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New Addiction

For the longest time, I was a Diet Coke drinker.

Long before they changed the name and started calling it Coke Light, I already had a love affair with Diet Coke. Despite all the warnings about the carcinogenic properties of the sugar substitutes, and all those silly emails warning about Coke eating away at your guts, I didn't really care. Gimme a Diet Coke and I'm happy.

For most of 2005, however, Coke Light was disappointing. It tasted flat (lacks fizz, even when the can is freshly opened) and it actually tastes terrible (it's simply not sweet enough). A quick check on the bottom of the can usually reveals that the product is two or so months away from the "best-before" date. Makes me think that Coke Philippines had manufactured too much of the stuff and so it's taking forever to sell their old stock.

Anyway, I am digressing. Bottomline, for most of this year, I switched to Diet Pepsi. Its predictable, consistent taste is something I've grown to love, and it's actually cheaper than Coke Light in grocery stores!

I happily became a Diet Pepsi lover...

... that is, until I tasted Summit Clear around three months ago. Yup, that's my latest, newest addiction: flavored, carbonated water with zero calories. The Peach and Tangerine-Lime flavors are my favorites, although the other flavors are also okay.... except maybe for Grape (didn't quite like that one). Very refreshing and fruity... and with zero calories, it's a great thing to have during work-outs.

Tags: Personal, Eats

Posted by CF at 6:15 PM