I think one of the most creative things that an ice-cream vendor has ever come up with must be the mini Cornetto.
Sometimes, when the strong ice-cream craving suddenly hits you, it’s so tempting to start peeling open the wrapper of an ice-cream cone, and start indulging in the lovely ice-cream in it. However, with all the (ah-hem) health education that we are subjected to these days, we’ll all know that ice-cream is high calories food with a lot of fats in it. Hence we should always stay off ice-creams whenever possible, so that we can remain healthy.
From an economics point of view, all these health talk might just decrease the demand for ice-cream, which means fewer profits. It’s a big “oh-no” for ice-cream companies.
But just to side track a bit, ice-cream is one food where the demand will forever be there, simply because who can resist such heavenly food?
Hence, the mini Cornetto is being invented. When the stress hits you, or the sudden craving hits you, and you long so much for an ice-cream, fear not of all the extra calories that you’ll consume. Here comes the mini Cornetto! You can finish it in just a few small bites, and you don’t gain as much calories as compared to eating a normal size ice cream. And you can satisfy your craving!
Yah, so the ability to ward of “evils” decrease, and you start consuming more ice creams simply because you thought that you are not consuming as much calories as before.
In the end, you realise your waistline has grown thicker. Actually, more calories are being consumed since you’re eating more ice-cream on the average now. 
Don’t be mistaken, I’ve nothing against Mini Cornettos. In fact, I love it so much, especially the strawberry flavour ones. What I’ve described above is actually what has happened to me. Sigh…simply because I love ice cream too much.
~Sanz
