These days it seems like there’s a fro-yo shop on every street corner, with new franchises popping up weekly. America’s love affair with fro-yo began in 1981 when the first TCBY opened in Little Rock, Arkansas promising a healthier, guilt-free but just as indulgent, alternative to ice cream. By the 90s fro-yo fell out of favor until it was born again in 2005 when almost every paparazzi shot of a starlet out and about in L.A. included a dainty Pinkberry cup. So is frozen yogurt really healthier and more diet friendly than ice cream?
