The Frozen Dessert Scam: ‘Ice Cream’ Isn’t Actually Ice Cream Anymore

Cypher News ^ | December 01,2025 | Grant Mercer

[Languager]

Yep, same here. Buy better, but buy less.

One problem is that many heritage brands are no longer high quality, so you can no longer trust then on label alone.

[Omnivore-Dan]

Same with the “Homemade Vanilla” but without the pecans, & peanut oil, and with vanilla. No mention of “Frozen Dessert”, but does not say “Ice Cream” either.

[ansel12]

“””””All the Great Value branded cartons are labeled “ice cream”.
One Gallon of Great Value vanilla ice cream is listed at $7.27.”””””

Yep, the Walmart brand all say “ice cream”.

[steelwheels]

Arby’s dry roast beef sandwiches kept me alive for 3 weeks

I had the same experience. Nice to know I wasn’t the only one.

[steelwheels]

Arby’s dry roast beef sandwiches kept me alive for 3 weeks

I had the same experience. Nice to know I wasn’t the only one.

[Tommy Revolts]

Did they really? I hadn’t noticed that. Shrinkflation, bastards.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Because it was bought by Unilever.

And Unilever buys decent products and turns them into trash. I have been telling people on FR about this for at least 20 years now.

I even brought up the fact that it was now "Frozen Dairy Desert".

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Heavy whipping cream, half and half. Big market for those things at fancy coffee shops.

[cuban leaf]

Well, we get ice cream roughly once or twice a year. And it tastes good. So we’re golden.

Honestly, we usually make our own. But we kinda cheat. It’s electrically turned.

[cuban leaf]

Heh. We just do Vanilla.

[Made In The USA]

I have a tub of Blue Bell’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I struggle not to eat the whole damn thing at once.

[JohnnyP]

Kroger Private Selection is very good. I’ve been buying their “Double Vanilla”.