How Am I This Into a Frozen Fruit Pop?

Halo Top Fruit Pops also taste just like summer, but in a decidedly grown-up, health-conscious way. They conjure a frozen cocktail you’d order at a swim-up bar, minus the boozy blood-sugar spike. They’re the smoothie’s fun-loving, less basic cousin. They’re a festive six-pack you can bring to a party, minus the hoppy carbfest. They’re all the refreshment of an acai bowl with neither the hassle of going out to buy an acai bowl nor the nagging suspicion that you might as well be eating a hot-fudge sundae, thanks to all those drizzles and add-ins. Made from real fruit and fruit juice, Halo Top Fruit Pops pack just 35 to 90 calories per pop and 50% to 65% less sugar than the other leading fruit bars. But the list of virtues doesn’t stop there: tack on dairy-free and low-sugar and low-carb, too. They even dutifully provide 6 to 9 grams of fiber, in true fruit fashion. All of this is to say, this is one treat calibrated for the adult metabolism.

Best of all, pops are pre-formed into perfect portion size, so you never have to pause partway through your little escape and ask yourself, “Are we eating the whole pint tonight?” The only question you need to ask is: What’s your flavor of the week? Answers include coconut, lime, mango, pineapple, and strawberry. I should note that these technicolor flavors also happen to be very Instagram-friendly, should you suddenly feel like a teenager at the town pool. For me, there’s only one drawback to my new favorite snack, and it’s that I constantly have to share these with my kids and restock. Do I even let my puppy sneak a lick now and then, given the limited ingredients list? I sure do. (But nobody tell her trainer.) I suspect the pooch misses sneaking air-popped popcorn, too, but sorry, those days are over. Freedom! Now someone point me in the direction of my new pajamas …