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[MetalGearZed]

Coke is the only dr pepper i've ever pepsi'd

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im not a cola man

 

[facetheslayer92]

If I'm drinking cola I sure as fuck am not touching Diet Coke.

 

[SummitAve]

People think it's healthy when it's arguably worse for you than regular soda.

Please argue this.

 

[Pedrito]

Because if they drink their Diet Coke and walk the 10000 steps that their Fitbit wants them to then they're bound to lose weight and look like a supermodel! Plus, it says zero calories, so it's practically naturally flavored sparkling water.

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Or at least this is how the people who I know validate their preference.

How is that a bad thing? At least from your tone, you seem to think it's a bad thing.

 

[Reptars Revenge]

Bud Lite is the most popular beer on the planet. It's about the illusion.

Actually its Snow beer from China and the name fits because it taste like water.

 

[outunderthestars]

Diet Coke, like all diet sodas sweetened exclusively with aspartame, is terrible.

Some of y'all that complain about Coke's syrupy mouth-feel (from HFCS, obv) should try some glass-bottled Mexican Coke.

We actually did a blind taste test at a work event a few years ago and nobody could tell the difference. Plaecbos are amazing drugs.....

 

[JDMC13]

Fountain Diet Coke is disgusting.
Canned is alright.

Fountain can be a crap shoot depending on if the machines are set up correctly. There is a Five Guys close to me that used to do the mix terribly, but got fixed eventually. Now, it's the only place where I don't have to decide between Diet Coke and Cherry Coke because I can make Diet Cherry Coke.

 

[blame space]

Pepsi Max owns

the goat is diet dr pepper or diet code red.

 

[acheron_xl]

Fun fact: Diet Coke from a fountain, unlike canned, is sweetened with a mix of aspartame and saccharin.

 

[jfkgoblue]

I am fucking pissed that coke zero is discontinued in the US now. Literally my main drink beside tea.


Diet coke sucks.

It's just being rebranded I believe.

 

[sikkinixx]

Diet pop is fucking *awful* so I'm always surprised. I'd rather drink soda water than diet shit.

Plus... man that OG cane sugar Coke is the besttttt

 

[Sanjuro]

Actually its Snow beer from China and the name fits because it taste like water.

Snow way.

 

[yanipheonu]

Because it has less calories? Its why I don't drink classic coke.

I find the Coke Life with natural sugar is a good compromise. Less calories than Classic but better taste than Zero or Diet, and no aspertame.

 

[jfkgoblue]

I'd rather not drink sugar when I want a pop.

I go with Coke Zero though.

 

[BocoDragon]

I love the rather bitter taste of Diet Coke, and I wouldn't drink the too sweet taste of regular Coke even if it had zero calories.

I've heard technically artificial sweeteners are sweeter than sugar, but I don't experience it in that way.

 

[JettDash]

Diet coke is disgusting.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

Diet Coke is like piss water, Pepsi Max Cherry for life.

 

[DukeSilverHaze]

Please explain why anyone drinks soda when it's basically poison for your body.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I just hope someone is working on a cure for whatever disease drinking diet soda all the time gives you.

 

[Servbot24]

Regular coke is basically like drinking a cup of raw sugar. Pass.

 

[RobotHaus]

How is that a bad thing? At least from your tone, you seem to think it's a bad thing.

Because they use it to justify their bad habits.

 

[Supast4r]

Please explain why anyone drinks soda when it's basically poison for your body.

I drink soda very rarely these days. I'm just curious

 

[JettDash]

Please explain why anyone drinks soda when it's basically poison for your body.

How is it poison?

 

[acheron_xl]

I love the rather bitter taste of Diet Coke, and I wouldn't drink the too sweet taste of regular Coke even if it had zero calories.

I've heard technically artificial sweeteners are sweeter than sugar, but I don't experience it in that way.

Artificial sweeteners are far sweeter than sugar.

Coke has 39 grams of sugar per 12 ounces, whereas Diet Coke has 180 milligrams of aspartame in the same serving size.

 

[blame space]

Diet Coke is like piss water, Pepsi Max Cherry for life.

I have never EVER seen this.

 

[Maengun1]

I just hope someone is working on a cure for whatever disease drinking diet soda all the time gives you.

lol right?

I don't smoke. I don't do drugs. I drink alcohol like once a month. My food diet is healthier than average. I exercise.

I do drink at least 4 cans of diet soda a day though. It's my vice. Save me future medicine.

