Beer vs. Diet Coke

[sidandspencersmom]

I know neither would be considered healthy, but if you had to choose one over the other, which would you consider to be more healthy?

[Alyantavid]

I'm gonna go with beer. The artificial sweeteners in Diet Coke are worse, in my mind, than the empty beer calories.

Besides, beer tastes better.

[dogmom327]

If I had to choose one it would be beer. Fermented grains have been around a lot longer than aspartame and artificial coloring. I'm confident the odds of my body being able to process the beer are higher than the diet coke. That being said, it would probably depend on the beer. I'd imagine some of them are so full of additives, it might be a closer contest (although I can't imagine the circumstance under which I'd choose diet coke).

[ollyoxenfree]

Beer. It contains B-vitamins, as well as other vitamins and minerals. Particularly depending on the production methods - I'd be more confident of a microbrewery using traditional fermenting processes. I wouldn't use it as my primary source of vitamins, but compared to the processed chemical brew that is Coke, beer is healthier.

[Gingercat]

Originally Posted by ollyoxenfree

I'd be more confident of a microbrewery using traditional fermenting processes.

This is what we buy; fresh, organic, unpasteurised and unfiltered cloudy beer, either dark or blonde, from a Cretan microbrewery. It is really delicious, no comparison with the commercial beer. I noticed that you can get these kind of beers mostly all over Europe, perhaps they do exist in the US too.

[Biscuits & Gravy]

BEER. No doubt about it.

[Meems]

Beer. Hands down!

[sidandspencersmom]

That is what I thought! A recent visit from MIL made me think. She would consume 3-4 cans of diet Coke a day, and would look down on me for having a few beers in the afternoon/evening.
She is always right, never wrong, according to her. Too bad she's drinking poison everyday!

[ollyoxenfree]

Originally Posted by sidandspencersmom

That is what I thought! A recent visit from MIL made me think. She would consume 3-4 cans of diet Coke a day, and would look down on me for having a few beers in the afternoon/evening.
She is always right, never wrong, according to her. Too bad she's drinking poison everyday!

Hmmm....well I hesitate to raise this...but 3-4 cans of Coke vs. "a few beers" EVERY day? Pot-kettle either way. As you said yourself:

Originally Posted by sidandspencersmom

I know neither would be considered healthy.....

There are a lot of delicious healthy beverage options available, starting with lovely, thirst-quenching water.

[Chicky2]

Originally Posted by ollyoxenfree

Hmmm....well I hesitate to raise this...but 3-4 cans of Coke vs. "a few beers" EVERY day? Pot-kettle either way. As you said yourself:

There are a lot of delicious healthy beverage options available, starting with lovely, thirst-quenching water.

I never saw where the OP said she was drinking beer "EVERY" day.

That said, I vote beer too. But we drink a TON of water, also!

[sidandspencersmom]

Thank you for your feedback. Drinking beer is not an every day thing, but do really like it!

[KatWrangler]

Beer.

[FreeRangeMama]

REAL beer, hands down. A couple of readable, non-poisonous ingredients wins hands down. Now, mass-produced, highly processed commercial beer in aluminum cans......it would be a toss up. They would probably contain a lot of the same garbage.

[ShadowMoon]

Beer! Too many chemicals/artificial ingredients in diet coke for me.

[Grace and Granola]

Originally Posted by sidandspencersmom

That is what I thought! A recent visit from MIL made me think. She would consume 3-4 cans of diet Coke a day, and would look down on me for having a few beers in the afternoon/evening.
She is always right, never wrong, according to her. Too bad she's drinking poison everyday!

Was your MIL looking down on you because of the "healthiness" of the two...or just based on the fact that one is alcoholic and one is non?

I am a health nut and non-drinker....so I could "look down" on either of them for varying reasons!

In the case of those two, I would say both are best in moderation. Though, I'm sure beer would be "healthier."

[ollyoxenfree]

Originally Posted by Chicky2

I never saw where the OP said she was drinking beer "EVERY" day.

That said, I vote beer too. But we drink a TON of water, also!

Originally Posted by sidandspencersmom

Thank you for your feedback. Drinking beer is not an every day thing, but do really like it!

Ah! Apologies. I misread the post as saying MIL had 3-4 cans of Coke during the daytime and then OP would have a few beers in the afternoon/evening of the same day. The way the run-on sentence was written made that leap pretty easy. Sorry about that.

[staceychev]

Beer, in a heartbeat.

[JessicaS]

Beer. I really like the Beer from New Belgium Brewing Company http://www.newbelgium.com/


I don't actually like Diet Coke. If you said regular Coke I might be more torn

[Teensy]

Unless you are staying hydrated while driving your car (or operating heavy machinery) . . .

[Drummer's Wife]

Beer, absolutely. I'd drink it over diet soda any day! (and I don't really care for most beers).