>And any drinik that has "diet" (or zero) in its name, you can put it where the monkey put the nut: that disgusting after-taste on the palate, esp. of aspartime.

I just mentioned sucralose/Splenda elsewhere in the thread. We're starting to see diet sodas and other light drinks that use that instead of aspartame. More common so far are products like jello and pudding and ice cream with sucralose.

Tamar