If you drink Coca Cola

[Byebyemermaid]

If you happen to be drinker go out now and stock up on all the bottles that say Kosher for Passover.They substitute Sugar for the old High Fructose Corn Syrup.Sugar is actually better than that stuff.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

If you happen to be drinker go out now and stock up on all the bottles that say Kosher for Passover.They substitute Sugar for the old High Fructose Corn Syrup.Sugar is actually better than that stuff.

I wish Pepsi would do that...

High Fructose Corn Syrup is horrible for you, but it beats Nutrasweet. I refuse to drink diet sodas because of that.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I wish Pepsi would do that...

High Fructose Corn Syrup is horrible for you, but it beats Nutrasweet. I refuse to drink diet sodas because of that.

you sound like my chiropracter who used to routinely give me copies of articles telling me I was going to die from the aspartame in my diet pepsi...but with the amount I drink (I am an addict) if it was regular I would weigh at LEAST 300 pounds

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

you sound like my chiropracter who used to routinely give me copies of articles telling me I was going to die from the aspartame in my diet pepsi...but with the amount I drink (I am an addict) if it was regular I would weigh at LEAST 300 pounds

Yep, me too... I probably kill about 32 ounces of pepsi a day. I guess I'm lucky I only weigh the 130 lbs that I do. I actually tried to quit, and managed to quit for 3 months, but I didn't lose a single pound. Why should I suffer if I'm not going to lose weight? Haha

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Yep, me too... I probably kill about 32 ounces of pepsi a day. I guess I'm lucky I only weigh the 130 lbs that I do. I actually tried to quit, and managed to quit for 3 months, but I didn't lose a single pound. Why should I suffer if I'm not going to lose weight? Haha

it's like the gas station guy told me one morning when I stopped to buy my daily diet pepsi...'could be worse you could be drinkin' Budwiser every day'

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

it's like the gas station guy told me one morning when I stopped to buy my daily diet pepsi...'could be worse you could be drinkin' Budwiser every day'

Oops. I like that too. (Although, not at my soda drinking level.)

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

If you happen to be drinker go out now and stock up on all the bottles that say Kosher for Passover.They substitute Sugar for the old High Fructose Corn Syrup.Sugar is actually better than that stuff.

Holy cow; thank you for that! I so prefer sugar to corn syrup. Will definitely stock up!

I'm a fan of Cane Cola, which is made with cane sugar.

Fructose is sweeter to the palate so one can actually use less of it than sucrose (table or cane sugar). Its why honey is so sweet, the majority of which is fructose.

I like fructose, but not dumped in the quantities they do in soft drinks. And I like fructose from bees, not corn. But alas, fructose from bees is more expensive than fructose from corn.

I can elaborate on the sweet carbohydrates if anyone insists... ok maybe not.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Fructose is sweeter to the palate so one can actually use less of it than sucrose (table or cane sugar). Its why honey is so sweet, the majority of which is fructose.

I like fructose, but not dumped in the quantities they do in soft drinks. And I like fructose from bees, not corn. But alas, fructose from bees is more expensive than fructose from corn.

I can elaborate on the sweet carbohydrates if anyone insists... ok maybe not.

Except that, in the case of high fructose corn syrup, the process used to make it changes it so that the body doesn't actually recognize it as food- it's why it's so easy to toss back a 20 oz Coca cola, while a 12-ounce soda made with sugar actually makes you feel more full.

There are some who say America's obesity epidemic can be traced to Nixon's change of the subsidies to the agricultural industry in the 1970's- since farmers got their subsidies without the gov't taking their crop in exchange, they put so much corn on the market that it started being used in everything.

As far as I know, fructose from bees is recognizable as food to the body. And you're right; it's delicious. I also like chewing on an actual piece of sugar cane. Yum.

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Except that, in the case of high fructose corn syrup, the process used to make it changes it so that the body doesn't actually recognize it as food- it's why it's so easy to toss back a 20 oz Coca cola, while a 12-ounce soda made with sugar actually makes you feel more full.

There are some who say America's obesity epidemic can be traced to Nixon's change of the subsidies to the agricultural industry in the 1970's- since farmers got their subsidies without the gov't taking their crop in exchange, they put so much corn on the market that it started being used in everything.

As far as I know, fructose from bees is recognizable as food to the body. And you're right; it's delicious. I also like chewing on an actual piece of sugar cane. Yum.

