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Drago
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How dare they!
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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One of my medications, there's over ten competing forms on the market. All but two contain artificial sweeteners... and one of them hasn't been available in the UK this year due to supply problems. 
Some of the sweetened ones are also flavoured. If you've never tried vanilla orange flavour, you ain't missing much
Some of the sweetened ones are also flavoured. If you've never tried vanilla orange flavour, you ain't missing much
classic33
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Try a liquidised full english.One of my medications, there's over ten competing forms on the market. All but two contain artificial sweeteners... and one of them hasn't been available in the UK this year due to supply problems.
Some of the sweetened ones are also flavoured. If you've never tried vanilla orange flavour, you ain't missing much
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smutchin
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I had a couple of cans of San Pellegrino while I was out yesterday. Hit the spot perfectly.
Apparently, they contain 10g sugar per 100ml, which is high enough that you'd want to be careful about how much you drink normally, but since it was a blazing hot day and I rode 216km, I think I earned it.
They don't taste that sweet though - the grapefruit flavour I had tastes refreshingly sharp, so I guess that's because the high fruit juice content offsets the sweetness of the added sugar.
Not a hint of artificial sweeteners, tfft.
Apparently, they contain 10g sugar per 100ml, which is high enough that you'd want to be careful about how much you drink normally, but since it was a blazing hot day and I rode 216km, I think I earned it.
They don't taste that sweet though - the grapefruit flavour I had tastes refreshingly sharp, so I guess that's because the high fruit juice content offsets the sweetness of the added sugar.
Not a hint of artificial sweeteners, tfft.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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Maybe, but it's not that!
Given that there's a plain unsweetened version of my drug which tastes of basically nothing, I suspect that the sweetening is basically a sort of bribing your tastebuds to encourage you to take it regularly. That doesn't really explain the flavoured version, unless anyone actually likes vanilla orange - anyone here think that sounds nice?
classic33
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Check when each should be taken/used. It's often as simple as that.Maybe, but it's not that!
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Drago
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A footnote to this.
A few weeks have passed since my last Lucozade treat, so I thought I was due a sugary treat. I've just cracked open a full fat Pepsi and that too tastes horrible and chemicly now.
Are there any decent full fat drinks left that one can enjoy as an occasional treat without getting a mouthful of chemical sweeteners?
A few weeks have passed since my last Lucozade treat, so I thought I was due a sugary treat. I've just cracked open a full fat Pepsi and that too tastes horrible and chemicly now.
Are there any decent full fat drinks left that one can enjoy as an occasional treat without getting a mouthful of chemical sweeteners?
smutchin
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San Pellegrino
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Bottlegreen pressés
classic33
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No.
I have the same problem now with full fat drinks, they just taste gack. Some of the cloudy lemonade type stuff is ok because the lemon balances the sugar, but that might be too close to fruit and therefore not a treat.
classic33
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Drago
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I've given up alcohol for Project Beefcake.
classic33
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Medicinal purposes!
