January has been a great month for us so far, and we’ve seen a lot of healthy products being given away as free samples. When I got the chance to work on the Better For You Popsicle campaign I was excited!

Like many other people I am trying to lose those holiday pounds. When you are working out, eating less, and weighing yourself, it’s always nice to be able to ‘treat’ yourself.

When I tried the Low Fat Fudgsicle Bars and Sugar Free Tropicals Popsicles I was pleasantly surprised.

Sometimes when you go for the low fat or sugar free option, you are sacrificing flavor. Or you get that fake sugar after taste. With both of the products, they tasted just fine, with the Fudgsicles I couldn’t tell the difference! And of course my 4 year old didn’t notice the popsicles were sugar free.

I have to admit when I buy popsicles, it’s usually the small Slow Melt Mighty Mini’s or the plastic tubed popsicles for my son. I rarely eat sweets.

According to a recent survey by Popsicle nearly 80% of moms admit to eating snacks and desserts that were purchased for their children. 3 in 4 moms agree its hard to find desserts and snacks the kids enjoy that are not bad for them, and 60% of moms agree it’s tough to find both desserts and snacks for themselves and the children to eat.

Low Fat Fudgsicles

As I mentioned these tasted exactly the same as I remember a Fudgsicle tasting. At only 100 calories per bar, it’s a great better for you treat!

To put 100 calories in perspective, instead of having the Fudgsicle you could opt for 17 fat free pretzels, 5 dark chocolate kisses, or 8 shrimp and 2 tbsp of cocktail sauce.

You decide!

Sugar Free Tropicals

When I sampled the Tropicals the flavor was pretty good, so far I’ve had the red and blue flavors. However the healthy upside to these? 10 calories per popsicle!

What else can you eat for 10 calories? 3.5 oz servings of Celery (boiled!), Cucumber, and Spinach. Yum!

Popsicle Giveaway

Not only was I able to try these products, but you can too. I received FIVE coupons valid for a free Popsicle product, to giveaway.

To Enter:

Comment below with which new Better For You item, that I reviewed, that you would like to try. You can also view more Better For You Popsicle Products (like Creamsicles!). Mandatory

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The giveaway is open to residents in the US. Entries are valid through Monday, January 25th, 2010 and closes at 11:59 PM PST.

The winner will have 48 hours to respond via email before a new winner is selected.

I received the Popsicle products free to review, but the review is my own opinion. I also received the additional coupons from Unilever/Popsicle to giveaway at no cost to me.