People are going crazy for this ice cream that's just 240 calories per pint - but is it actually any good?

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Caroline Moss

We were skeptical that a 280-calorie-a-pint ice cream could hit the spot.

Ice cream is great, but, no surprise here, it's not great for you. Even frozen yogurt (remember that "Seinfeld" episode?) packs tons of sugar.

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But one brand wants to change that. Halo Top, a trendy "healthy" ice cream brand, is about to blow up this summer. The company's founder says he used to freeze Greek yogurt but hated the "tang," so he came up with "an ice cream recipe that kept the high-protein, low-sugar aspects of plain Greek yogurt" but ditched the aftertaste.

We tried six of its flavors to tell you which ones taste like the real deal, and which ones to skip.