Somebody lectured me about Splenda today
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once i was out to eat with some people from my nursing class, and I ordered a Diet Coke. One girl heard me and said, "why are you drinking diet? you're already so skinny and besides, it's all chemicals that cause brain tumors and cancer and osteoporosis"
and I told her, "I actually already have/had osteopenia and a brain tumor, so I've got nothing to lose, really. I think I'll go ahead and order what I want." She didn't reply and left me alone lmao
I'm just going to stop here and leave this.
~Lyssa
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deannalfisher wrote: »and yet i just bought my coworker a 1000serving bag of it as a gag gift for him leaving (as well as a huge bottle of texas pete)
So which would tear up his stomach more, do you suppose? And what would happen if he mixed a little Splenda and a little hot sauce (I know, I know) and ate it on his steak? Would the explosion actually tear a visible hole, or would it all be internal?8 -
I'd just take another packet and look other in the eye and whisper "I'm feeling lucky".55
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I've had people telling me how awful artificial sweeteners are for decades. I used to listen quietly, nod, and say nothing.
Then I spent a lot of time countering with my own story of diabetes and how high blood sugar will destroy all my organs and will put me into a coma.
Now I'm too old to be told how to live my life and listen to discussion of my choices, or hear one more time about how someone ordered a triple bacon cheeseburger with a diet coke (Me. It was me. I ordered it.) So now the only response you'd get from me is a death stare while I drink my coffee with 3 Splendas.
I've always preferred the taste of diet soda over regular. It surprised me when studies came out that correlated diet drinks with obesity, until I realized I was probably a contributing data point every time I ordered a big mac, fries and a diet coke.
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My MIL, who was very obese, had kidney disease, and pretty much always had a regular soda in her hand, always used to warn me about the diet soda I occasionally had. I didn't know anything about the science of it then, but always figured that obesity was probably a greater danger to my health than a small amount of saccharine.21
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WinoGelato wrote: »You should have said “oh yes, I’ve heard that before, and I have some great info about it” and then pulled up the “why aspartame isn’t scary” thread on your phone...
OMG this is perfect!4 -
Pour a packet on your tongue right in front of her and act as if you are having a heart attack/angina...20
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I would have grabbed a bunch of packets and said “to go for later”6
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Keto_Vampire wrote: »Pour a packet on your tongue right in front of her and act as if you are having a heart attack/angina...
Um, I like the stuff, but not that much.
I feel that gagging my way out the door might not have made the statement I was aiming for... 8 -
L1zardQueen 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!3 -
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.3 -
L1zardQueen 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...3 -
pinggolfer96 wrote: »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.0 -
... 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.
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About a month ago at work I was getting food on my lunch and when I went to grab a diet soda this random customer decided to tell me how awful artificial sweeteners are just because they make him sick and there's so much research on their problems. I finally told him "just because they make you sick doesn't mean they make me sick, I have no issues and I know many others who have no issues with them." It was a weird moment...I don't think I'd ever seen him in the store before. And, you know, he was taking up my already short lunch break.
I'm allergic as hell to it all. But I wouldn't stop you from drinking one. lol
Perhaps rehearse the all-purpose "What on earth makes you think it's appropriate to lecture a total stranger about her food choices, in public?" (in a tone of astonished disbelief)?30
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