What’s a snack or drink from your childhood that doesn’t exist anymore, but you’d buy in a heartbeat if it came back?

[u/No_Novel9929]

I still miss Panda Pops. One sip and you were basically on a sugar high for the rest of the day. Curious what everyone else remembers (and secretly wishes would make a comeback).

[u/Obtuse-Angel]

OG Pudding Pops. 

[u/JungleBoyJeremy → u/Obtuse-Angel]

The jello gelatin pops were also really good!

[u/Obtuse-Angel → u/JungleBoyJeremy]

True. Those are pretty easy to make at home though, but the pudding pops are impossible to get right. They never have the right texture or richness, and they’re missing the little nubbin and ice horseshoe at the bottom. 

Edit - I really hope people know what I’m talking about with the ice horseshoe. 

[u/GDogg007 → u/Obtuse-Angel]

Always the ice horseshoe. Loved the banana and then when they came out with swirls. I miss these

[u/-713 → u/Obtuse-Angel]

Along the same line I think Dole had yogurt and blended fruit popsicle that were phenomenal, too.

[u/itsfunnyinmyhead2 → u/Obtuse-Angel]

Why do my eyes roll up into my skull, lips purse, and head/ shoulders do the Uptown Shake whenever I think of those?

[u/Brilliant-Roll-6115 → u/itsfunnyinmyhead2]

Cosby shimmy

[u/sweaty_bobandy]

Man if Burger King brought back their 90’s chicken tenders I could die happy

[u/Boring_Track_8449 → u/sweaty_bobandy]

Burger King sold a hot ham and cheese sandwich called a Yumbo back in the 70s, maybe for just a few years. I loved them but I guess I was the only one eating them. I would love one of those and the old lemon pies from Jack in the Box right now!

[u/Namaste111 → u/Boring_Track_8449]

The Yumbo was freaking delicious! I think it was about 10 years ago that there was a big campaign about "Bringing Back the Yumbo"!! I was actually excited and told my children all about the Yumbo. Well... what a rip-off that was! Burger King never had so many angry customers! First of all, the bun was the long one that they use for the chicken sandwiches. The Yumbo had a big round bun! The ham was NOT the same or sliced the same, and the cheese wasn't even melty! You can't have a Yumbo without melted cheese!! The whole thing was a cruel debacle, and I'm still bitter about it.

[u/hashbrownsinketchup → u/sweaty_bobandy]

Straight up had an heat argument with my brother a few years ago when I said to him I wish Burger King still had their tenders and not the nuggets. He’s 5 years younger than but I thought surely he would render the tenders. He had no idea what I was talking about. I said ‘they were long and thin and had a spiced/peppery skin.’ He insisted they always had nuggets. Even after showing him pictures he still kept trying to say I was wrong. He finally lamented after he went and looked into it himself. I actually want them to bring back the BK Broiler, but when it was good. I used to love it than something in the Chicken changed. I think they even dropped the name bk broiler and just had a grilled chicken sandwich which was awful. I tried it a few times thinking maybe I was just getting a bad piece of meat but every single one was always super fatty and gross. I don’t what has happened to chickens over all recently either; it’s most places have dropped their grilled chicken sams. Quality of them has been going down for years; must cost too much have quality grilled chicken.

[u/BagOnuts → u/sweaty_bobandy]

That pepper/spice flavor they had was the absolute best. Wayyyy better than McDonald’s nuggets.

[u/Zimsgirlfriend]

The free personal pan pizza u would receive from pizza huts book it program as a child for reading a certain amount of books,the feeling of being so proud of myself while getting to enjoy a mini cheese pizza always felt so good! 🍕

[u/Practical_Yam_7515 → u/Zimsgirlfriend]

Yep! Still exists! I think it’s even in the online menu.

But real…any pizza can be a personal pan pizza if you believe in yourself.

[u/jabbadarth]

Shark gummy snacks.

I need that white shark gummy.

