Anyone else hate soda but a Diet Coke hits the spot every once in a while?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought Diet Coke was disgusting. I don't mind the occasional soda, but if I'm going to drink chemicals, it's gonna be a regular Coke or maybe a root beer.

+1 I can’t stand anything with aspartame/splenda/stevia whatever.

Stevia isn't a chemical.

Pretty much everything's a chemical:
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Stevia-Powder

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not diet coke, but yes to real Coke

Same. Diet is horrible

I'm the opposite. I hate the slimy, fuzzy slick of sugar or whatever it is on my teeth from regular coke. Almost makes them hurt.

Also hate regular Coke—seems flatter to me.

Love Diet with lots of ice.

That’s odd because Diet Coke seems like the flattest of all soda to me.

[Anonymous]

Nasty.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought Diet Coke was disgusting. I don't mind the occasional soda, but if I'm going to drink chemicals, it's gonna be a regular Coke or maybe a root beer.

+1 I can’t stand anything with aspartame/splenda/stevia whatever.

Guess you have never tried A&W Zero Rootbeer.

Yes, and it tastes awful. It contains aspartame.

That's the only diet/sugar free soda that doesn't taste like aspartame. The only one I've tried them all. Orange soda it the worst a&w the best!!!

To you. It’s a complete chemical bomb to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought Diet Coke was disgusting. I don't mind the occasional soda, but if I'm going to drink chemicals, it's gonna be a regular Coke or maybe a root beer.

+1 I can’t stand anything with aspartame/splenda/stevia whatever.

Guess you have never tried A&W Zero Rootbeer.

Yes, and it tastes awful. It contains aspartame.

That's the only diet/sugar free soda that doesn't taste like aspartame. The only one I've tried them all. Orange soda it the worst a&w the best!!!

"Aspartame, a common sweetener in diet sodas, may be carcinogenic, a WHO agency says"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/13/aspartame-who-carcinogen-sweeteners/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought Diet Coke was disgusting. I don't mind the occasional soda, but if I'm going to drink chemicals, it's gonna be a regular Coke or maybe a root beer.

+1 I can’t stand anything with aspartame/splenda/stevia whatever.

Guess you have never tried A&W Zero Rootbeer.

Yes, and it tastes awful. It contains aspartame.

That's the only diet/sugar free soda that doesn't taste like aspartame. The only one I've tried them all. Orange soda it the worst a&w the best!!!

To you. It’s a complete chemical bomb to me.

SAME

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you get a craving for a Diet Coke regularly, you don't hate soda.

If you find the act of drinking a Diet Coke enjoyable, then "tastes like something enjoyable."

You are being weird about this. There's nothing wrong with enjoying soda. There are health reasons someone might choose not to drink it, or to limit how much they drink, but it's a sweet, fizzy beverage that was scientifically formulated to be enjoyable. You enjoy it. You're just like everyone else!

Yeah, this. OP, why are you trying to be "I'm not like other girls" over soda? It's weird.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you get a craving for a Diet Coke regularly, you don't hate soda.

If you find the act of drinking a Diet Coke enjoyable, then "tastes like something enjoyable."

You are being weird about this. There's nothing wrong with enjoying soda. There are health reasons someone might choose not to drink it, or to limit how much they drink, but it's a sweet, fizzy beverage that was scientifically formulated to be enjoyable. You enjoy it. You're just like everyone else!

Yeah, this. OP, why are you trying to be "I'm not like other girls" over soda? It's weird.

Pretty much any thread beginning "Am I the only one who" or "Anyone else" is going to be followed by some unsuccessful effort to claim sophistication.

Also, who are all these people using the phrase "hit the spot"? Are we in some sort of time warp? Gee willikers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you get a craving for a Diet Coke regularly, you don't hate soda.

If you find the act of drinking a Diet Coke enjoyable, then "tastes like something enjoyable."

You are being weird about this. There's nothing wrong with enjoying soda. There are health reasons someone might choose not to drink it, or to limit how much they drink, but it's a sweet, fizzy beverage that was scientifically formulated to be enjoyable. You enjoy it. You're just like everyone else!

Yeah, this. OP, why are you trying to be "I'm not like other girls" over soda? It's weird.

Pretty much any thread beginning "Am I the only one who" or "Anyone else" is going to be followed by some unsuccessful effort to claim sophistication.

Also, who are all these people using the phrase "hit the spot"? Are we in some sort of time warp? Gee willikers.

Hits the spot. You know, satisfying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have always thought Diet Coke was disgusting. I don't mind the occasional soda, but if I'm going to drink chemicals, it's gonna be a regular Coke or maybe a root beer.

+1 I can’t stand anything with aspartame/splenda/stevia whatever.

