Green Tea is receiving lots of attention for its health benefits as a powerful antioxidant as well as its metabolism enhancing properties. But summer weather demands a cold treat, and a fresh and relatively healthy one to consider is Green Tea Ice Cream. This is one home-made treat that doesn't require an ice-cream maker. And the subtle and slightly bitter taste of green tea nicely offsets the sweetness and richness of ice cream.
I just read an alarming blurb in VegNews (June 2007, Page 20) that Unilver, the largest supplier of frozen desserts to the US (and parent company to Ben & Jerry's, Breyer's, Klondike, and Popsicle brands), has started using "ice structuring antifreeze" proteins from genetically modified FISH in some of their products. They synthesize the GMO compound from yeast that comes from the blood of ocean pout to prevent "the crystallization of ice cream when it melts and is refrozen."
