Ice cream Social

Yesterday at work, we had an ice-cream social to grieve the demise of summer. On the whole I am glad summer is coming to an end - not only it means there will be respite from the sweltering and excessive humidity but also because Fall will be here and trendy scarves, sweaters and boots will make a comeback! At work, however, the end of summer means the end of summer Fridays which means we are at our desks on Friday until 6pm! Brutal, I know!

In the spirit of democracy the HR department sent out a survey with a needlessly long list of ice-cream flavors and short listed the 4 below.

Of course no ice cream social would be complete without an array of toppings

And here is the serving size

I guess its a good thing Ben & Jerry's uses fair trade certified ice cream, but that's about the only thing to be cheerful about. To be a kill joy, I went looking for their caloric information to see the harm everyone was about to perpetrate on themselves. 

Americone Dream

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Phish Food

Mango Sorbet

Information courtesy:caloriecount.about.com

Notice how the calorie information is for 1/2 cup and considering how everyone had their cups filled to the brim; the serving was perhaps several cups! 

I guess HR had the right idea but maybe next time they will come up with something healthier! Fruits and yogurt/fresh smoothies or popsicles, anyone?