I was in the Domain today and saw that a new place, OrangeCup, opened. OrangeCup is an all natural frozen yogurt shop that is new to Austin, the first Austin location being in the Domain. I was expecting the typical frozen yogurt shop but the yogurt actually tasted like yogurt instead of soft serve ice cream. I was surprised at how good the yogurts tasted and then at the nutrition. It was like healthy ice cream.

They have three flavors in general: natural, zum and acaiberry. I had the acaiberry (natural yogurt blended with acai, blackberries and pomegranate) with fresh blueberries as my topping. It had 180 calories for the “light” size bowl with 11% of my daily protein, no fat, and tons of vitamin C and Omega 6 and 9 fatty acids. The yogurts still have their live cultures and are naturally sweet, no high fructose corn syrup. They also pride themselves on being a more green company by recycling, reusing, conserving energy, reducing packaging and being environmentally friendly during building construction.

I was pleasantly surprised by this sweet, healthy find and hope to go back when I have the ice cream craving again. Try it the next time you are at the Domain.

Let me know what you think!

www.myorangecup.com