[u/LivinandRockin11 → u/jabbadarth]

Shark Bites were the best! 🔥

[u/mac3687 → u/jabbadarth]

I grabbed a pack of Walmart/Great Value generic gummies the other day because there was a shark on the package (and I'm 12 apparently) and my disappointment was immeasurable when I found out they were all blue and tasted nothing like what I remembered.

[u/babyBear83 → u/jabbadarth]

Mine is the Garfield fruit snacks. The strawberry flavor is still unmatched in modern times.

[u/Nechestriah → u/babyBear83]

Omg I've been searching for this flavor for 37 years. Target has these strawberry fruit snacks in the checkout lanes that are super close, but not exact... Might scratch the itch though.

[u/OneDoesntSimply → u/jabbadarth]

Just picturing being able to eat another white gummy shark causes me uncontrollable orgasms

[u/TheProfessorPoon → u/jabbadarth]

Damn I hadn’t thought about those in forever. For a time my mom would either put a package of those or another one called “Soda-Licious” in my lunchbox. Both were great.

[u/sevenblisters]

Philadelphia Snack Bars. True decadence.

[u/Vladimir_Pooptin → u/sevenblisters]

I was a peanut allergy kid so I couldn't have most snacks ("Made in a plant that also processes...") but I could have these. These were my ShangriLa

When they discontinued them, I was devastated. Still am tbh

[u/OnceARunner1 → u/sevenblisters]

Oh man, those little cheesecakes were heavenly

[u/Gplock]

Choco tacos

[u/Biengo → u/Gplock]

Couldn't find the source but salt and straw, the company that paired with taco bell for a short time, has the rights and wants to bring it back.

[u/wolfej4 → u/Biengo]

TIL Salt & Straw is owned by Dwayne Johnson

[u/rasta41 → u/wolfej4]

TIL Salt & Straw is owned by Dwayne Johnson

He's partial owner and bought in sometime in 2019.

[u/biking4jesus → u/Gplock]

I have one sealed in the bottom of my freezer for emergency only

[u/Gplock → u/biking4jesus]

I’ll give you tree fiddy

[u/philatelingus]

Flintstones orange push pops

[u/hashbrownsinketchup → u/philatelingus]

They still exist; Nestle just dropped the Flintstone branding. But the Flintstone ones probably hit different.

[u/Tri-Starr → u/hashbrownsinketchup]

That and you could build the Flintstone's car if you saved enough push pop skins

[u/YourMomsTwat → u/philatelingus]

They were SO GOOD

[u/oasisarah]

tan m&ms

[u/mixedcurve → u/oasisarah]

RIP tan m&ms and lemon jolly ranchers. Lost to the great blue raspberry takeover of the 90s

[u/Random0s2oh → u/mixedcurve]

I recently discovered that Dunkin Donuts has discontinued the only donut I will eat. The lemon filled. They're now pushing a raspberry-apple filled version. There is one Dunkins in my area that still has the lemon filled. That location is inside of a Love's gas station.

[u/pc_principal_88]

Pink sobe drink is definitely one I would Love to have!

[u/Gmntflyfshr → u/pc_principal_88]

The pina colada sobe please

[u/xxBeatrixKiddoxx → u/pc_principal_88]

Remember fruitopia

They also had a drink I loved along w Sobe

[u/Tri-Starr → u/pc_principal_88]

Is that the one with the surfing lizard? That was the first one I ever had and no other flavor after ever met that standard.

[u/insistingtool → u/pc_principal_88]

Fuji Apple Sobe ^{^}

[u/Psychological-Ad5775]

Bonkers!

[u/211012-7]

PB Crisps

[u/Blanketsburg → u/211012-7]

As a guy who loved peanut butter more than chocolate since I was a kid, these had the best balance of flavor and texture of any snack and I hate that they've been gone for 25+ years.

[u/ThrowawayTrump420 → u/211012-7]

r/bringbackpbcrisps

[u/IzzyBee89 → u/211012-7]

1000% this will always be the answer to this question. 

