StuffIMakeMyHusband Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I've seen a number of recipes such as this: http://www.choosingraw.com/banana-soft-serve/ which puree frozen banana chunks for a "soft serve" consistency. I have read ISWF so I know that any dessert substitute can be dodgy. Is this Whole30 approved, or would it be considered SWYPO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyS Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 For me it would be off limits. It would be ice cream as far as my brain is concerned. (That said, I'm going to be getting my children on board slowly and I think this might be a good transitional thing for me to make them. I gave away all the ice cream in the freezer today. Heh. And for my so-far-non-Whole30 kids, subbing in a healthy alternative feels right to me. Not every family handles this transition like this, though, so don't use me as an example!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoodles Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I freeze the banana slices and just eat them straight without pureeing them - they're still delicious and have the texture of a paddle pop, not sure what they're called over there, popsicle?? Hahaha I reckon the puree is probably SWYPO... a bit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyS Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Banana pops, another good one for these kids of mine who just watched me throw out all the candy today... Really, I do think the banana ice cream thing counts as SWYPO. I'm just interested because I'm not switching my kids totally to Whole30 and these kinds of recipes appeal to the non-Whole30 portion of my household. I won't be eating it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberrantatavia Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It completely depends on your reasons for eating it. I just take whole bananas and put them on a stick and freeze them, then make a coconut hazelnut butter and spread it over the banana and it hardens. I will eat these mostly in the summer when I need something cool and refreshing, and its with my evening meal. So I'll have a grilled chicken salad and then the banana. I didn't find this to be a trigger at all for me, but I wasn't considering it a treat or dessert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted December 30, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 30, 2012 I accidentally made a kind of carrot ice cream by pureeing mostly carrots with some ice cubes when I first got a Vita-mix blender. Even though carrot ice cream is nothing I've ever heard of before, I decided it didn't fit the spirit of the Whole30 because anything that mimics standard desserts is a distraction. The thing is, there is only so much you can eat during a Whole30, so if you eat "treats" or dessert knockoffs, you push something more important off your plate. And the point of the Whole30 is to discover how deeply satisfying it can be to fill up on really good food, not to mention how good you start to feel when you nourish yourself with all good choices. Banana ice cream is a distraction and, for many people, a potential slippery slope to abandoning the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snappy Shark Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Banana ice cream is a distraction and, for many people, a potential slippery slope to abandoning the program. I agree. The reason why I know I couldn't have banana ice cream on a Whole30 is because I would never have it as a side dish to my steak and Brussels sprouts (the recommended consumption pattern of fruit during the 30 days). Melissa's written before about kicking the habit of needing SOMETHING sweet after eating a healthy dinner, and I know that when I get that munchy, carby feeling, banana ice cream would be feeding my sugar dragon the same way that "real" ice cream would, even if the ingredients are totally "natural". (Refined) sugar is (fruit) sugar is sugar. The point is not that bananas are bad for you - they're not, and this sounds like a lovely treat for the time between Whole30s. But one huge purpose of the program is to rid yourself of the psychological need for something sweet after eating a balanced, whole-foods dinner. I rarely eat fruit anymore in my post-Whole30 life, and over Christmas I treated myself to a big, delicious bowl of fruit salad after I had a Whole30-style breakfast of eggs, broccoli and avocado. Was that fruit bad for me? No, but I recognized that I was 1). eating a treat and 2). continuing to consume post satiety, because sometimes eating sugar (even in the form of pineapple and strawberries and bananas) is just a pleasurable activity. Banning sweet treats for 30 days is really helpful for getting to the point where you can be objective and level-headed about the role that sugar plays in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Dear Tom, Now I must attempt carrot "ice cream" before Tuesday. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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