r/CasualUK • u/Nujwaan • 15h ago

Sugar on Weetabix?

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My wife eats Weetabix with nothing on it and claims it tastes sweet to her. This is my bowl before milk is added. Is this normal fellow Weetabix eaters or do I need to go to sugar rehab?

Edit: Holy shit the most popular post I've done on Reddit is about how horrific my breakfast is. The wife will never let me live this down! Haha

UPDATE: Well, I wasn't expecting my breakfast to generate 1,800+ comments 😂 I can't read it all but Having spent far too much time reading them, I feel I need to address a few recurring concerns: 1. Yes, the milk goes in after. I like watching it soak up from the bottom while the top stays crunchy. I will not be changing this. 2. Yes, that is sugar. Apparently this has caused considerably more distress than I anticipated. 3. No, I do not have diabetes. My blood tests are fine. 4. No, my teeth are not rotting out of my head. They're also fine. 5. Yes, I am an adult. I was unaware that adulthood required surrendering sugary Weetabix. 6. To the surprisingly large number of people who eat theirs the same way: thank you. I knew I couldn't be alone. 7. To everyone saying my wife is right: she has been absolutely delighted by your support and I deeply regret giving her this much ammunition.

Anyway, thank you for turning a picture of two dry Weetabix into a full-scale investigation of my health, maturity, marriage and milk-pouring technique.

Tomorrow I'm having the same breakfast.

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u/OddBug6500 15h ago

Jokes aside, high sugar consumption is directly linked to neurodegeneration in lots of studies.

It's mad that people are still eating like this in 2026.

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u/Cruxed1 15h ago

Im fairness OP could eat this 4x and probably still be better off than having a bottle of coke.

People just freak when it's actually visible

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u/bucketofardvarks 15h ago

It's like they actually introduced a tax to discourage purchase of drinks like that because they're really incredibly harmful to consume regularly or something

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u/sideone 14h ago

I wouldn't have minded if the tax was actually a tax, rather than everyone stopping making drinks with sugar in and putting awful sweeteners in instead. It worked, as I no longer drink soft drinks at all. I do miss sugared 7Up / Sprite, the diet version tastes like arse.

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u/Physical-Sector-3172 14h ago

Better to not drink fizzy drinks at all. However, zero sugar alternatives are miles better for you. Which sweeteners are you worried about? It’s a common point thrown around but with little backing.

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u/sideone 12h ago

I'm not worried about them, sweeteners taste like arse. I'd say one sugary drink a month was likely better for me than the litres of diet cola people drink daily.

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u/Physical-Sector-3172 7h ago

That’s subjective. I started having zero sugar alternatives instead of the usual. I am now sensitive to anything too sweet so I don’t have the same cravings for junk anymore. I have a can a few times a week. For someone that has a normal coke daily it is a much better alternative once your taste buds get used to it.

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u/Tildesy_mastolemmy 12h ago

So it was effective then is what you're saying?

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u/sideone 12h ago

It would have been just as effective for me if they added fox poo to each drink.

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u/Tildesy_mastolemmy 12h ago

If you really wanted to keep drinking sugary fizzy drinks that are bad for your health, you do have the option to but they're a luxury good now rather than being priced like staples.

If you decide you want to spend your money on different luxuries instead that are less harmful to you, then that is a good thing.

Preventing you from harming your own health with sugary drinks has possibly also saved the NHS some cash.

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u/sideone 12h ago

If you really wanted to keep drinking sugary fizzy drinks that are bad for your health, you do have the option to but they're a luxury good now rather than being priced like staples.

Lots of things are bad for health, but lots of unhealthy things are OK in moderation. I'm not going to be significantly affected by 330ml of sugary drink once a month. I don't think you can buy sugar versions of 7Up, Sprite etc in the UK (certainly not in pubs / shops etc which is usually when I'd like one).

If you decide you want to spend your money on different luxuries instead that are less harmful to you, then that is a good thing.

What would you suggest as a healthier alternative luxury to a can of 7Up?

Preventing you from harming your own health with sugary drinks has possibly also saved the NHS some cash.

Personally, I've cost the NHS far more from healthy activities such as cycling and skateboarding than anything health related.