I finally figured out what about Fresca (wiki) has been bothering me recently. It;s not the artificial flavoring. I think it's the artificial sweetener. While I have not tasted saccharine in a long time, aspartame in powdered form probably has a similar taste? I made the connection when the Fresca's aftertaste reminded me of diet sodas. Why didn't I think of this sooner? I'm not sure. The taste didn't really bother me until now. I will probably give up drinking Fresca, like I should stop drinking soda in general. Stop patronizing the corn industry! And I should be more suspicious of artificial sweeteners. Is sucralose any better? I know my mom likes Splenda.
I'm finishing leftovers from last night's dinner at Pan Tao, and I'm having to hold my nose again in order to eat the shrimp. Oh well, back to The F Word.
Edit. The one good thing of artificial sweeteners--ants don't want it and are not interested in it, so I can have [almost] empty cans of Fresca sitting around without attracting the ants.
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