# What lite version do you prefer over the original?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 13, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669 "2014-01-13T16:29:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/1 "2014-01-13T16:29:00Z")
They’re not all bad. I actually prefer lite Philadelphia cream cheese to the original, it spreads better on a hot bagel and tastes better.
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### Author:  [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/2 "2014-01-13T16:36:30Z")
I drink exclusively nonfat milk. I’m so used to it it that anything else tastes like I’m just drinking lard.
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/3 "2014-01-13T16:45:04Z")
Low sodium soy sauce.
Diet Dr. Pepper
Low fat sour cream - though that one took a while to get used to
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/4 "2014-01-13T16:52:09Z")
> [@Munch](#):
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> Diet Dr. Pepper
Interesting. Sugar Free Dr Pepper was the only diet soft drink I could ever tolerate (way back, before Diet Dr Pepper).
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### Author:  [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/5 "2014-01-13T17:10:23Z")
Litely salted pringles. They’re also nearly as low-fat as the lite pringles, but damn tasty!
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### Author:  [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/6 "2014-01-13T17:21:02Z")
Diet Coke.
Coke Zero, though, is bottled pesticide.
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/7 "2014-01-13T17:33:32Z")
Miracle Whip Lite
Diet Coke
Lays Lightly Salted Chips
Skim Milk
Low Fat No Sugar Ice Cream
Ball Park Lite Franks
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### Author:  [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/8 "2014-01-13T17:47:41Z")
Hellman’s Lite Mayonnaise
Diet Mountain Dew
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### Author:  [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/9 "2014-01-13T17:50:32Z")
Coke Zero.
Diet Coke, though, is bottled pesticide. 😉
Lean Pockets Cheeseburger flavor. Very difficult to find in the store, but so much yummier than any of the regular Hot Pockets.
Part Skim Ricotta. I bought the full fat stuff once for a dinner party lasagne, figuring it would be even more rich and decadent. It was, I guess, but not in a good way.
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### Author:  [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/10 "2014-01-13T18:12:07Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> Hellman’s Lite Mayonnaise
> Diet Mountain Dew
I came in to mention Hellmans Light Mayo - I now like it much better than the regular kind, but I don’t care for the low-fat one.
Trying to think whether there are other products I like the light version better.
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### Author:  [@JacksMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacksMom)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/11 "2014-01-13T23:51:08Z")
Dr. Pepper 10 - even better than diet dr p
Diet Mountain Dew
Lay’s Wavy lite salt potato chips - perfection with dips/salsa
Non-fat milk - I only use milk in cooking, so any help in the fat dept is helpful
Iced tea - I make my super sweet Southern style tea with mostly Splenda and a smidge of sugar
Light cream cheese (not fat free, which I think is awful)
Turkey franks - lightly grilled and topped with fixins, I can’t really tell they’re turkey
I’ve accidentally bought turkey _insert random cold cut here_ more than I care to admit, and haven’t gotten hooked on any of them.
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### Author:  [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/12 "2014-01-14T00:16:00Z")
Low sodium soy sauce
Diet Pepsi
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### Author:  [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/13 "2014-01-14T00:23:33Z")
Regular hot dogs are too greasy for my taste. Back when lived near a Wegmans, I used to get a brand of reduced-fat dogs that was better than any other brand of hot dog, regular or lite, I’ve ever bought in a store. I’m pretty sure they were was Zweigle’s Lite Frankfurters, which the Wegmans website tells me are made from beef and pork. Most reduced-fat franks are made with chicken or turkey, which is an abomination.
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### Author:  [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/14 "2014-01-14T00:48:10Z")
I generally prefer sugar-free soda. Sugary soda is too sticky.
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### Author:  [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/15 "2014-01-14T00:52:47Z")
Minute Maid Light Lemonade is my crack. Seriously, I recently realized that I order it by the gross (144 cans approximately once a month).
I also don’t keep any sugar in my house (I don’t bake). I substitute Sweet 'N Low or Splenda wherever appropriate.
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### Author:  [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/16 "2014-01-14T01:18:47Z")
Low sodium wheat thins
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### Author:  [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/17 "2014-01-14T01:20:08Z")
Low sodium soy sauce
Diet caramel dip for apples and such
Low fat sour cream
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### Author:  [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/18 "2014-01-14T01:24:21Z")
On the rare occasions I want it ( I do have some in the fridge now ) I will only eat the 2% version of cottage cheese ( Knudsen pink package, small curd ). All large curd cottage cheese, the full fat stuff AND the non-fat stuff suck :).
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### Author:  [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/19 "2014-01-14T01:26:33Z")
Diet Mt. Dew.
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### Author:  [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lite-version-do-you-prefer-over-the-original/678669/20 "2014-01-14T02:16:30Z")
I don’t always drink Miller beer, but when I do, I prefer Miller Lite.
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