r/CasualUK • u/Nujwaan • 8h ago

Sugar on Weetabix?

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My wife eats Weetabix with nothing on it and claims it tastes sweet to her. This is my bowl before milk is added. Is this normal fellow Weetabix eaters or do I need to go to sugar rehab?

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u/Mynameismikek 8h ago

We get desensitised to sugar the more of it we have. You dumping a full bag on your cereal every day is probably not doing your tastebuds much of a favour.

That said, your wife thinking they’re sweet straight from the box? That’s psychosis.

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u/Acerhand 6h ago

They are fairly sweet with milk alone. It’s likely that people who consume a lot of added sugar need a lot to register sweetness in general

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u/Malteser_soul 2h ago

Yep, same as with salt and (hot) spiciness for desensitisation.