Somebody lectured me about Splenda today

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  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    I had a shopper at Costco tell me that the Splenda in my cart would tear me up inside. WTF! What does that even mean? Every time I purchase Splenda I hope I see her again. The yellow packet is my fav!

    That might have something to do with the theory that you can kill ants using Splenda because something about the shape of the granules literally "tears them apart". Supposedly.

    I have nothing to back up this claim, because I couldn't find the site I read that on a few months ago... ;)

    With regard to the OP, I can't fathom confronting a stranger about their food choices! I might think uncomplimentary thoughts about their shopping cart or whatever, but I would never comment. And I'd be in the same camp as some of you if someone did it to me - standing in surprised silence trying to think of a good comeback!
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    JerSchmare wrote: »
    I’ve had that happen a few times. What I said was, ‘ yeah, I’ve heard that too in the media and I’ve read about it on blogs. But, then I found the actual peer reviewed research and learned that the media is wrong. There are no facts or basis that it’s bad.” Shuts them down.

    I use that for pretty much everything...not just Splenda. But, carbs are bad, sugar is bad, eggs are bad, fat makes you fat, lifting makes women bulky...like the research thing works on all those topics.

    That's actually a really good generic answer for intrusive comments.
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    SueSueDio wrote: »
    I had a shopper at Costco tell me that the Splenda in my cart would tear me up inside. WTF! What does that even mean? Every time I purchase Splenda I hope I see her again. The yellow packet is my fav!

    That might have something to do with the theory that you can kill ants using Splenda because something about the shape of the granules literally "tears them apart". Supposedly.

    I have nothing to back up this claim, because I couldn't find the site I read that on a few months ago... ;)

    With regard to the OP, I can't fathom confronting a stranger about their food choices! I might think uncomplimentary thoughts about their shopping cart or whatever, but I would never comment. And I'd be in the same camp as some of you if someone did it to me - standing in surprised silence trying to think of a good comeback!

    Now I have to find a bunch of ants and experiment...
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    I would have grabbed a bunch of packets and said “to go for later”

    She probably would have followed me out to my car trying to grab them away.
  • PokeyBug
    PokeyBug Posts: 482 Member
    ponycyndi wrote: »
    ... how someone ordered a triple bacon cheeseburger with a diet coke (Me. It was me. I ordered it.)

    You are officially my hero. I love Diet Coke. My BF in high school always had plenty of Diet Cokes at her place, and I was always over there, so I just grew to love the taste. The way I look at things is, if you're not drinking water or milk, whatever it is is probably bad for you. There's a certain beauty in your current go-to response.

  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Pour a packet on your tongue right in front of her and act as if you are having a heart attack/angina...


    Would have been better if she used the Truvia the lecturer was taking.

    Off to read the rest of the thread - hope that wasn't already suggested.
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    "Its full of chemicals!"

    "So is sugar. Mostly glucose."

    I use 2tbs of Splenda each morning in my tea. Thats all I use. I use it because I want that extra 90 or 100+ calories for something else instead of sugar.

    Tablespoons? Are you making a gallon of tea at a time?
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