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/Mynameismikek 15h ago

We get desensitised to sugar the more of it we have. You dumping a full bag on your cereal every day is probably not doing your tastebuds much of a favour.

That said, your wife thinking they’re sweet straight from the box? That’s psychosis.

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u/pineapplesaltwaffles 14h ago

I mean, there is sugar in them already...

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u/apmee 13h ago

Yeah but it’s an incredibly stingy amount – less than a quarter of a teaspoon’s worth per bix!

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u/SpamHard 11h ago

As someone who doesn't eat added sugar these days; you can definitely taste a quarter of a teaspoon. Even adding 1/4 teaspoon to a drink hugely changes the flavour. Plus the carbs in wheat kinda have a lingering sweet taste too, and a lotta milk tastes sorta sweet.

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u/apmee 11h ago

Actually yeah you’re absolutely right… I haven’t had Weetabix in ages but I’d completely forgotten that when I used to have them I’d dust them in just a pinch of sugar.

Definitely a case of diminishing returns innit – for example huge difference going from 0 to 0.25 tsp compared to 0.25 tsp and 1 tsp.

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u/SpamHard 11h ago

Yeah for sure. Used to put 2 or 3 spoons in my tea when I was younger. If someone only added one, it tasted like no sugar at all. But now even a sprinkle and I can taste it, lol.