The magic of diet soda
Emme:
"Can I have some Sierra Mist?"
"Sure, but only a little."
Ever since I was diagnosed with diabetes we've switched from sugared to sugar-free sodas. We don't encourage the kids to drink them.
"Niiiiice," says Emme triumphantly.
"What?"
"This says it has zero calories," she reported, reading the bottle's label as she was eating lunch. Emmeline has become concerned -- not overtly, but healthily -- about consuming too many calories, since she began to pack on weight from one of the medications she's taking. She tries to eat things she knows are full of "empty" calories only in very modest proportions.
"Right, but look at the list of ingredients," I said.
There's a long pause and then, "What the ...?"
"Yeah."
"I don't recognize most of these things," she said.
"Do you think they're good for you?" I asked.
"Uh, no. Not most of them, that's for sure," she said.