i need a soda with me at all times.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A soft drink (see terminology for other names) is a drink that typically contains carbonated water (although lemonade, among others, is usually not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks), or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, preservatives, and other ingredients. Soft drinks are called \"soft\" in contrast with \"hard\" alcoholic beverages. Small amounts of alcohol may be present in a soft drink, but the alcohol content must be less than 0.5% of the total volume if the drink is to be considered non-alcoholic. Fruit punch, tea, and other such non-alcoholic beverages are technically soft drinks by this definition but are not generally referred to as such. Soft drinks may be served chilled, over ice cubes or at room temperature. In rare cases, some soft drinks, such as Dr Pepper, Vernors and Pepsi can be served warm. Soft drinks are available in many formats, including cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles (the latter in a variety of sizes ranging from small bottles to large 2-liter containers). Soft drinks are also widely available at fast food restaurants, movie theaters, convenience stores, casual dining restaurants, dedicated soda stores, and bars from soda fountain machines.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I am hooked on diet sodas - though I try and drink ones with sucralose"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Same for me, I love diet Pepsi since I can drink an okay amount without drinking all my calories away,"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "yes I love my diet shasta with sucralose - which is 320-1000 times sweeter than sugar"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Isn't that way the calories are so low, since they have comparable calories in the same quantities but you can use so much less sucralose and therefore it has much lower calories?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "the majority of sucralose is not broken down by the body so it is non-caloric"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh so sugar is mostly broken down but sucralose doesn't?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "that is correct that is why splenda - ie sucralose - is recommended over aspartame and other types"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Splenda seems to taste a bit off compared to sugar though, but maybe that's just me."}]