While it’s still significantly healthier than regular, freak-worthy it isn’t.

Except that diet has never really tasted all that good to me unless it’s a fountain soda. The canned and the bottled has this funny taste to it that tips me off ASAP that it’s diet. Then there is the fact that it contains aspartame. Even though I’m unsure as to how many of the supposed side affects of short-term and long-term usage of it are real it is true that it’s not the best for you and that sweeteners like Splenda are the healthier alternative. I only compared the regular version of both because that’s what I drink. But looking at the label of a 2 liter bottle of diet Dr. Pepper shows that it has 35mg sodium compared to the regular equivalent of Soda-Club whose 12 liter mix has only 1.6mg, well that’s still a significant difference I think. Imagine how much healthier their diet DP equivalent would be?

I’m surprised I was the first entry actually as this seems like a great contest with excellent prizes up for grabs. I’m glad you liked the entry and given that I wrote it around 3am I’m surprised it came out as coherent as it did!

Thanks, since the fruit and food smilies on my blog were ones I made myself I’m doubly pleased to hear you liked them.

My commenter’s policy seems to be doing it’s job as the nasties seem to be scared off. Perhaps it’s due to my wording? I’m just sad that it needed to make a return. Although this version is better phrased than the previous.

Thank you for the awesome contest and the kind comment!