Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Low Carb Colas
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I don't want to get off on a rant here, but I wonder how much money has been spent by the Coke and Pepsi companies on making half calorie colas. Pepsi "Edge". Coke "C2". This whole catering to the Atkins fanatics is a bunch of bullshit. Honestly, if you are truly going no carbs, drink water for crying out loud. Half the carbs is still 20 freaking grams of sugar per serving.
Hey, I got an idea...how about buying a Diet Pepsi, or Diet Coke like the rest of us people who figured out freaking years ago that regular sodas have TOO MANY EMPTY CALORIES!!!!!
Yes, I can hear the whining.."But Keith, artificial sweeteners leave a funny aftertaste" or "Artificial sweeteners are bad for you" I got news for you: both of the low carb options still have artificial sweeteners in them. And FYI: Aspartame, Ace K, and Sucralose are as safe as sugar.
Aftertaste? Yes, there is an aftertaste. You get used to it. It is kinda like switching from whole milk to skim. Once you take the time to give it a chance, going back to the original product is WAY too rich.
OK. I'm done.
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Okay rant boy,
Here's my rant, I'm just happy that someone went for a different alternative sweetener than aspratame, as I happen to have a headache reaction to it, that is somewhat akin to a nasty migraine. I don't have that reaction to Splenda, which I think is the same as sucralose (am I correct?). Therefore I can finally drink a somewhat diet soda without getting a headache. For me this is a BIG AMEN!
Posted by: Ellen at Jun 15, 2004 9:04:17 PM
Go get 'em Doc!
I'm so sick of hearing about carbs. Even the beer commercials are getting on the bandwagon.
Posted by: Stan at Jun 15, 2004 9:31:09 PM
Wow, Doc. I kinda like it when you get rough like that.
Btw, I completely agree with you. I'm getting so sick of seeing everything all "atkins this" and "atkins that" Everybody I've ever known who quits eating the atkins way quickly balloons right back up. How in the world anyone could change their eating habits and eat that way for the rest of their life is beyond me. Just the constipation problems alone would be a killer.
Posted by: Fully at Jun 16, 2004 7:55:07 AM
Moose,
Your current mood says "mellow", I disagree. Switch to decaf. And the only diet ANYBODY needs consists of a moderate amount of food coupled with a moderate amount of exercise.
Kirk
Posted by: Kirk at Jun 16, 2004 7:29:10 PM
Hey look, my diet Coke has zero carbs. I'm TRENDY!
At last! The day I've longed for!
All the Atkins food in the grocery store is ridiculous. The low-carb bread is just sliced more thinly. Oh boy. If I just cut the crusts off my regular bread, I'm lowering my carbs. Trendy again!
Posted by: pam at Jun 22, 2004 2:35:46 PM