Guess you have never tried A&W Zero Rootbeer.

Yes, and it tastes awful. It contains aspartame.

That's the only diet/sugar free soda that doesn't taste like aspartame. The only one I've tried them all. Orange soda it the worst a&w the best!!!

"Aspartame, a common sweetener in diet sodas, may be carcinogenic, a WHO agency says"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/13/aspartame-who-carcinogen-sweeteners/

Wait! So sugar free citrucel that I drink DAILY for decades to stay regular and healthy, that my doctor TOLD ME TO TAKE has aspartame and it's a carcinogenic???? What kind of cancer are they saying it causes??!!!

Here are the ingredients:
Active ingredient Citrucel Sugar Free Methylcellulose (a non-allergenic fiber) 2g
Inactive ingredients (WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?) aspartame, dibasic calcium phosphate, FD&C yellow #6 lake, malic acid, maltodextrin, orange flavors (natural and artificial), potassium citrate, riboflavin
each rounded tablespoon contains: calcium 80 mg and potassium 115 mg
each rounded tablespoon contributes 24 calories from maltodextrin
Phenylketonurics: CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE 52mg per adult dose

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have always thought Diet Coke was disgusting. I don't mind the occasional soda, but if I'm going to drink chemicals, it's gonna be a regular Coke or maybe a root beer.

+1 I can’t stand anything with aspartame/splenda/stevia whatever.

Guess you have never tried A&W Zero Rootbeer.

Yes, and it tastes awful. It contains aspartame.

That's the only diet/sugar free soda that doesn't taste like aspartame. The only one I've tried them all. Orange soda it the worst a&w the best!!!

"Aspartame, a common sweetener in diet sodas, may be carcinogenic, a WHO agency says"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/13/aspartame-who-carcinogen-sweeteners/

May be carcinogenic if you consume the equivalent of 12 per day.

Not concerned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you get a craving for a Diet Coke regularly, you don't hate soda.

If you find the act of drinking a Diet Coke enjoyable, then "tastes like something enjoyable."

You are being weird about this. There's nothing wrong with enjoying soda. There are health reasons someone might choose not to drink it, or to limit how much they drink, but it's a sweet, fizzy beverage that was scientifically formulated to be enjoyable. You enjoy it. You're just like everyone else!

Yeah, this. OP, why are you trying to be "I'm not like other girls" over soda? It's weird.

Pretty much any thread beginning "Am I the only one who" or "Anyone else" is going to be followed by some unsuccessful effort to claim sophistication.

Also, who are all these people using the phrase "hit the spot"? Are we in some sort of time warp? Gee willikers.

Hits the spot. You know, satisfying.

I know what it means. I had a grandfather. But who still uses that phrase? (Tip: in the phrase, "hit" is a verb, and thus can be either "hit" or "hits," depending on the subject)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have always thought Diet Coke was disgusting. I don't mind the occasional soda, but if I'm going to drink chemicals, it's gonna be a regular Coke or maybe a root beer.

+1 I can’t stand anything with aspartame/splenda/stevia whatever.

Guess you have never tried A&W Zero Rootbeer.

Yes, and it tastes awful. It contains aspartame.

That's the only diet/sugar free soda that doesn't taste like aspartame. The only one I've tried them all. Orange soda it the worst a&w the best!!!

"Aspartame, a common sweetener in diet sodas, may be carcinogenic, a WHO agency says"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/13/aspartame-who-carcinogen-sweeteners/

Wait! So sugar free citrucel that I drink DAILY for decades to stay regular and healthy, that my doctor TOLD ME TO TAKE has aspartame and it's a carcinogenic???? What kind of cancer are they saying it causes??!!!

Here are the ingredients:
Active ingredient Citrucel Sugar Free Methylcellulose (a non-allergenic fiber) 2g
Inactive ingredients (WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?) aspartame, dibasic calcium phosphate, FD&C yellow #6 lake, malic acid, maltodextrin, orange flavors (natural and artificial), potassium citrate, riboflavin
each rounded tablespoon contains: calcium 80 mg and potassium 115 mg
each rounded tablespoon contributes 24 calories from maltodextrin
Phenylketonurics: CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE 52mg per adult dose

Aspartame could be cancerous if you were maybe a rat being injected with great quantities directly your eyeball. Not if you drink Citracal. Use your critical thinking skills.

[Anonymous]

Ans Sweet’N Low (saccharin) is also carcinogenic, if you consume a lot of it.

[Anonymous]

I was preteens and teens in the 80s during the rise of artificial sweeteners. I just didn’t like the idea so I have studiously avoided them my entire adult life.

I have some strong feelings about the likelihood that these sweeteners will end up being linked to the rise of bowel cancer in young people, as well as likely the PFAS in our water and food chain.