As someone who is lactose intolerant and health-conscious, ice cream isn't the friendliest food for me. When Halo Top first came onto the market, I remember trying it and thinking "this isn't ice cream - it's more like icy milk!" When I heard they reformulated their product, I decided to give it another try, starting with my favorite ice cream flavor: Oatmeal Cookie (unpopular opinion: oatmeal raisin is the best cookie flavor). At only 290 calories per pint, and much less fat/sugar compared to leading ice creams, the nutrition facts seem too good to be true: but how does it taste? Well, I can say that the new formulation did wonders for the brand: the ice cream is almost creamy enough to fool me into thinking it's real ice cream, with a soft, smooth texture (despite being made with skim milk), and I don't get an aftertaste of artificial sweetener, perhaps because they used erythritol, which is known for a sort of "cooling sensation", but you're already eating an icy product anyways, so that doesn't really matter. As for the "oatmeal cookie" flavor, I was actually pleasantly surprised by how the pint I bought was generously studded with chunks of what tasted like real oats: sweet, sugary, slightly salty pieces of the classic cookie combo. There's also a nice cinnamon-y flavor running through it. I can generally find this for $5-7 at local grocery store chains (think Safeway, Kroger, etc.), and sometimes cheaper on sale, but it's still fairly expensive per pint. What's also interesting is that there's 12g of fiber in each pint, and "prebiotic fiber" is one of the main ingredients in the product - if you have a sensitive stomach, you should be aware of the added fiber and potentially bloat-causing artificial sweetener, but other than that, this is a great, lower-calorie option that I'm willing to occasionally splurge upon!

This flavor of Halo top is my absolute favorite. It's creamy and the flavor is really good. I love that I can eat the whole thing if I want to and not feel guilty. It's high in fiber and protein and a great choice if you're trying to stay in shape, I would recommend this ice cream.