In the example above, 255 calories is equivalent to a half cup of Haagen-Daz vanilla ice cream or a hot dog.

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So recently, when my husband and I took the kids to an ice cream shop, I ordered one puritanical kiddie scoop of ice cream and only ate half, to teach them about self-restraint.

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