Diet Coke, is it Vegan?

I've been asked, is Diet Coke vegan? Well. that's a great question, and it depends on who you ask.

Ask the authors of the NY Times bestseller, Skinny Bitch, and they will tell you that Diet Coke is "Liquid Satan"! Intense! Apparently, if you read the book, you'll never drink Diet Coke again. They think its very harmful to you. Hey, my old neighbor, Amy, was in her 80s and apparently lived on Diet Coke! Then again, should could barely remember anything that happened yesterday - perhaps the Diet Coke had something to do with that. Isn't ironic that the mixed drink, "Skinny Bitch", is made from Vodka and Diet Coke???

Other say it's perfectly fine. There are no ingredients derived from animal products, as far as we know. Perhaps if it had bacon??? In any case, if you're strictly looking for foods that do not include animal derived ingredients, then Diet Coke is perfectly vegan. If you're concerned about how the Coca Cola corporation treats animals and uses them for food testing, then you might consider otherwise (although, I have no idea if Coke uses animals for testing, but some folks on the web seem to think so).

So, for me, I don't particularly like Diet Coke, with or without bacon, so I won't be drinking any during the next 8 weeks. My weak spot might be Diet Mountain Dew or a good beer. Now, how long before I get a beer craving???