# For those who hate the taste of diet cola.... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 18, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917 "2005-04-18T17:11:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/1 "2005-04-18T17:11:21Z")
…I just discovered something. I drink Diet Pepsi from the fountain in my work cafeteria. I hate the taste but don’t want to take on too many empty calories. Today I tried something new. I filled up the cup about 80% with Diet Pepsi, and then topped it off with Cherry Pepsi. This turned out to be waaaaay better than regular Diet Pepsi. And I still only had to consume 20% of the calories. Try it and let me know how you like it. I haven’t tried it with Diet Coke/Cherry Coke yet. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/2 "2005-04-18T17:15:23Z")
I’ve been doing this for years. I don’t mind flavored diet sodas, but hate diet colas, which is all most fountains offer. When I go to the movies, I ask for a Diet Coke with a “splash” of Cherry Coke. Much, much more palatable than straight-up Diet Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/3 "2005-04-18T17:27:36Z")
Pepsi One, baby… When I started dieting, I knew that the first switch I’d have to make was to cut back on the Pepsi. I choked down a few cans of Diet Pepsi, but had no faith that I would be able to develop a taste for it. Then, I discovered Pepsi One. Just one teensy calorie, and about fifty times the taste of Diet Pepsi. I don’t miss drinking regular Pepsi at all now. Of course, I’ve never seen it at a fountain, so this is sort of a moot point here… ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/4 "2005-04-18T17:56:11Z")
It’s too bad my favorite soda is Mountain Dew. Diet Dew tastes like goat piss. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/5 "2005-04-18T18:40:39Z")
Or just dig up some [80/20 Cola](http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2001-04-11/news/feature.html). I liek Diet Coke, but not so much Diet Pepsi, so when I worked at the deli, I always filled up with DP, waited for the fiz to die down, then topped off with Dr. Pepper or Root Beer, usually not more than an once or so. I still do stuff like that when I go to a self-serve fountan. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/6 "2005-04-18T18:50:21Z")
My standard trick at “Serve-yourself” fountains is Coke/Diet Coke/Coke. Stir with straw. 99% of the flavor, 25% of the calories and sugar. The only diet soda I can drink straight is diet root beer. Barqs is the best. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/7 "2005-04-18T19:09:59Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Pepsi One, baby… > > When I started dieting, I knew that the first switch I’d have to make was to cut back on the Pepsi. I choked down a few cans of Diet Pepsi, but had no faith that I would be able to develop a taste for it. > > Then, I discovered Pepsi One. Just one teensy calorie, and about fifty times the taste of Diet Pepsi. I don’t miss drinking regular Pepsi at all now. Y’know, I never understood why Pepsi One hasn’t caught on. It tastes about a gazillion times better than diet Pepsi, and one calorie is hardly significant. In fact, it tastes almost identical to normal Pepsi. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/8 "2005-04-18T19:22:17Z")
Fresca, baby. Fresca. This (temporarily) abstaining Dew-aholic will have no other. That said, Diet Dr. Pepper almost doesn’t suck. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/9 "2005-04-18T19:46:50Z")
I _love_ Diet Pepsi. What’s with all the hate? ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/10 "2005-04-18T22:33:32Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > It’s too bad my favorite soda is Mountain Dew. Diet Dew tastes like goat piss. So…you’re saying that diet dew tastes too close to the original? ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/11 "2005-04-19T00:26:31Z")
Anyone that thinks Pepsi One tastes like regular Pepsi has some messed up taste buds. To me, a long time Pepsi drinker, Pepsi One tastes like crap. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/12 "2005-04-19T00:32:13Z")
Any of the flavored Diet Cokes are much more palatable than plain DC: Diet Cherry, Diet Vanilla, Diet Lime (regular Lime sucks, though). And Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper’s pretty darn good, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![RealTronic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@RealTronic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealTronic)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/13 "2005-04-19T02:11:03Z")
Hmmm… My “hidden persuador” alarm just went off reading this thread… 🙂 > **[Are There 'Hidden Persuaders' Among Us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=312488)** > > As I understand it, there are some marketing firms out there that hire field representatives to surreptitiously attempt to influence people’s purchasing decisions. The theory behind this being that it only takes a few of these ‘influentials’ to... ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/14 "2005-04-19T02:35:04Z")
Haven’t you people heard of ice water? 😃 No calories, no junk. “[Father] said he liked water, he told us it was one of Nature’s best gifts, but he said that like all her gifts it was unfit for human consumption unless served in a suitable manner. And the only right way to serve water was icy cold.” —Clarence Day, _Life with Father_ ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/15 "2005-04-19T02:47:10Z")
Nah, Diet Dew’s not so bad, though I miss the high-octane sugar and caffeine effect of the real stuff. Diet Dr Pepper is good too (but don’t drink more! Save it for me!), and Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper is the nectar of all the gods that were, are, and will be. I recently tried Diet Sprite again, but it’s rather fizzier than I like. Same with Fresca, though it’s nice for a change. Diet Cherry Coke is good, but Diet Coke with Lime is foul. I have tried many, many diet sodas. My plan of one can of the real stuff a day doesn’t seem to be working. Three cans of diet and a whole lot of water does work, though. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/16 "2005-04-19T04:00:25Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > Nah, Diet Dew’s not so bad, though I miss the high-octane sugar and caffeine effect of the real stuff. Diet Dr Pepper is good too (but don’t drink more! Save it for me!), and Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper is the nectar of all the gods that were, are, and will be. I recently tried Diet Sprite again, but it’s rather fizzier than I like. Same with Fresca, though it’s nice for a change. Diet Cherry Coke is good, but Diet Coke with Lime is foul. > > I have tried many, many diet sodas. My plan of one can of the real stuff a day doesn’t seem to be working. Three cans of diet and a whole lot of water does work, though. There is also Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/17 "2005-04-19T04:30:29Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > There is also Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi. That’s good too, but I have more difficulty finding it. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/18 "2005-04-19T11:05:32Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > Diet Coke with Lime is foul. It gets surprisingly more palatable with a couple shots of rum added to it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/19 "2005-04-19T19:22:47Z")
> [@akennett](#): > > So…you’re saying that diet dew tastes too close to the original? Pretty much. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917/20 "2005-04-20T01:30:42Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > It gets surprisingly more palatable with a couple shots of rum added to it. 😉 Perhaps I could just drink the rum then. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-hate-the-taste-of-diet-cola/299917.md?page=2)