When did...

[John G]

When did Diet Coke go from 1 calorie to 0 calories?

whiskey tango foxtrot

[budafist]

Dunno. I can't stand diet coke.

[CkretAjint]

Who the hell drinks diet? They need to take that garbage off the market! ;)

[garricks]

LOL @ whiskey tango foxtrot. Will start using that at work. :)

I don't know when, but it was probably the result of a rules change at the FDA. Did you try pasting that question into ask(dot)com?


Edited to add: CLICK (http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/1calorie.asp)

[frankster]

I accidentally got a bottle of diet mountain dew today. It looks very similar to the regular stuff when you're half asleep.

[garricks]

mmm I nom that bottle of diet MD!

[Red Kittie Kat]

all I drink is diet soft drinks .. I don't like the full on stuff .. way too sugary for me.

I am drinking Diet MD right now as we speak :D

...err type :p

[CkretAjint]

I'm drinking regular coffee with 6 sugars in it! :p

I like sugar... :)

[The_Black_Knight]

Not only do I not like diet soda/pop, I don't even like the stuff if it's made with high fructose corn syrup.

Soda made with real cane sugar just tastes better.

[Red Kittie Kat]

I know I'm weird ... I can't stand how sugary soft drinks tastes but I love a lot of sugar in my coffee and tea ... go figure lol

Must be that real sugar taste you are talking about BK ;)

[CkretAjint]

I LOVE SUGAR!!!! http://i9.tinypic.com/4ublyeu.gif

[Virgo Nightingale]

I'm exactly the same way as you Kittie with the sodas. If I drink soda (and it's pretty rare these days), it's diet. Regular is way too syrupy and sweet. Coffee and tea though I use the fake stuff too.

[Red Kittie Kat]

lol I use the fake stuff too when I think I'm taking in too much sugar .. I like splenda .. can't do sweet n low thats just blech :p

[Virgo Nightingale]

Sweet n Lo sucks. It makes coffee more bitter.

I use Splenda or Equal.

[PrintDriver]

I just drink the flavored Seltzers.
Hate the taste of diet sweeteners and can't stand the sugary soda. Bubbles are good once in a while though. Water is just plain boring - unless it has coffee in it

[Red Kittie Kat]

mmm I like the flavored seltzers too .. I actually like the line walmart has .. the white grape is my favorite ;)

[Virgo Nightingale]

Every Saturday at the restaurant I drink seltzer with extra lemon all day long.

[John G]

It just takes around 2 to 3 weeks to get used to the "diet taste". After that it's impossible to notice and the regular stuff tastes like sugar rotting your teeth.

If that can be a flavor...

[Typically]

ewww diet sodas just don't cut it for me. i'd rather drink water then have to deal with the awkward sweetness of fake sugar. didn't they just figure out that all those fake sugars are bad for you... not that sugar is good for you :)

[PrintDriver]

Those artificial sweeteners have a metallic aftertaste. It has never 'gone away' for me.

[Rocketpig]

I'm drinking regular coffee with 6 sugars in it! :p

I like sugar... :)

Good God, man. That's a lot of sugar. I thought I was bad for putting two in my coffee.

[Drazan]

I am drinking Diet MD right now as we speak :D

...err type :p

Fess up, you forced MD on a diet put him in those fancy-smancy blenders and now you are drinking him?!!??

I wonder how MD feels about that.

*smirk*
Jade

[garricks]

Soda made with real cane sugar just tastes better.
Jones Soda (http://www.jonessoda.com/) is pure cane. I love a bottle once in a while, but I can't consume that much sugar all the time. (Oh, and 2 sugars in my coffee, BTW)

[Spunky Nerd]

3 sugars, chocolate syrup, and milk in coffee. Jones soda rocks my world... cream soda and berry lemonade. The best though is chai tea, milk, and 4 sugars.... quite the aphrodisiac.... in case you were wondering.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Fess up, you forced MD on a diet put him in those fancy-smancy blenders and now you are drinking him?!!??

I wonder how MD feels about that.

*smirk*
Jade



So far he hasn't complained ..... or maybe he just doesn't know I'm drinking him yet :p

[The_Black_Knight]

Jones Soda (http://www.jonessoda.com/) is pure cane. I love a bottle once in a while, but I can't consume that much sugar all the time. (Oh, and 2 sugars in my coffee, BTW)I'm partial to Boylan, (http://www.boylanbottling.com/) myself. Their black cherry flavor rocks. And Trader Joe's sells a ginger beer that's pretty awesome, too (can't remember the brand name at the moment).

[garricks]

*heading to TJ's tomorrow for Boylans and ginger beer*
Thanks for the info!

[budafist]

I thought they decided that fake sugar gives you cancer. Lots of people that chew gum almost non-stop get sick from it around here. I guess everything in moderation.

Aspartame has been the subject of controversy regarding its safety and the circumstances of its approval by the American FDA and European FSA. Some studies have also recommended further investigation into possible connections between aspartame and negative effects such as headaches, brain tumors, brain lesions, and lymphoma.

[John G]

I thought they decided that fake sugar gives you cancer.
meh, so does the sun...

[budafist]

meh, so does the sun...

Only if you sunbathe unevenly (with clothes on, or just parts of you burn). Eg. if you sunbathe naked on a spit roast you will be fine as there will be less chance of abnormalities. Or so I heard.

[Riya]

Skin cancer is a lot easier to treat (and survive) than brain cancer.

[captain spanky]

after reading up on aspartame and phenylalanine, it scared me so much i gave up drinking diet drinks.
I'm on fruit juices now (with the occasional red bull lol) and it's AMAZING how much better i feel!! certainly less headaches... it's unbelieveable!
I'd recommend everyone to do the same... give up fizzy/diet drinks for a month and see how different you feel... head feels better, more awake.. skin is better, less dry and wrinkly... and you just have more energy!
Me and the wife-to-be now drink healthy, eat as healthy as we can, avoid fast food... and feel soo much better for it.