + Pink GuavaYes, they’re added sugar free. But they are sweetened with stevia and the sugar alcohols, erythritol and maltitol. Stevia is natural in that it comes from a plant; but so does regular sugar from the cane plant! Stevia is very low in energy but still undergoes chemical processes to extract it. Sugar alcohols aren’t regulary alcohol, they’re carbohydrate that provide much less energy (kilojoules) than table sugar. We get hardly any energy from erythritol but maltitol still effects blood sugar levels. Sugar alcohols can cause tummy problems in some people, especially if you have IBS. It’s great that they have moved from artificial to natural sweeteners, colours and flavours (especially if you have allergies or intolerances to additives in your household).