This Why I’m Fat

by Monique on September 2, 2008


This is Del’s Lemonade. Some idiot thought it was smart to open up a store selling this particular item within a rock’s throw of where I work.

If you’re looking for soft, frozen all-natural lemonade that isn’t a “lemon,” Del’s Lemonade won’t sour you.

I was actually OK with this, since I did not know about this little piece of heaven until my lovely DH decided to buy one. And now, it has become ritual that whenever we are near the area we have to stop and get one. So that’s 5 out of 7 days. Sometimes it’s 6 days. And if we happen to be running errands, it could be 7 days.

The stuff is so good, that I decided I should upgrade my cup size to JUMBO.

The cup was huge.

And way too much.

But I can see myself going back for more sometime this week.

And this… is why I’m fat.

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{ 32 comments… read them below or add one }

1 *lynne* 09.02.08 at 3:01 am

I think I’ve had this before, and I agree - they are YUMMY :) there are at least two places selling “italian ice” nearby, and I occasionally get a small(!) cup on the way back from the supposed-to-be-healthy neighbourhood walk, teehehee! Hey, it’s better than a pint of Ben&Jerry’s Dublin Mudslide, right??? :)
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2 Candy 09.02.08 at 6:49 am

Mmmm…sounds like a GREAT way to cool down!!! :) Can you walk off the extra calories???

3 Jennyjinx 09.02.08 at 6:57 am

I’m the same way with mocha shakes. LOVE THEM. However, the dairy in them makes me ill afterwards. I don’t even care. I’ll take it just to have a sip.

LOL

4 Natural 09.02.08 at 7:01 am

i just finished having a cookie for breakfast. that’s why i’m fat. lol

i have not see a Dels around here, but I haven’t been looking for one. If I do see one, I’m going to stop in for a taste. txs.

5 fragileheart 09.02.08 at 7:44 am

LOL Is there as much sugar in it as lemon? Because I never thought that lemon was that fattening. Looks delicious!

6 Holly 09.02.08 at 7:48 am

That looks really good right now. It’s going to be 90 something today and I could use one of those, maybe I should stay away from the sounds of it though, they seem to be addicting.

7 Monique 09.02.08 at 9:20 am

@ lynne - It’s so sinfully good, and sweet. I don’t even want to know how many calories I am intaking.

@ Candy - After I get done, I am so full all I want to do is take a nap.

@ Jenny - Mmmmm, mocha shakes. Now that sounds really good.

@ Natural - LOL. A cookie for breakfast? That sounds like my kind of diet.

@ fragile - I taste a lot of sugar. So I am going to guess there is more sugar than lemon. Which is why I am fat. lol

@ Holly - It’s perfect for hot days because as it melts, it just turns into Lemonade. I don’t know what they do to it, but as it melts, it does not get watered down.

8 Lisa/star 09.02.08 at 9:28 am

that’s Italian ice [cream] I think!

SOOOO good! I had a lemon kind when I was in Germany, and I found it in Ottawa a few years ago.. thank God there isn’t one around here or I’d be in trouble!

mmmm

9 President Anthony Taurus 09.02.08 at 10:21 am

oooooooooooooo good stuff. there’s no del’s in nyc. but, they had the audacity to throw up a Dunkin Donuts right across the street from where i LIVE. now i’m not all into coffee, donuts, or ice cream. my addiction came in the form of Lemonade Coolata. i was just coming off of my withdrawal of Lemonade Coolata when I was in Maryland with friends. i come home and find out that infernal Dunkin Donuts is what they were building all this time lol

10 Michelle Gartner 09.02.08 at 12:34 pm

I would love one- it’s still hot here in Wisconsin and with the humidity it’s nasty out… I like Autumn best, but I would drink one of those on the coldest day in Wisconsin in the middle of blizzard. Most people here are fat because they like frozen custard and they don’t stop eating it once the temperature drops.

11 sHaE-sHaE 09.02.08 at 1:54 pm

LOL @ the jumbo upgrade… you didn’t did you?

Looks delicious!

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12 Renee 09.02.08 at 1:59 pm

Think of all the vitamin c you are getting and ignore the fat…LOL

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13 George 09.02.08 at 2:36 pm

never tried Del’s lemonade but judging from the upgrade….its good.

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14 JD at I Do Things 09.02.08 at 3:07 pm

WHAT? Fattening lemonade? That does it.

Luckily, that doesn’t really appeal to me.

Unfortunately, cupcakes do.

