What a Refreshing Way to Cool Off! Luigi's Real Italian Ice Review

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 Luigi's Real Italian Ice Mango

When I was asked if I would be willing to review Luigi's Real Italian Ice from J & J Snack Foods, I didn't hesitate since frozen desserts of any kind are a weakness of mine.  However, I had never tasted any brand of Italian Ice until my box arrived with these fruity treats--and now I am addicted!

  Luigi's Real Italian Ice 

I received five boxes to sample with their Limited Time Only Cotton Candy & Sour Apple, Cherry, Mango, Blue Raspberry & Watermelon, and Strawberry & Lemon.  Each package of six cups really can refresh  in the form of the smoothest frozen texture with real fruit taste since it is naturally flavored.  This Italian Ice cools you off so much better than ice cream without weighing you down.   What really surprised me was how such pleasure could only be 100 calories per cup compared to 200 calories for one-half cup of ice cream--that is, if you can eat only that much, which I cannot.

Something else shocking was how long it takes to eat a cup.  You can leisurely eat and scrape that luscious frozen ice and extend your enjoyment without a cup of melted slush as you slowly savor it.  On the other hand, eating the same amount of ice cream or sherbet  would vanish quicker or melt into a creamy pool, if you slowly indulged for as long as it took to finish my Luigi's Real Italian Ice cup.

Serve Luigi's Real Italian Ice for children and save yourself the extra mess.  Children are drawn to small sizes and these will keep them in a sitting position busy eating for quite a while.   Anything frozen on sticks melts and drips over your clean floors or furniture when the children are mobile.  

Luigi's Real Italian Ice

I am hard pressed to choose a favorite from those five boxes because I honestly loved them all.  Nonetheless, Mango is awesome and probably the winner.  Strawberry was my next pick followed by Cherry. 

If you were like me and never tried Luigi's Real Italian Ice, you honestly need to taste these frozen treats because they are excellent frozen treats, convenient, and fewer calories than many other frozen dessert options!  They retail for $4.99 per box where you will find them in your grocer's frozen foods section.  I already have Luigi's marked down on my shopping list.  Pick up some boxes because you will thank me later.

*Disclaimer:  A free product was provided to facilitate this review--not my opinion.*

Whole Fruit Smoothies Review

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Whole Fruit Smoothies

My family loves fruits of any kind.  When I was asked if I wanted to review the three new flavors of Whole Fruit Smoothies from J & J Snack Foods branch of Whole Fruit Frozen Novelties, I was glad to accept their offer to try these frozen cups of smooth real fruit in Strawberry Banana, Pineapple Mango, and Mixed Berry.

Each box comes with four individual cups that are meant to be stored in the freezer.  Since it was approaching lunchtime when my box from the company arrived, I stuck the two in the freezer and kept one in the refrigerator to test about an hour later. 

The Pineapple Mango was the first variety I tested and it was delicious with a creamy, sorbet-like quality that will taunt even fruit haters into lovers that will crave it. 

The amount of time in my refrigerator gave it a wonderful semi-soft texture.  However, I wouldn't let this product sit too long in the refrigerator before consuming. 

They advise to take it from the freezer and microwave for just twenty seconds before eating.  For the next box, I followed that procedure and found it worked well to get that beautiful consistency.

Another excellent thing to note is that each cup of these Whole Fruit Smoothies is only 100 calories, which means you don't have to feel guilty about ruining your diet when needing that fix of sweets.  You will feel good  this is a healthier form of snacking and a better way to eat your fruits.

The Strawberry Banana flavor was a hearty blend of tart married to sweet that was also yummy while the Mixed Berry variety was a tasty mix with strawberries and blueberries to tempt your appetite.

We really liked these Whole Fruit Smoothies as a fantastic alternative to our usual preference of ice cream.   Find these products in the frozen foods section of your grocery stores and do pick some up because I think you will also love these.

*Disclaimer:  This is my own honest opinion.  Free products were provided to facilitate this review.*