Do You Prefer Diet Sodas to Regulars?

[mugs]

I drink diet because it tastes better.

Especially Coke. Pepsi and Diet Pepsi are close enough, but Coke and Diet Coke are like night and day. I probably prefer Diet Coke because it was designed to taste more like Pepsi, and I prefer Pepsi over Coke.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

To me, diet soda generally tastes all watered down. You can easily get a similar flavor by letting the ice melt.

That said, I try not to drink soda that much anymore; I've stopped buying it with groceries, so it's usually only when I go out to eat (which I'm also cutting back on).

I also don't think it's analogous to sweetened tea. I cannot stand tea with sweetener.

 

[mrzed]

I find regular soda too sweet. I find diet soda too sweet, plus it tastes like artificial sweetener. I find all artificial sweeteners leave a foul aftertaste.

I rarely drink soda, but when I do, I usually dilute 2 parts regular soda to 3 parts carbonated water. Tastes much better that way.

 

[OpenThirdEye]

No soda FTW!

 

[0roo0roo]

no good reason to drnk regular, empty calories.

after i switched to diet and got used to it regular soda just felt too sickly sweet/syrupy and not refreshing going down.

 

[slpaulson]

Diet sodas all seem to have too much of a nasty aftertaste for me to enjoy.

 

[unsped]

i grew up on diet coke, its all we ever had in the house. i can't stand regular soda because its too sweet, diet coke can be a little bitter but i've grown to like that about it.

 

[piasabird]

Sugar contend in non-diet soda has a tendancy to promote tooth decay. They do not use sugar they use something that is even worse. Fructose or some such thing.

I have been drinking diet soda so long that I can not stand soda that has sugar in it.

 

[DaShen]

I don't usually drink soda, or I water it down because it is too sweet. I don't really care what type because diet is too sweet too.

The funny thing is I have a sweet tooth, and I will eat candy, but some things I just don't prefer to be sweet.

 

[eplebnista]

I drink regular because it tastes better and because most diet drinks don't agree with me(the exceptions being Tab, Fresca, and Diet Mountain Dew).

 

[cjmtfd102401]

I drink either, I don't care.

 

[Corporate Thug]

regular tastes a whole lot better than diet.

 

[AgentJean]

If you don't like sweet drinks you should try some "grapefruit" soda. You can find this at any Walmart.

It's quite tart.

 

[chambersc]

I like Diet Soda because it's sweeter (or at least a different form of sweet) than regular Soda. .....that is, when I do drink it.

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
regular food products ftw. No need for the low fat, low calorie bullsh1t, unless you are diabetic or something...

seconded ftw.

 

[Dunbar]

Originally posted by: Vic
I never drank diet sodas though, because I find the flavor of all artificial sweeteners to be simply disgusting. I find it impossible to believe when people tell me they can't taste the difference, or that they think diet tastes better. Nasty...

Ya, I drink diet because I'm trying to lose weight, but there are times I take a sip and think "wow this tastes totally unnatural." I grew up drinking Coke every day and it's a tough habit to break. My dad switched to Diet Coke years back and drinks like 4 cans a day, no way he could enoy a regaular Coke now. I wish they make something in-between regular and zero-calorie cola since I'm sure it would taste a lot better.

 

[Muse]

I'm not voting but I'll explain:

I drink diet. I guess it used to taste funny to me but now regular tastes kinda funny. I drink diet cola, generally about 1 can a day. Yes, I diet and that 120 calories I forgo definitely helps me keep slim.