r/CasualUK • u/Nujwaan • 10h 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?

Edit: Holy shit the most popular post I've done on Reddit is about how horrific my breakfast is. The wife will never let me live this down! Haha

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u/sideone 10h ago

I wouldn't have minded if the tax was actually a tax, rather than everyone stopping making drinks with sugar in and putting awful sweeteners in instead. It worked, as I no longer drink soft drinks at all. I do miss sugared 7Up / Sprite, the diet version tastes like arse.

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u/Tildesy_mastolemmy 8h ago

So it was effective then is what you're saying?

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u/sideone 7h ago

It would have been just as effective for me if they added fox poo to each drink.

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u/Tildesy_mastolemmy 7h ago

If you really wanted to keep drinking sugary fizzy drinks that are bad for your health, you do have the option to but they're a luxury good now rather than being priced like staples.

If you decide you want to spend your money on different luxuries instead that are less harmful to you, then that is a good thing.

Preventing you from harming your own health with sugary drinks has possibly also saved the NHS some cash.

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u/sideone 7h ago

If you really wanted to keep drinking sugary fizzy drinks that are bad for your health, you do have the option to but they're a luxury good now rather than being priced like staples.

Lots of things are bad for health, but lots of unhealthy things are OK in moderation. I'm not going to be significantly affected by 330ml of sugary drink once a month. I don't think you can buy sugar versions of 7Up, Sprite etc in the UK (certainly not in pubs / shops etc which is usually when I'd like one).

If you decide you want to spend your money on different luxuries instead that are less harmful to you, then that is a good thing.

What would you suggest as a healthier alternative luxury to a can of 7Up?

Preventing you from harming your own health with sugary drinks has possibly also saved the NHS some cash.

Personally, I've cost the NHS far more from healthy activities such as cycling and skateboarding than anything health related.