Diet Coke Plus

When I was growing up, carbonated beverages were a special treat. We'd get them when we ate out or got them as part of kids meals, but my mother never bought them in flats from CostCo. Even now as an adult, I don't have them all that often, but when I do drink them, I am all too aware that what I'm drinking is mostly corn syrup, diluted just enough with water so that it remains a liquid, which is why I find Diet Coke Plus so intriguing. First of all, Diet Coke Plus is Diet Coke -- it tastes nothing like Coke, but it's more guilt free because instead of odious amounts of sugar, it uses a sugar substitute. Secondly, Diet Coke Plus is essentially Diet Coke with vitamins. It's like the excuse ultimate drink for people who want to indulge in drinking unhealthy soft drinks -- not only can they say it's sugar-free, but they can also say they're getting their vitamins too. Seeing how successful energy drinks are, I suspect that this is one Coke variation that will likely stick around.