a tablespoon of sugar
Now that I decided to lose weight, I went to the supermarket and bought a bunch of stuff labelled ‘light’ ‘low-joule’ , ‘low GI’ and of course, ‘diet’ in the hope that if I eat enough of these I’ll miraculously shed kilos or at least become sick of eating and lose my appetite. One of the more disturbing discoveries with these wonder foods (unlike the typical- “Oh, it doesn’t taste anything like the real thing.” disappointment) involves low-joule soft-drink. On hearing that most overweight people consume their daily kilojoule/calorie intake in sweet bereverages alone and the well-circulated factoid that a can of coke contains the equivalent of ten teaspoons of sugar, I bought two bottles of diet fizzy drink which taste remarkably similar to the high-cal original (what are they meant to taste like anyway?). However, upon pouring myself a drink, I found the thick head of foam that formed at the top of the drink somewhat disconcerting. It wasn’t like a glass a beer or flute of champagne, it was as thick as a guiness but frothier- akin to what you get when you put Mister Matey soap in a jacuzzi. Does anyone else get this?