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15 Monique 09.02.08 at 4:12 pm

@ Lisa - I think it is very much like Italian ice cream.. So very bad for me.

@ Anthony - Oh lord I would be the size of a house if DD was right across the street from me. My saving grace here is that both DD and Krispy Kreme are not on any road I take on a regular basis.

@ Michelle - Oh how I miss Wisconsin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We used to eat out so much there. It was ridiculous.

@ Shae - I did. I know I shouldn’t have… but I couldn’t fight it. And now my husband is talking about getting another one after work!!

@ Renee - Good point. I will try to not think too much about it tonight as I am sucking it down later.

@ George - It’s better than good.

@ JD - OMG, I had the best damn cupcakes the other day from Wal-Mart of all places. They weren’t the norm with all that buttercreme topping, but actual chocolate icing. I almost died. Thank heaven there was only one set of them or I would be in the hospital from a sugar/chocolate overdose.

16 Brittany E. 09.02.08 at 5:06 pm

That looks so good, I would be in the same boat as you! Lemonade goes really good with soft, cheese pretzels………. You know if you wanted to add on about 15 million calories like I love to :)
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17 Yolander 09.02.08 at 6:27 pm

I want that!

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18 Jocelyn @ Hip Mama Blog 09.02.08 at 9:13 pm

That is how I feel with Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks- all the good fatty stuff and it’s so hard to resist, LOL.

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19 meleah rebeccah 09.02.08 at 9:25 pm

I blame my weight issues on Stabucks and its whipped cream goodness.

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20 Dori 09.03.08 at 8:25 am

That looks so good.

21 Karen 09.03.08 at 8:55 am

Oh that looks so tasty!

22 chat blanc 09.03.08 at 11:23 am

I’ve never heard of this little taste of heaven, but I’m salivating just at the thought of it! I’ll be better off if it never comes to my area!! thanks for the warning. ;)
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23 Jean Chia 09.03.08 at 11:51 am

i love lemonade and ice-blended. And now you have both my fave things combined, heavenly refreshing! :)
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24 haleyhughes 09.03.08 at 3:02 pm

That looks delicious, and likely to cause brain freeze. :) I wish I had some!

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25 Monica 09.03.08 at 3:21 pm

Oh my GOSH that looks so yummilicious! And so close to work! No fair I’d say!

26 Monique 09.03.08 at 6:02 pm

@ Brittany - Oooh, cheese pretzels. I need to try some of those.

@ Yolander - I just discovered that they sell the mix online. That’s not going to be very good for my hips. lol

@ Jocelyn - Starbucks has the best coffee cake too. Mmmm.

@ meleah - Starbucks does have some sinfully awful good stuff. Thankfully most of them are far away from any road I take on a regular basis.

@ Dori & Karen - It is!!!

@ chat - Apparently this place has been here for a while and I had no idea. There are no big visible signs or anything. They must succeeding on word of mouth or something.

@ Jean - Then you most certainly would love this.

@ haley - I have watched my husband wince more than once from eating it way too fast.

@ Monica - LOL. It isn’t fair to my health or weight either.

27 fragileheart 09.03.08 at 9:28 pm

Ooohhh lookit all the fancy new blog stuff!!

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28 silver 09.03.08 at 11:51 pm

looks really yummy… i understand where you’re coming from!!!!

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29 beeker 09.04.08 at 8:51 pm

Cherry Limeades at Sonic were my downfall while I lived in Texas. I have been stuck on sweet tea lately. Gotta love those empty calories!

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30 Eve 09.05.08 at 4:12 am

The Jumbo one is HUGE. i think you better stick to the regular size:)

31 Monica 09.18.08 at 10:25 pm

I would be in serious trouble if these were lime.

32 susan 09.30.08 at 3:33 pm

You might not want to read this, but I thought it might give you some motivation…..(from the official Del’s site)

Del’s Soft Frozen Lemonade

No artificial ingredients, colors, flavors or preservatives.
All natural.
Amount per serving - 8 fl. oz. (237 ml)
Calories - 112
Total Fat - 0g (0%Daily Value*)
Sodium - 0mg (0%Daily Value*)
Total Carbohydrate - 28g 9%Daily Value*)
Sugars - 25g
Protein - 0g
Not a significant source of calories from fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium and iron.

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS: filtered water, high fructose corn syrup, and/or sucrose, fresh lemon juice, pure concentrated lemon juice, lemon pulp, citric acid, lemon oil.

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