Cool Whip vs Reddi Whip

         There are interesting wars in world of food and drink. We have the cola wars, the fast food wars, pizza wars. Many kind that make person buy one product or another. With some of us we like McDonalds and other like Burger king. But this war is called the "whipped cream war."

    

  Yep, the whipped cream wars. Cool Whip vs Reddi Whip. Two brands one by Kraft and another...I guess their own company. Which is the best to top on a pie or place next to ice cream? Well, not being a huge fan or whipped cream, let's just go behind the scenes on how they were made.

 Part of the Birds Eye division, as well as Kraft, Cool Whip was created around 1966. They said it contained real milk and cream, the same way Kraft Singles contain real milk. Does it really? Well I've had it before. It's not gross or anything but let's just say, there are better ones to try. Yes Cool Whip is fun to say when you dip your strawberry in it.

 I even remember a family guy episode where Stewie would say Cool Hwhip, putting a lot of emphasis on the H sound effect. Maybe it brought sales, but it is funny to say it that way. I don't know, like I said Cool Whip is ok. Now they have some in low sugar. They have light flavors even flavored ones. OK hit and miss.

  Now, let's talk about the cousin of Cool Whip, Reddi Whip (or Reddi Wip as some people would say) The whip cream from a can. This one's older than Cool Whip by twelve years. Starting out in 1948, Aaron S. Lapin invented it as a vegetable substitute. 

He even created the use of cream coming out of a valve and making it useful by spraying it in a wavy pattern. His partner, also named Aaron, was also helpful making whip cream be useful by just spraying it out of a can. They became part of the Hunt's-Wesson family. To me, this might be the closest thing to actual whip cream.

You can do a lot with whip cream besides topping it on a pie. You can even use it in a recipe for puddings or cake mixes or anything that's required sweetness. With Reddi Whip vs Cool Whip, which one is the most popular? That goes to Cool Whip. Reddi Whip is known as Cool Whip with their ads and slogens and even seen on T-shirts. (That's true.)

   For people that are lactose intolerant, or just not a fan of dairy, both Cool and Reddi Whip have created a non-dairy substitute for people. They use almond or coconut or any other milk to make their whip cream. A lot of them are now flavored. Reddi Whip has made a chocolate version. Yum.

 So which one is the true winner? Which is the whipped cream I enjoy more? Reddi or Cool? I choose Reddi...why? Well even though Cool Whip is pretty popular, to me it doesn't taste much like whipped cream. Reddi whip is something I would enjoy and know that it is the true thing. No offense to people who love cool whip, but not one I would choose. Reddi Whip is the superior whipped topping you would put on your pie or brownie.