Faux Coffee?

I love mcdonald's coffee & drink it on the regular. But I started noticing something. First, a little background. I used to have a sweet tooth growing up but as I aged, I lost it. The sweet tooth that is. Eating a box of cookies in a sitting wasn't unheard of but now I'll have one or two & I'm done. The only sweet thing I still enjoy is cake but even that is limited to an occassional slice. Chocolate's my favorite. Same thing with beverages - cold and hot. Used to love Sunkist orange soda but now can't stand the stuff because of it's too sweet. Used to put a ton of sugar in my tea and coffee but no more.

A few days ago, I noticed that everytime I drank mcdonald's coffee, I would put in a lot more sugar than I would if I bought the coffee elsewhere or made my own. So I decided to test my theory. Brewed my own coffee and put it in a mug. Noted how much sugar I used. Then poured mcdonald's coffee in the same mug & noted the amount of sugar used. Three times what I did when I made my own coffee! Hmm. Maybe the sugar disparity was from using different types of coffee and/or the strength of the brew. Maybe. I watched "Supersize Me" so I'm not exactly infused with confidence as to why I use so much more sugar in the mcdonald's coffee just to bring it to taste.

I know what you're thinking - that I should get a life. That's exactly what I was telling myself as I ran my little experiment.