Here's a great tip to save calories when you're taking the family out for an ice cream treat: Order the kiddie cone! That's right, most establishments offer a very small sized cone that's usually served to little kids. But adults may order them as well.
After all, when you go out for ice cream it's usually the taste of the ice cream and the experience you're after, and that can be achieved with a few bites and a little cake cone. How often do you go out and get ice cream because you're really starving? How many times have you finished a cone and gone back for another because it wasn't enough?
Here's what you can save by ordering the tot-sized serving:
McDonald's kiddie cone has 45 calories and a small cone has 150 calories
Dairy Queen tot sized cone has 150 calories and their small is 230 (their medium is 330 calories)
If you order a blizzard, go for the small size as well: it has a whopping 550 calories, but the medium (which most people order because, well, "small" just doesn't have the appeal) has an average of 775 calories.
Choose a small size when going for a treat, or share your calories with a friend! You can still treat yourself, but treat yourself well by saving a few hundred calories every time you do.
Let us know about the next time you order a small size instead of large or medium ... do you notice any difference in your satisfaction?
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