Ice cream ... goooood. Free ice cream ... even better.

Baskin Robbins has come up with a new line of products called BRight Choices. If, like me, you're watching your calories, the BRight Choices line -- ranging from 80 calories to 140 calories -- is a good option for an occasional treat. This Thursday (January 15th) between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m., participating Baskin Robbins will give away free single scoops of the BRight Choices line-up to anyone who shows proof of a health club or gym membership. How's that for a good deal? Not only do all those hours of sweat at the gym pay off with a fit, healthy body -- you also get a free treat to enjoy.

Don't have a gym membership? Hop over to Hungry Girl's site for a $1 off coupon.

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Oh, ice cream ... heaven in a bowl. Now that the weather is getting warmer, a trip to the ice cream store is always a welcome treat. But that's exactly what ice cream should be ... a once in a while treat. Eat it too often and your hips (and butt, and stomach ... ) could pay the price. This decadent treat can pack a whopping calorie punch. Newsweek counts down the six biggest ice cream offenders (via Fitsugar).

• Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter (360 calories, 24 grams of fat)
• Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby (330 calories, 20 grams of fat)
• Haagen-Dazs Butter Pecan (310 calories, 23 grams of fat)
• Sheer Bliss Pomegranate with chocolate chips (320 calories, 20 grams of fat)
• Ben and Jerry's Vermonty Python (300 calories, 19 grams of fat)
• Coldstone Cookie Batter (300 calories, 19 grams of fat)

If you have to have your ice cream fix, search your grocery store freezer for lighter alternatives such as sherbet, sorbet, frozen yogurt, or light varieties of ice cream. (Be sure to check the label, though. Sometimes "light" isn't all it's cracked up to be.) And, if you're like me, you'll still indulge in a Coldstone "Like it" Cake Batter (with chucks of yellow cake and chocolate shavings) once in a while, because sometimes we all deserve a special treat!

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Alpine Ice is a brand of frozen dessert that is designed with health in mind. They have even been described by a founder as "herbal wellness sorbet." To be specific, however, their all-natural, handmade products use non-allergenic ingredients in the hopes that just about everyone -- barring an unfortunate allergy to berries, of course -- can enjoy.

Alpine Ice uses organic or sustainably farmed products whenever possible and are free from all soy, egg, wheat, nut and dairy. They are sweetened with natural fruits or low-GI sweeteners and have no fat or cholesterol -- assurances that can put even a very strict dieter's mind at ease. Flavors include everything from the bright Mango Passion and a mixed Bolder Berry to the more refined Green Tea Verbena and Hibiscus Rose.

The Alpine Ice product line is currently available at stores in Massachusetts, but you can contact the company for information about ordering online.

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