10 Boxes of Expired Gatorade

[soop]

a little off topic. But is it true that if aspartame (diet pop) sits out to long and gets warm, it turns into embalming fluid ? Also, i miss Sobe in glass containers. Now i don't even drink it anymore

I f*cking hate aspartame.  Doesn't taste remotely like sugar, and I'm pretty sure it gives me a headache.  I haven't had diet soda in about 20 years.  I prefer thirsty.

[PunkicCyborg]

I can taste that sweetener they use in diet soda in anything. So gross

[grimm]

You could just contact gatorade directly and ask them.

[RoyVegas]

Is it really worth taking the chance?  It's not like its a bottle of fine wine, they're $1 bottles of a bland sports drink.  I'd trash them...

[vestcoat]

a little off topic. But is it true that if aspartame (diet pop) sits out to long and gets warm, it turns into embalming fluid ?

I don't know. I believe the information that says it degrades into formaldehyde above 86 degrees Fahrenheit. The one thing everyone agrees on is that aspartame doesn't work for baking, so it definitely degrades into something.

[esteban]

EveryNo one wants to know...

GATORADE: I injest my fair share of gross/nasty/artificial stuff, but I don't like Gatorade. It is a deadly brew of fluorescent nasty masquerading as something athletes should use. I HATE CHARADES LIKE THIS. If it was simply marketed as fluorescent nasty, with no pseudo-health benefits, then I'd have nothing to complain about. I despise Gatorade for its marketing.

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS: When I was younger, I despised them. Sweet-N-Low (SACCHARINE) was the popular one. I remember when NutraSweet (aspartame) became the GOLDEN CHILD and poor saccharine was given second-class--no, THIRD-class--status in the pantheon of sweeteners. THANKFULLY I WAS STILL ABLE TO GET MY SACCHARINE at the diner (COFFEE). IT'S TRUE, I LIKE MY COFFEE BLACK OR WITH A VERY LIGHT DUSTING OF SACCHARINE. The chemical aftertaste of Sweet-N-Low is something I SEEK now. Thankfully, I must not be the only one, because most diners I frequent offer SACCHARINE, ASPARTAME, and the new-fangled stuff (Splenda?). Oh, I love Diet Coke for it's aspartame taste. I despise the taste of cane-sugar or corn-syrup Coke. I know that's twisted. I stopped trying to rationalize it. It is twisted.

Sadly, I don't meet many people who actually seek the unnatural taste of aspartame and saccharine...

I'm not joking.

REALLY: Yes, really. I have already accepted the fact that all of these sweeteners, injested over a lifetime, could create some horrific end for me. I ACCEPT THIS FATE. Really.

UPDATE: My morning coffee. One packet of Sweet-N-Low is spread over several cups.

[soop]

huh, I can't say that I find it that strange Esteban, it would just be strange for me.  Hell, I'm one of the only people I know that likes root beer.  As for soda, our stuff is made with sugar, so I don't have to worry about corn syrup.

The last thing I'll say for isotonic drinks, is they REALLY do work for rehydrating you fast.  I had the shits bad last year, and I was drinking Lucozade sport (a similar sports drink) and it really worked.

[PunkicCyborg]

I can taste that artificial sweetener in anything...... i've almost given up any sweeteners all together and when you go a long time without even high fructose corn syrup you become even more sensitive to them. You then syart to taste sweeteners in food that shouldnt have them if you made them from scratch

[esteban]

huh, I can't say that I find it that strange Esteban, it would just be strange for me.  Hell, I'm one of the only people I know that likes root beer.  As for soda, our stuff is made with sugar, so I don't have to worry about corn syrup.

The last thing I'll say for isotonic drinks, is they REALLY do work for rehydrating you fast.  I had the shits bad last year, and I was drinking Lucozade sport (a similar sports drink) and it really worked.

Yeah, if you are dehydrated, I can see a purpose. Not that I understand the physiology/chemistry completely. Not that I even looked it up. But, I have faith that it is legitimate. In Southern California, a lot of (non-chain) markets offer cane sugar sodas (from Mexico). It's fun to compare the differences. It is distinctive, certainly.

I can taste that artificial sweetener in anything...... i've almost given up any sweeteners all together and when you go a long time without even high fructose corn syrup you become even more sensitive to them. You then syart to taste sweeteners in food that shouldnt have them if you made them from scratch

Absolutely. I think a lot of folks feel this way about artificial flavors, too. They can identify (and be nauseated) by an overabundance of artificial flavors/sweeteners.

Anyway, I am two extremes: I love super-healthy and super-trashy food.

[SignOfZeta]

I'm hella addicted to aspartame and caffeine. If I don't get nearly a 2 liter a day I'm totally f*cked. I've tried going without caffeine and...it's not pretty. Not pretty at all.

I gave up sugar soda for diet in the 90s when I realize that in reality they both taste like shit, it's just a matter of what you are used to and that I'd rather subject myself to aspartame's theoretical side effects than the known side effect of real sugars: you become a diabetic 400 lb fat ass. There is no need to look under rocks for the side effects of drinking 2L of non-diet soda every day, just go into a Wal Mart and try to hold your breath until you find someone not incredibly fat.

And yeah, the Gatorade idea is disingenuous at best. Water is better in every way. Sure, Gatorade replaces electrolytes (what plants crave) but if your diet was half way under control you wouldn't need such things to be delivered in a drinkable form.  It's basically salty watered down Faygo.

[esteban]

I'm hella addicted to aspartame and caffeine. If I don't get nearly a 2 liter a day I'm totally f*cked. I've tried going without caffeine and...it's not pretty. Not pretty at all.

I gave up sugar soda for diet in the 90s when I realize that in reality they both taste like shit, it's just a matter of what you are used to and that I'd rather subject myself to aspartame's theoretical side effects than the known side effect of real sugars: you become a diabetic 400 lb fat ass. There is no need to look under rocks for the side effects of drinking 2L of non-diet soda every day, just go into a Wal Mart and try to hold your breath until you find someone not incredibly fat.

And yeah, the Gatorade idea is disingenuous at best. Water is better in every way. Sure, Gatorade replaces electrolytes (what plants crave) but if your diet was half way under control you wouldn't need such things to be delivered in a drinkable form.  It's basically salty watered down Faygo.

I hear you on the diet vs. sugar soda! If I can't get caffeine via coffee (which is my lifeblood), then I need to get it from Diet Coke.

I'm sipping some cold coffee right now, as I type this. Really.

I'm basically sleep-deprived (trying to do too much every day), but I'm in such denial about how much sleep I need (I prop myself up with caffeine).

Oh, I love getting caffeine from tea as well.

I'm not proud, but I'm happy (I think ).

[soop]

You certainly do seem happy

[SignOfZeta]

Scientifically speaking, when you you analyze the data completely, you'll see that Diet Coke is for girls. Diet Pepsi is where its at.

[Necromancer]

Scientifically speaking, when you you analyze the data completely, you'll see that Diet Coke is for girls. Diet Pepsi is where its at.

And robots drink diet Mt. Dew.

[HercTNT]

Danger will robinson..........