Okay, so there’s really no comparing Diet Coke to original Coke; it doesn’t get any better than delicious carbonated sugar water. There must be eight spoons of sugar in one can! For fiends, friends and fans of sweet foods, there is no better beverage than Coca-Cola.

But every now and then, a fiend, friend or fan of sweet food has to establish better eating habits—perhaps even ‘go on a diet’. And when that happens, what a glorious thing Diet Coke is! The burn of the intense carbonation in your mouth, the sickeningly sweet sensation (this time caused by aspartame), the jolt of caffiene—it is all there, without the calories! What a fabulous little beverage!

As long as one allows oneself to sneak in an original Coke every now and then, Diet Coke is a great way to fill in the gap of regular sugar water sips.