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August 30, 2010
Selve-Serve Yogurt Shops
Call it yogurt mania.
Self-serve, pay-by-the-ounce frozen-yogurt shops are sweeping the country, creating a rage among kids and their moms, teens, college students -- and pretty much everyone else.
The concept, which originated in California, combines healthy -- and not-so-healthy -- choices with the all-important ability to control how much you eat and spend.
The idea is simple:
• Grab a cup.
• Fill it from levered dispensers with any amount and combination of a dozen or so frozen yogurt flavors, from fruit punch to red velvet cake batter.
• Pile on toppings -- fresh fruit, nuts, cereal, crushed cookies, chopped candy bars and gummy bears, to name a few.
• Get it weighed, and pay. (Owners say cups average $3 to $6.)
The degree of healthfulness depends on the choices you make. Piling on candy, cookies, syrups could tip the scale - your weight and the weight of the sundae.
Posted by Lisa at August 30, 2010 6:46 AM
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