What a great idea! It's frozen yogurt but with lots of good fruit in it. The yogurt would give it the body it needs without the fat. I think you could try fat-fee sour cream, too: that might be less tangy than the yogurt. Fat free sour cream, since it's made with skim milk, is thickened with something else, probably carageenan. Any fat-free half and half would also have a substitute thickener.Some thickeners hold up to freezing and some don't. There's a lot of difference between brands in how sour they are: you might have to try a few. I use half fat-free yogurt and half fat-free sour cream for many sauces. I tried making ice milk with plain milk, and it didn't work out. Not enough body. I meant to repeat it using something thicker, but haven't yet. I've been thinking about fat-free evaporated milk; that would have more body to it. Let us know what you try and what works!

I just stumbled across this thread searching for something else. Suzu, my cat who died last Spring, lived to 21 years old, so I have some experience with elderly cats. She was always a pretty good eater, until the last week or so, but she did get more particular as she got older...things she used to just love, she had to be coaxed to eat. Well, I did a bit of research and found that as cats age, so does their sense of smell, which is apparently their primary sense of "taste" as well. I noticed she didn't care for her canned food once it had been refrigerated, so I took to zapping it for a very short time, just to take the chill off, and that helped. It gets stinkier, you see. She really couldn't eat much dry food the last couple of years, and I noticed as well that she ate less at a time, but more often, so I started giving her only about a tablespoon at a time, any time she "asked". Another thing she liked, that helped put weight on her a couple of times when she had lost too much weight was chicken livers. I'd buy a container of livers, saute them in a generous amount of chicken fat and run them through the food processor. At her age, I wasn't worried about whether or not the fat was good for her heart or anything, I just wanted to fatten her up a bit. Another thing....just on the off chance...once, when she was about 17, I really thought I was going to lose her. She just kept losing weight, ate less & less, etc. I kept at her with the livers, and I think the chicken fat helped her dislodge the largest hair ball I've ever seen. Then, her appetite came back...I guess it was just taking up too much room. She almost never had hairballs when she was younger, I guess her system just wasn't dealing with them as well anymore. So, you might want to try your kitty on hairball remedy, just in case. Good luck!

I like home made, but I also don't object to real whipped cream (not artifical) in a can. It's convenient and stores well, and can be used quickly in small doses. I keep a can around during hot chocolate season and a backup (hidden downstairs) all through the holiday season. If it's out where the kids can see it, they're prone to take a squirt directly as a snack. :-p The most abuse I've seen is that they put the can back as close to empty as it can be without ACTUALLY being empty, so that the next time I need it I get a splutter instead of a squirt. I'm not sure if they're trying not to be wasteful or just in denial that yes, they really *did* just eat a whole can of whipped cream. :-p (OK, yes, I do know...) Cj

Oh Suzieque, this looks like it requires a visit to the CICU immediately after eating, but wow, does this sound fabulous. Thanks for the recipe, I have copied and saved it for sometime soon when I'm feeling indulgent! Its a special occasion dish. I had some guests a few weeks ago who would have loved this, I'll be sure to make it for their next visit! (Instead we had cheeseburger soup which is pretty decadent as well.)