# Ben & Jerry's is going to kill me.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 5, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801 "2007-04-05T01:07:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/1 "2007-04-05T01:07:06Z")
I just discovered their new [Creme Brulee](http://benandjerrys.com/our_products/flavorWorld.cfm?c=whatsnew) flavor.
I couldn’t stop eating it, even though it was sort of overwhelming. I did eventually manage to put it back in the freezer, but not until I’d had 1/4 or 1/3 of the dang pint!
It’s really tasty. I’ve never eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one go in my life, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I manged.
I’m just going to die if I do give in to this new addiction too much. Check out the nutritional info on that thing!
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### Author:  [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/2 "2007-04-05T01:50:40Z")
You’re telling me that Ben & Jerry’s isn’t single serving size?
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### Author:  [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/3 "2007-04-05T01:54:37Z")
Not to my poor little self. I feel defective!
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/4 "2007-04-05T03:25:50Z")
Amateur!
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/5 "2007-04-05T03:28:11Z")
Jeez, I’ve eaten a half gallon in one sitting, and it wasn’t even Ben & Jerry’s. If they started using larger containers, they’d still be single serving size.
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### Author:  [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/6 "2007-04-05T03:40:37Z")
It’s really hard to fight the urge to run to the store to get some of that…
That looks DELICIOUS!
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/7 "2007-04-05T04:43:32Z")
I feel the need to point out that ice cream did kill Burt Baskin and neary did in Ben Cohen, so don’t go overboard.
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### Author:  [@Running\_In\_Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_In_Place)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/8 "2007-04-05T05:19:11Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu]
I feel the need to point out that ice cream did kill Burt Baskin and neary did in Ben Cohen, so don’t go overboard.
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Yeah, but they were and are in the ice cream business. I like to think that most people don’t sit around eating ice cream all day…but then again, who knows.
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### Author:  [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/9 "2007-04-05T05:23:50Z")
Try _The Gobfather_, yum.
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### Author:  [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/10 "2007-04-05T05:44:02Z")
Haagen Dasz also has a really awesome Creme Brulee flavor - maybe it’s the next big ice cream thing?
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### Author:  [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/11 "2007-04-05T06:47:33Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu]
I feel the need to point out that ice cream did kill Burt Baskin and neary did in Ben Cohen, so don’t go overboard.
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Wha?
-FrL-
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/12 "2007-04-05T07:07:41Z")
Oh Jesus, Ben & Jerry’s is a dieter’s nightmare. One pint of Chubby Hubby is something like 1600 calories.
Had a moment of weakness during a diet once and I consumed a pint in one sitting. By the next day, I had gained two pounds. :mad:
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### Author:  [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/13 "2007-04-05T07:19:00Z")
How can people eat that much of anything at one sitting? I like ice cream but there’s no way on the planet I could eat an entire pint at once. I couldn’t even eat half that - it’s just too much too muchness.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/14 "2007-04-05T10:52:08Z")
[QUOTE=Quiddity Glomfuster]
I like ice cream but there’s no way on the planet I could eat an entire pint at once. I couldn’t even eat half that …
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How … admirable … of you.
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### Author:  [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/15 "2007-04-05T12:13:28Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny Hildo]
Oh Jesus, Ben & Jerry’s is a dieter’s nightmare. One pint of Chubby Hubby is something like 1600 calories.
Had a moment of weakness during a diet once and I consumed a pint in one sitting. By the next day, I had gained two pounds. :mad:
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You must have had some other moments of weakness, too, then, as a pound requires 3500 calories of over consumption.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/16 "2007-04-05T12:17:58Z")
I ate a pint of that once. In 20 minutes. The local grocery sold out quick and hasn’t gotten any more in.
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### Author:  [@AHoosierMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHoosierMama)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/17 "2007-04-05T14:11:04Z")
Back in the day I used to keep a spoon in the glove box so I could eat a pint of Ben & Jerry’s EVERY DAY on the way home from swim practice. Granted I had just completed several pool miles so I was probably breaking about even calorie-wise.
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### Author:  [@AHoosierMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHoosierMama)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/18 "2007-04-05T14:22:59Z")
…
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### Author:  [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/19 "2007-04-05T15:01:08Z")
Wow. I’m impressed.
I’ll be getting home really late tonight, so that B&J pint in there is probably safe. But I’m home all day Friday…
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### Author:  [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-is-going-to-kill-me/398801/20 "2007-04-05T15:07:42Z")
[QUOTE=twickster]
How … admirable … of you.
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Oh cut it out. It’s an actual question - how does someone eat that much without feeling sick? If I tried it, I’d feel ill (probably be ill) and that would put me off ice cream forever. I can only eat so much of one thing at a time before I can’t stand the idea of eating one more bite of it. Is this unusual?
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