McDonalds New DIET Sweet Tea

My version of a diet sweet tea is half sweet, half unsweet. Usually is still plenty sweet and has half the calories! Makes it easier to fit when I am really craving it!

Same here but I usually do 3/4 unsweet 1/4 or a splash of sweet or lemonade.

We do the tea and lemonade here also. My husband does unsweet with lemonade. I think it's called an Arnold Palmer.

Doesn't it taste really artificial?

I've had it a few times now and I really enjoy it. I don't think it tastes artificial. The first time I had it, I almost sent it back thinking they'd made a mistake and given me regular sweet tea instead. I've been drinking diet drinks for a long time now, so maybe I'm not as sensitive to the aftertaste as some people, but I plan to get it instead of soda for my drives back from dog training class.

Yuck..could never get into artificial sweeteners. :sick:
I'll just fit in the good ole' regular sweet tea in my calorie goal instead.

That's fine for you, but some of us need to avoid sugar for medical reasons.

Doesn't it taste really artificial?

I've had it a few times now and I really enjoy it. I don't think it tastes artificial. The first time I had it, I almost sent it back thinking they'd made a mistake and given me regular sweet tea instead. I've been drinking diet drinks for a long time now, so maybe I'm not as sensitive to the aftertaste as some people, but I plan to get it instead of soda for my drives back from dog training class.

Yuck..could never get into artificial sweeteners. :sick:
I'll just fit in the good ole' regular sweet tea in my calorie goal instead.

That's fine for you, but some of us need to avoid sugar for medical reasons.

Oh why of course! I totally understand...

Enjoy it!

I did a quick Google search. Someone with the same question as you contacted McDonalds. the short answer is the ingredients are: Water, Orange Pekoe and Pekoe Cut Black Tea, Aspartame, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium

The last three ingredients are all artificial sweeteners. It is up to you if you want to consume artificial sweeteners. You need to do the research and make that decision for yourself.

*looks at 40+ years of research*

Yup, I'm fine with it.

Way to go MickeyD's!

I don't eat or drink diet drinks because of the artificial sweeteners. I'd rather fit a regular sweet tea into my calorie goal. But if it works for you, then go for it!

I can't drink McD's sweet tea....way to sweet for my taste and I've actually gotten to the point that I prefer unsweet. As for the artificial sweeteners, I avoid them. I don't like the taste, it seems bitter to me, but what really changed my opinion is an article I read about how artificial sweeteners could be a contributing factor to Alzheimer's and autism.

I don't recall the article and I'm not quoting facts but research is being conducted that suggest artificial sweeteners cause excessive brain activity, which they believe could be a factor in Alzheimer's. In regards to autism there appears to be a correlation to the increased number of people being diagnosed and the timeframe when artificial sweeteners came on the market and everyone went to diet soda, etc.

It actually makes sense. I realize that Alzheimer's and autism is not a new thing, but the number of people living with it now days has increased. I just found it interesting and something to think about.

I can't drink McD's sweet tea....way to sweet for my taste and I've actually gotten to the point that I prefer unsweet. As for the artificial sweeteners, I avoid them. I don't like the taste, it seems bitter to me, but what really changed my opinion is an article I read about how artificial sweeteners could be a contributing factor to Alzheimer's and autism.

I don't recall the article and I'm not quoting facts but research is being conducted that suggest artificial sweeteners cause excessive brain activity, which they believe could be a factor in Alzheimer's. In regards to autism there appears to be a correlation to the increased number of people being diagnosed and the timeframe when artificial sweeteners came on the market and everyone went to diet soda, etc.

It actually makes sense. I realize that Alzheimer's and autism is not a new thing, but the number of people living with it now days has increased. I just found it interesting and something to think about.

Has the increase in autism diagnoses happened in the last 10years? Perhaps it correlates to the timeframe of advent of smart phones or women wearing leggings or a decrease in smoking rates?
Or perhaps correlation doesn't equal causation? :indifferent:

I don't think autism has increased - I think autism diagnoses have increased because we know more about the syndrome now and people in the past who may have had undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome and just been seen as having poor social skills or being weird,are now picked up.

Alzheimer's disease is increasing for fairly obvious reason that more people are living longer and it is a disease which increases proportionately to age.

None of which has anything to do with artificially sweetened tea.

I can't drink McD's sweet tea....way to sweet for my taste and I've actually gotten to the point that I prefer unsweet. As for the artificial sweeteners, I avoid them. I don't like the taste, it seems bitter to me, but what really changed my opinion is an article I read about how artificial sweeteners could be a contributing factor to Alzheimer's and autism.

I don't recall the article and I'm not quoting facts but research is being conducted that suggest artificial sweeteners cause excessive brain activity, which they believe could be a factor in Alzheimer's. In regards to autism there appears to be a correlation to the increased number of people being diagnosed and the timeframe when artificial sweeteners came on the market and everyone went to diet soda, etc.

It actually makes sense. I realize that Alzheimer's and autism is not a new thing, but the number of people living with it now days has increased. I just found it interesting and something to think about.

I could not roll my eyes any harder at this if I tried.