 

[Your Entertainer]

Tastes pretty good

But zero calories compared to regular, which is just not justifiable nearly as often

 

[Magwik]

It doesn't feel like I'm drinking syrup
Coke Zero tastes weird.
McDonald's fountain Coke still the goat

 

[CitizenCope]

Captain and Diet. That's why.

 

[Tathanen]

People think it's healthy when it's arguably worse for you than regular soda.

Definitely gonna need to see these receipts.

Unless this is a vaccines cause autism argument.

 

[Poppy]

considering how rampant type 2 diabetes is in these united states i would love for you to give me a good goddamn reason why you think drinking diet soda is somehow, on average, the more dangerous option

 

[Brandon F]

Diet Coke is the only soda I have drank for like the past 15 years. Really been trying to ween off it though(well soda in general).

 

[Persona7]

It's just being rebranded I believe.

No, the new one is a completely different formula and the current coke zero formula is now discontinued. I've tried a version of Coke No Sugar from a different country. I don't know if the US formula will be any different. I've heard a lot of complaints of the difference in taste in other countries and I don't expect the version here to be any different.

Diet Coke is the only soda I have drank for like the past 15 years. Really been trying to ween off it though(well soda in general).

Diet coke is 99% water. it's good for you.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

I can't taste the fucking difference.

 

[Ricky_R]

Diet sodas taste pretty bad to me. I've tried, but I can't manage the taste.

I'll stick with regular.

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

Is it?

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[DopeToast]

I started drinking it specifically because it was zero calorie, and fell in love with the taste pretty quickly.

 

[Brinbe]

lol Diet Coke Zero is completely fine and definitely a far ways better than their regular options.

I miss the Fanta Zero that they use to sell here. Now it's only avail at those crazy Coke fountain machines.

 

[newtypepilot]

people drink diet because they think it's "healthier" but it is just as bad.

 

[emag]

lol Diet Coke Zero is completely fine and definitely a far ways better than their regular options.

Diet Coke and Coke Zero are two different things.

And Diet Coke is disgusting.

 

[Kuga]

1.) Regular coke is too sweet.
2.) Sweetener is the lesser evil compared to sugar.
3.) I drink diet coke mainly for the caffeine content.

 

[KernelPanic]

Regular is too sweet for me.

As a kid I hated diet and only drank regular and now it's opposite. Coke Zero is good too.

 

[The Albatross]

I prefer diet coke to regular.

I'm crazy, but I just like the taste more. Regular coke tastes really sweet to me.

I liked regular coke more than diet up until I was about 20 or 21 or so. Then I switched to diet to lose weight. I was drinking a lot of soda at the time and making the switch helped me drop about 30 lbs, with slightly more exercise and slight attempts to eat better. Eventually I just grew to like diet more.

This was also before coke zero, so diet was really the only zero cal cola that I liked.

I have a 12oz DC at lunch at work each day, but I could probably give it up completely for water ... I just kinda like the treat at lunch because I drink water the rest of the day.

people drink diet because they think it's "healthier" but it is just as bad.

Or, like, people like the taste more.
But what do we know about our own tastebuds, I'm sure you're the expert.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I always figured people were using it as their mixer.

Shitty beer is 4.5-5% ABV and like 200-300 calories.

whiskey & diet is like 90 calories

(if you're only using a shot, that is)

 

[CaviarMeths]

Coke Zero is my preference, but I'll still take Diet Coke over regular. It's less to do with taste though, since all 3 taste like 99% identical. I just think the amount of sugar in regular Coke is obscene and disgusting.

 

[bryehn]

Regular coke is way too sweet for me. I prefer Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke myself.

Bad first post. Both are terrible, but diet Pepsi is on a whole other level.

 

[blame space]

my mixer is more alcohol
if you mix liquor with diet soda it gets you drink faster because your body metabolizes fake sugar faster than real sugar.

 

[CaviarMeths]

my mixer is more alcohol
if you mix liquor with diet soda it gets you drink faster because your body metabolizes fake sugar faster than real sugar.

wut

 

[kirby_fox]

Please argue this.

Not the one who said it but: Diet soda has fake sugar, which has been shown to not satisfy the craving of actual sugar. Since the brain wants real sugar, you wind up drinking/eating more to satisfy the craving. Some wind up drinking more diet soda than they would regular, because they think because it's diet they can 'indulge'

As for the OP: Diet Coke was changed to create a taste similar to Pepsi. Couple the preference in taste with a lot of people dieting and finally with a lot of people not drinking pop altogether and you wind up with Diet Coke on top.

 

[Trace]

Coke Zero, Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke are all disgusting. They taste absolutely fake. I don't mind a regular coke every now and then but I'd much rather have a Sprite or honestly just plain water.