Now you see, I think this is why splenda makes me feel hungry. It has a slight alteration, one crazy bond is shifted (no change in chemical composition at all; hydroxyl group up, instead of down) basically identical to sucrose and your bodies cells say nah, but your taste buds and brain say yes. And then I get hungry for sweets very soon after that. So my brain goes back on its word, it essentially lies, which is unsettling.

No one should like their brain lying to them. Its not healthy. If you put your hand down on a red hot stove, and your brain says ignore it until you start smelling your own burning flesh... well thats perjury in my "mind". Thats lying before the Supreme Court. Or maybe its just a split court, since afterall you did smell the burning flesh which must have got up to that mass of neurons somehow.

I have now confused myself. Which is as bad as my brain lying to me. I am forced to cease before my head explodes.

[Zaf]

I'm playing in a Poker tournament and the guy across from me is ordering black coffee's with 8 equals in them The whole time I'm thinking how the heck is this guy drinking those and what are the potential side effects. Oh well I guess his strategy worked, I'm thinking about this guy's coffee when I should be thinking about relative things like pot odds etc. Just freaked me out.

[Grits]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Now you see, I think this is why splenda makes me feel hungry. It has a slight alteration, one crazy bond is shifted (no change in chemical composition at all; hydroxyl group up, instead of down) basically identical to sucrose and your bodies cells say nah, but your taste buds and brain say yes. And then I get hungry for sweets very soon after that. So my brain goes back on its word, it essentially lies, which is unsettling.

No one should like their brain lying to them. Its not healthy. If you put your hand down on a red hot stove, and your brain says ignore it until you start smelling your own burning flesh... well thats perjury in my "mind". Thats lying before the Supreme Court. Or maybe its just a split court, since afterall you did smell the burning flesh which must have got up to that mass of neurons somehow.

I have now confused myself. Which is as bad as my brain lying to me. I am forced to cease before my head explodes.

Pgardn, this lovely woman that you are married to, SHE HAS GOT TO LOVE YOU, she can't possibly not, with a sense of humor like this. Priceless, really!

[Zaf]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

If you happen to be drinker go out now and stock up on all the bottles that say Kosher for Passover.They substitute Sugar for the old High Fructose Corn Syrup.Sugar is actually better than that stuff.

I've been doing that trick for years

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

If you happen to be drinker go out now and stock up on all the bottles that say Kosher for Passover.They substitute Sugar for the old High Fructose Corn Syrup.Sugar is actually better than that stuff.

Look for the yellow cap. Regular coke has a red cap.

I've never noticed that it actually said "kosher" anywhere on the bottle but I could be wrong.

If you find one with a yellow cap it's made with cane sugar. Check the ingredient list.

[pmacdaddy]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

Look for the yellow cap. Regular coke has a red cap.

I've never noticed that it actually said "kosher" anywhere on the bottle but I could be wrong.

If you find one with a yellow cap it's made with cane sugar. Check the ingredient list.

I believe Kosher products are identified by the letter U with a circle around it. At least that's what my jar of Ba Tempte Half Sour pickles says.

A Catholic guy, talking about Kosher food, on a Horse Racing website...

[Byebyemermaid]

Originally Posted by pmacdaddy

I believe Kosher products are identified by the letter U with a circle around it. At least that's what my jar of Ba Tempte Half Sour pickles says.

A Catholic guy, talking about Kosher food, on a Horse Racing website...

The ones that have that symbol are considred Strictly kosher and a Rabbi is usually present to oversee.Otherwise it's just indicated with a K.

[GenuineRisk]

Diet Coke was also not developed to taste like Regular Coke- it was meant to taste like a different soda (which is why Coke Zero tastes more like regular Coke). And when it was introduced, Diet Coke sold like gangbusters and then Coca-cola freaked out because regular Coke was not gaining sales and then introduced New Coke, which, after Iran Contra, was worst decision made by people in power of the 1980's.

I might put it above Iran Contra, actually. I've drunk a lot of Coke in my life.

I miss C2. Tasted just like Coke with half the calories.

[GenuineRisk]

Of course, as long as Coca-cola doesn't mess with Fresca, I'll continue to patronize the company. Fresca is the single greatest diet soda ever to exist in the history of the world, and I don't think I'm biased when I say that.

[GPK]

I haven't had any kind of soda since 1993. Even diet sodas...that stuff is the worst thing in the world for you, especially women. The carbonation eats away at the calcium in your bones.

I am proof that man can live on water and beer alone...

[Grits]

It also can cause skin problems, something one doesn't want to contend with.

I have a friend that is addicted to Diet Mountain Dew, its unreal. She drinks it from the time she gets up, until she goes to sleep. Awful addiction.