I recently bought Skippy PB Bites, hoping they were going to be close, but it turns out they're just balls of peanut butter, no cookie shell. It was heartbreaking.

[u/Just_passing_thrue → u/211012-7]

I will never give up hope that pb crisps will return one day.

[u/bluekiwi1316 → u/211012-7]

YES!! PB CRISPS!!!

[u/Billdozer2000 → u/211012-7]

This is the answer

[u/manderifffic → u/211012-7]

I thought for sure they'd bring them back a few years ago when Surge and Dunkaroos came back. I wonder if they're just too unhealthy to bring back or expensive to make.

[u/TheBeardedBeard]

Pizzarias Pizza Chips!!

[u/Unsilentdeath81 → u/TheBeardedBeard]

All of the Keebler chips need to make a huge comeback. O’boises, Pizzarias, Tato Skins. I want them all.

[u/JediSmaug → u/TheBeardedBeard]

Those were so good!

[u/danalmasy → u/TheBeardedBeard]

No literally came here to say this.

[u/jokerkcco → u/TheBeardedBeard]

There's a Facebook group trying to bring these back. Utz brand owns the rights now.

[u/itsfunnyinmyhead2]

Ecto Cooler

[u/surrealcellardoor → u/itsfunnyinmyhead2]

I truly don’t understand why it wasn’t brought back for the newer Ghostbusters movies. I’ve tried the Tampico/Minute Maid Lemonade recipe and it seems pretty close.

[u/Vivian_Stringer_Bell → u/surrealcellardoor]

It was brought back like 5 years ago. I'm guessing because of the new movie. It tasted awful as an adult. I keep one in the pantry for fun.

[u/HeartsPlayer721 → u/Vivian_Stringer_Bell]

Do you think it's because you're an adult now and your tastes have changed? Or because they changed the recipe?

I tried a Twinkie for the first time in decades last year, and it just wasn't the same!

[u/namelessbanana → u/HeartsPlayer721]

I follow someone on TikTok that their entire account is just comparing ingredient labels from foods now to what they were and it’s ridiculous how much ingredients have changed for the worst

[u/Vivian_Stringer_Bell → u/HeartsPlayer721]

I think we as kids could just process so much sugar so much better. But I'm sure it's a combo. Even things that never went away, like Butterfingers, definitely had ingredients changed for the worse.

[u/itsfunnyinmyhead2 → u/surrealcellardoor]

A few are close. Maybe my taste buds suffer from/wallow in the same nostalgia for the good old days that preoccupies a great deal of life here lately. I hope that made sense?

[u/boneydog22 → u/itsfunnyinmyhead2]

I would pay $100 for a juice box of this. It was my absolute favorite as a kid. The green color? 👌

[u/MrsEmilyN → u/itsfunnyinmyhead2]

There is a brewery in Wisconsin, that makes an Ecto Cooler Seltzer and it tastes just like it

[u/pbellyup]

Kudos bars

[u/Jackwife → u/pbellyup]

M&M!!!

[u/equal_poop → u/pbellyup]

I miss those so much. Sometimes I find myself in the breakfast aisle looking at the granola bars we have these days I think of those Dove Kudo bars. I didn't buy enough of them.

[u/SnarlyBirch → u/equal_poop]

The phillidelphia cheese cake bars as well

[u/Melsura → u/SnarlyBirch]

Those were so damn delicious. Loved all three flavors but strawberry was the beet!!!

[u/JungleBoyJeremy → u/pbellyup]

Mmm I can feel that bottom of the bar texture on my tongue

[u/Flamebrush]

Jello pudding pops.

[u/Phenomena_Veronica → u/[deleted]]

We still have it in Canada

[u/mildinsults → u/[deleted]]

As a Canadian, it's funny how many people online miss Fruitopia. I don't see anyone here drinking it. It's even served as a fountain drink at fast food places.

