Favorite Foods - Totally the 80's

Fruit Stripe Gum and the Tattoo Wrapper Kids Loved

Some candies were good. Fruit Stripe Gum, the zebra gum with the striped packs, was a whole scene. You remember the pack first, don't you? The wild stripes, Yipes the…

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Nerds Cereal, the Candy-Coated Breakfast Kids Begged For

If you were a kid in the 1980s, the cereal aisle could feel like a toy store with milk. Bright boxes shouted at you. Mascots grinned at you. Sugar pretty…

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Carnation Breakfast Bars and the Quick Breakfast Kids Really Ate

There was a special kind of school morning chaos in the 70s and 80s: one shoe on, a backpack half-zipped, the TV still on in the other room, and somebody…

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Planters Cheez Balls and the Orange Canister Kids Emptied

You didn't open a canister of Planters Cheez Balls and eat a polite handful. You popped the lid, heard that little snap, and suddenly your afternoon had a plan. For…

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Why E.T. Cereal Was the Movie Tie-In Kids Had to Try

Some 80s products didn't ask for your attention, they grabbed your sleeve in the grocery aisle. E.T. cereal was one of those. If you were a kid then, you already…

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Oompas Candy and the Wonka Treat We Still Miss

Remember those candies that felt like they came from a toy box, a movie set, and the snack aisle all at once? Oompas candy had that kind of magic. If…

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Push Pop Candy and the Click Every Kid Remembered

You didn't eat a push pop candy the way you ate an ordinary lollipop. You clicked it up, took a few proud licks, snapped the cap back on, and carried…

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Ghostbusters Cereal and the Spooky Breakfast Kids Wanted

Some cereals promised a full stomach. Ghostbusters cereal promised a little chaos before school. If you were a kid in the mid-80s, that mattered. Breakfast wasn't only breakfast. It was…

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Giggles Cookies: The Smiley Sandwich Snack We Miss

Some cookies were good. Some were fun. Giggles Cookies pulled off both, and that was the trick. If you grew up stalking the snack aisle in the mid-to-late 1980s, you…

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Fruit Wrinkles Snack and the Stretchy Lunchbox Obsession

Some snacks disappeared in two bites. Fruit Wrinkles made a whole scene out of it. If you packed a lunch in the late 1980s or early 1990s, you probably remember…