On 2015-02-03 6:59 AM, Xeno wrote:

> I reconsidered it way back when diet sodas first hit the scene. Looked
> at what was in them and said to myself - no way! I did the same thing
> many years prior when artificial sweeteners first hit the scene. My
> mother was into using "sucaryl tablets" in tea and coffee as a
> sweetener. I figured that if I had to put up with that foul taste in
> order to sweeten my drink, I'd be better off to learn to live without
> sugar sweetened rinks in the first place. I've been both sugar and
> artificial sweetener free since the late 60s, IIRC. Whatever nasties I
> get, I can safely say it's not attributed to sugar or artificial sweeteners

We never had many soft drinks in the house when I was a kid and I never
got into the habit or drinking sugary beverages. I remember the first
diet drinks were horrible. There was a nasty after taste that I just
couldn't get past. Some of the newer products are a little easier to
handle but still aren't good. I started drinking tea clear when I was
about 20 and had a job in an alloy plant furnace room and found it was
the only thing that quenched my thirst.

I used to have a little sugar in my coffee but when I was working and
ordering take out coffee I could not get them to put as little sugar as
I wanted so I got it with just cream, later... black. Now I can handle
coffee with a little cream, but I find even small amounts of sugar to be
too sweet for me.



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