{"id":18664,"date":"2015-06-16T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18664"},"modified":"2021-01-03T21:28:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T07:28:06","slug":"review-ben-jerrys-save-our-swirled-ice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/16\/review-ben-jerrys-save-our-swirled-ice-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Ben & Jerry\u2019s Save Our Swirled Ice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ben<\/p>\n

Usually when I go get a pint of Ben & Jerry\u2019s it\u2019s because I\u2019m in a state of hunger or self-loathing. Either way, it always makes me feel better. But when I saw the new flavor, Save Our Swirled, I felt horrible and wasn\u2019t sure the ice cream could make me feel better. The container is so bleak, showing a cow on a melting piece of ice, wearing an SOS sweater, holding a sign, which reads, \u201cif it\u2019s melted, it\u2019s ruined.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s messed up! I was already in self-loathing mode, and now I have to think about global warming and sweater cows falling into the cold arctic waters and there\u2019s nothing I can do to stop it! Well, I could stop throwing Styrofoam burning parties, but damn those are always a great time.<\/p>\n

If they keep going in this direction the next new flavor may as well be called \u201cSwirled War 3,\u201d and the cow on the container will be standing in some post-apocalyptic scene similar to Cormac McCarthy\u2019s \u201cThe Road<\/a>,\u201d wearing a tattered sweater, holding a sign that says, \u201cThis is the end!\u201d <\/p>\n

The thoughts of Swirled War 3 and ceasing my infamous Styrofoam burning parties made me sob uncontrollably in Wegmans. So, it was just like every other trip to Wegmans. But the sobbing stopped once the ice cream eating began. <\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

A light, airy raspberry ice cream makes up for the base of Save Our Swirled. It had a different flavor than recent raspberry ice creams, like the one in <\/a>That\u2019s My Jam. It\u2019s not too strong but at the same time it isn\u2019t too weak either. It\u2019s the Goldilocks of raspberry ice creams. <\/p>\n

Complementing the raspberry ice cream is a raspberry swirl. It\u2019s unlike the raspberry jam that was in the aforementioned That\u2019s My Jam, and more like a raspberry\u2026 goo? Whatever the proper term is, it has a stronger raspberry flavor than the ice cream, and when you get them both in one bite it\u2019s a ras-gasm.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

Also joining the mix is a marshmallow swirl, which I personally didn\u2019t think was going to get along with two flavors of raspberry but it does, and it excels.<\/p>\n

Lastly, and absolutely least, are the chocolate and white chocolate fudge cones. At first I thought these were fudge covered waffle cones, but they are simply half chocolate\/white chocolate ice cream cone-shaped chocolate. They are tasty, but for me personally they were too constant throughout the pint. And when you consider the fact the ice cream is called \u201cSave Our Swirled,\u201d wouldn\u2019t you think ice cream cones are kind of irrelevant? <\/p>\n

If Ben and Jerry want to get their point through, the fudge cones should be fudge melting polar ice caps. Then when people eat the ice cream and really look at what they\u2019re eating they may think, \u201cOh my god, what have I done! I\u2019m devouring the world!\u201d and change their Styrofoam burning party ways.<\/p>\n

See, when I saw the ice cream cones I just thought of a hot, carefree summer day, where I don\u2019t think about saving our swirled, er, I mean world. But if I saw a fudge melting polar ice cap I would actually be concerned.<\/p>\n

I know Ben and Jerry run an ice cream company, but ice cream isn\u2019t the answer to everything. If it was, I\u2019d be a happy billionaire who lived in a mega tower and hang glided to work everyday. But alas, I\u2019m just a poor salaryman who eats way too much ice cream.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1\/2 cup – 250 calories, 110 calories from fat, 12 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 50 milligrams of sodium, 33 grams of carbohydrates less than 1 gram of dietary fiber, 27 grams of sugars, and 4 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Ben & Jerry\u2019s Save Our Swirled Ice Cream
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.99
\nSize:<\/b> 1 pint
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wegmans
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Raspberry ice cream is delicious. Swirls blend really well together. Styrofoam burning parties. Hang gliding off a mega tower.
\nCons:<\/b> Too many fudge cones. Sobbing in Wegmans. Swirled War 3. Helpless sweater cows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Usually when I go get a pint of Ben & Jerry\u2019s it\u2019s because I\u2019m in a state of hunger or self-loathing. Either way, it always makes me feel better. But when I saw the new flavor, Save Our Swirled, I felt horrible and wasn\u2019t sure the ice cream could make me feel better. 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