{"id":11866,"date":"2012-04-17T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=11866"},"modified":"2023-08-25T20:46:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T06:46:17","slug":"review-skinny-cow-slimited-edition-mmmmocha-truffle-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/04\/17\/review-skinny-cow-slimited-edition-mmmmocha-truffle-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Skinny Cow Slimited Edition Mmmmocha Truffle Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Slimited<\/a><\/p>\n

As a reviewer at The Impulsive Buy and a natural-born impulsive buyer, I am often swayed into checking out new items based on the punny-ness of the products\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 names. It should be obvious, then, that I needed to try the new Skinny Cow ice cream bar, as its name offers puns both inspired (Slimited: so straightforward yet so effective) and confusing. (Is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mmmmocha\u00e2\u20ac\u009d supposed to represent me saying \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mmmm\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with delight, or it is an oddly-executed play on cow onomatopoeia?) <\/p>\n

Plus, swimsuit<\/strike> slimsuit<\/strike> swimsuit season is right around the corner, so I figure a review of a low-fat product is in order. Each Mmmmocha Truffle Bar has just 100 calories and 2.5 grams of fat while somehow containing 3 grams of fiber. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all take thirty seconds to do a Google search of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153how could there be fiber in ice cream\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and see how terrifying the results are. Ready? Hey, not that terrifying! We should just act like ice cream fiber is totally normal so I can get on with the review.<\/p>\n

\"Slimited<\/a><\/p>\n

When taken out of its packaging, the ice cream bar looked pretty appealing. It was a slightly lighter color than the photo on the box, and the chocolate drizzle was neatly latticed. As I took my own photos, I was surprised by how quickly the bar began to lose its shape. Without a hard chocolate shell like many other ice cream bars, the Mmmmocha Truffle Bar just melted very quickly. The Skinny Cow ice cream really needed a Spanx-like chocolate shell to maintain its form, but all it had was some fishnet stocking chocolate drizzle.<\/p>\n

The bar had a pleasant coffee taste that wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t particularly strong or sweet. The chocolate drizzle added moments of more acute sweetness, and the slight crunch of the chocolate provided a little bit of a textural contrast. I was mildly surprised at how creamy it was, but my expectations for low-fat ice cream were probably unreasonably low. In the end, it didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite satisfy my ice cream fix for the day, so I threw away the last few bites and grabbed a scoop of the premium stuff in my freezer.<\/p>\n

Overall, I felt decidedly \u00e2\u20ac\u0153meh\u00e2\u20ac\u009d about the Skinny Cow Slimited Edition Mmmmocha Truffle Bars, especially since $6.99 for six bars felt kind of pricey. Still, they may have a role to play in your dieting plans (prepare for the most back-handed recommendation ever): As a friend was explaining to me recently, great-tasting low-calorie foods actually ruin plenty of diets because people feel justified in eating more servings and always end up finishing the whole box. These ice cream bars are fine but not so tasty that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll want to eat all six servings at once. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re really committed to dieting but can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t give up ice cream completely, the Skinny Cow Slimited Edition Mmmmocha Truffle Bars will be a very nice fit for you.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 bar – 100 calories, 25 calories from fat, 2.5 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 45 milligrams of sodium, 19 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar, 3 grams of protein, 6% vitamin A, and 20% calcium.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Skinny Cow Slimited Edition Mmmmocha Truffle Bars
\nPrice:<\/b> $6.99
\nSize:<\/b> 6 bars
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Food Emporium
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Pleasant coffee taste. Chocolate drizzle added sweetness and a slight crunch. Creamier than I expected. The word Slimited. Working Spanx into a well-shaped metaphor. Also having premium ice cream in the freezer right now. Sticking to diets.
\nCons:<\/b> Melted really quickly. Still not that creamy. Kind of pricey. The word Mmmmocha. Backhanded recommendations. Not actually thinking ice cream fiber is normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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