\n<\/aside>\nWith the onset of summer, ice cream parlors across the country have been serving up cold and delicious treats with many flavors to customers of all ages.<\/p>\n
But can ice cream be part of a healthy diet? And does a particular flavor of ice cream have a big impact on the nutritional value of the food?<\/p>\n
Fox News Digital spoke with two experts to get to the bottom of these questions just in time for National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 21.<\/p>\n
Ice cream “can absolutely be part of a healthy diet,” said Dr. Chris Mohr, a Louisville, Kentucky-based fitness and nutrition consultant at Fortune Recommends Health, told Fox News Digital via email.<\/p>\n
“Food is [about] much more than calories, sugar and fat,” he said. <\/p>\n
“The key is moderation and balance,” he said. “Enjoying a spoonful every now and then can help manage sweet cravings, which can make it easier to stick to healthy eating goals.”<\/p>\n
Keri Glassman, a New York-based nutritionist and founder of the Nutritious Life platform, told Fox News Digital that ice cream should be a “conscious indulgence.” <\/p>\n
“Ice cream, because of the fat, is a very satisfying treat,” she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, you should be able to eat a cone and be done. Just be careful and don’t dive into a spoonful.” <\/p>\nAccording to experts, chocolate and vanilla ice cream have almost the same nutritional value. Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIce cream, Glassman also told Fox News Digital, contains something called C15:0, an essential fatty acid. <\/p>\n
\u201cC15:0 has been linked to slowing our biological aging at the cellular level. It targets multiple longevity pathways, strengthens our cells against age-related breakdown, and supports our long-term heart, metabolic and liver health,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n