Discontinued Food Items That Will Hit You With A Storm Of Nostalgia
Relive the memories of your childhood days with these discontinued food items that we all enjoyed as kids.
Memories from our childhood play a significant role in our lives and shape our identities today. The foods we ate during our formative years helped develop our taste buds and are a substantial part of our current eating habits.
As children, we indulged in every kind of junk food that was introduced to the market. However, there were some items whose flavors captivated our taste buds, yet they were available for only a short period before suddenly disappearing for various reasons.
Even as adults, we sometimes crave those items that are no longer sold in stores, often searching from shop to shop in hopes of getting lucky. The real issue is that the alternative products available today do not do justice to the originals.
A mere glance at these vanished food items brings back memories of their packaging, unique features, flavors, and even their scents, hitting us with a wave of nostalgia. Those who had the chance to taste most or all of these food items are truly fortunate.
As you go through this list, I’m sure nostalgia will take hold of you, flooding your mind with memories from your past and even recalling names of childhood friends. Share this with those friends and relive your memories together.
1. A spinoff hardy candy with a pinch of strawberry.
ArtieHoward2. Forget about the time; all I want is Skittles-flavored lime!
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4. Oh my God, these tangerine sours remind me of my grandma!
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5. Will you believe me if I say I can taste this picture?
6. Reese's Peanut Butter Bites were much better than Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
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7. Squeeze Pop assorted lollipops were fun and tasty, unlike the hard lollipops available today.
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8. Yummy Gummy!
9. Kudos to Variety Pack Kudos!
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10. I am an adult, and I proudly admit that I crave these sometimes.
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11. Philadelphia cheesecake bars are so underrated!
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12. Take away Alpenliebe butter toffee and bring back Alpenliebe cream and strawberry toffee.
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13. The feeling you get after eating this chocolate is out of this world; hence, Mars!
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14. It is more fun to make these than to eat them, and while they freeze, the wait is worth it!
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15. These Crystal Pepsis were undoubtedly better than the black Pepsi.
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16. We bought this for the fun of it, not really for the taste! SMH!
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17. I’m sorry to those who never tasted these 3D Doritos; you missed out on a lot in life!
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18. If Butterfinger BB's were launched again, I promise to preserve them like my baby.
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19. Honestly, I find no difference between this and Fanta!
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20. McDonald's, I was loving it. Why did you stop making these?
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21. This just changed in texture and became Oreo biscuits, but there is no change in the taste, so I'll pass!
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22. Kellogg's, kids love these more than cornflakes!
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23. These were meant to be taken along with the lunchbox! Please bring them back; adults need them too!
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24. I never had these, but they look interesting!
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25. Who on earth even liked that? Thank God they don't exist anymore!
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26. I am signing a petition to bring them back! Who’s with me?
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27. No thanks! They were nothing close to tasting like pizza.
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28. It would have been better if Reese's introduced this as lollipops!
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29. The taste of Pepsi Blue stuck to my tongue like glue.
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30. We all bought these only for the free gifts!
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Don't you all miss these yummy candies and snacks? I certainly do, and after reading through this list, I feel like I'm back in the childhood days I enjoyed with my friends and family.
Did these items remind you of your childhood as well? Share them with your childhood friends and see who remembers the most of these discontinued food items and how many they have tasted!