
The lollies, which come in strawberry, raspberry, cola, lemonade and tropical flavours, are made with natural colours and flavours. MailOnline examined 80 branded and supermarket-own ice lollies on sale in shops across the UK.įreeze Pops by Mr Freeze - which costs as little as £1.50 for a box of 20 - have as few as 13.5 calories per stick and also contain the lowest amount of sugar (3.1g).
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30 grams of fibre a day: This is the same as eating all of the following: 5 portions of fruit and vegetables, 2 whole-wheat cereal biscuits, 2 thick slices of wholemeal bread and large baked potato with the skin on.Base meals on potatoes, bread, rice, pasta or other starchy carbohydrates, ideally wholegrain.All fresh, frozen, dried and canned fruit and vegetables count Eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day.Meals should be based on potatoes, bread, rice, pasta or other starchy carbohydrates, ideally wholegrain, according to the NHS Our analysis - comparing dozens of summertime treats - comes as the UK endured its hottest day in history, with temperatures breaching 40 for the first time ever.Įxperts said ice lollies can help Britons feel refreshed in the hot weather and help keep them hydrated but warned they won’t be able to rely on them completely to keep cool and advised turning to shade, cool flannels and fans to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, Ice Kitchen’s banana and milk chocolate ice lolly had 211 calories per stick - nearly as much as a Mars bar (228) or a classic Magnum (230). Mr Freeze also took the second and third spots, with its strawberry and orange flavoured Jubbly’s containing just 17 calories per lolly.

If you fancy tucking into an ice lolly while basking in Britain’s record-breaking heatwave today, you might assume they’ll be bad for your waistline.īut you needn’t fear, according to MailOnline’s analysis of the nation’s favourite treats.Īmong the options best for your waistline were Mr Freeze’s Freeze Pops, which contains just 13.5 calories per pole - a tenth of a packet of Walkers ready salted crisps (130 calories each).