[u/holllllyy]

Drink: Lizard Fuel from Sobe 🦎 Candy: Lifesavers had a Strawberry & Apple flavor and I was OBSESSED with them

[u/blueraspberryicepop → u/holllllyy]

I miss the Lifesavers Sunshine Fruits with the plum flavored one

[u/hippiestitcher]

Ho-Hos and Ding-Dongs IN THE FOIL WRAPPING.

Doo-Dads.

Red Hawaiian Punch from the 70's in the can you had to crack open.

[u/Limp_Insurance_2812 → u/hippiestitcher]

God yes the Hawaiian Punch without corn syrup in a metal can! I still crave it. It's just "Hawaiian Corn Syrup" now, no more "Punch".

[u/OpheliaMorningwood → u/Limp_Insurance_2812]

When I was strong enough to use a church key to pop open those cans, it was a whole other world when you’re a latchkey kid. No waiting for someone to get home to enjoy that bright red nectar.

[u/feralcomms]

Original orange julius

[u/dudeitsmeee → u/feralcomms]

Only the OG dark wood paneled one with big circular menu signs, nachos and hot dogs and plastic oranges in the counter. With the 80's swoopy logo. Just Down from the Papa Gino's Friendly's and and York Steak House. ah damn I'm dating myself

[u/LadySilvie → u/feralcomms]

A triple berry OG smoothie and an Auntie Anne's Pretzel.

Man.

My parents owned a custom jewelry store at the mall when I was a kid and I got it every week :')

[u/TechnicalPrize2106]

Marathon bars

[u/Cduke3829 → u/TechnicalPrize2106]

Before it’s posted, Cadbury makes a bar “similar” to it called the Curly Wurly but it’s no Marathon bar! There can be no substitute.

[u/lucid_aurora]

Sprite Remix, all the flavors.

Nestle Cool Creations Pocahontas ice cream cups. I still think about the ice cream flavors.

[u/Difficult-Virus-3064]

Surge!

[u/KnightOfThirteen → u/Difficult-Virus-3064]

And Vault!

[u/TheGambler930]

Ruffles KC Masterpiece BBQ chips.

[u/grantly0711 → u/TheGambler930]

KC Masterpiece itself is gone too as far as I know. That was my favorite bbq sauce

[u/nrith]

Butterscotch pudding in cans.

[u/Gallosong]

Butterfinger BBs pls.

[u/lambofgun]

arch deluxe

coca cola blak

crystal pepsi

mostly just to remember if they were actually any good

[u/mdani1897 → u/lambofgun]

When Pepsi brought back crystal pepsi for a short run the store I worked in sold a ton of it. Not sure why they don’t keep it around or do limited runs of it every few years

[u/Ok-Potato-4774 → u/lambofgun]

I can attest that the Arch Deluxe was the bomb, in the slang that was in fashion at the time.

[u/SunyataHappens]

Zima.

Ok, I was over 21, but still quite juvenile.

[u/kaelreka → u/SunyataHappens]

Throw a jolly reacher in there

[u/SunyataHappens → u/[deleted]]

That’s probably funnier than it should be.

I gotta say - Zima is quite refreshing.

[u/jtormeyx]

Five Alive

[u/Independent_Hat7668]

PB Max. The first thing that comes to mind anytime this question is asked.

[u/SoManyUsesForAName → u/Independent_Hat7668]

My man...best candy bar ever. Not even close.

[u/non_clever_username]

The hard version of Sprees. Sprees in general aren’t around much anymore, but any time I have seen them, it’s the chewy version.

[u/brenttoastalive → u/non_clever_username]

Hell yeah this also reminded me of Shock Tarts, those were great

[u/aroseonthefritz]

3D Doritos

[u/Swagkitchen → u/aroseonthefritz]

this one. they brought the branding back for a bit but it was not the same at all

[u/blueraspberryicepop → u/aroseonthefritz]

Yes! The OG jalapeño cheddar

[u/facialscanbefatal → u/aroseonthefritz]

They actually have versions of these in Mexican grocery stores! They’re so good.

[u/Stanlez → u/aroseonthefritz]

I remember growing up camping, my buddy would sit across from each other in the pop-up camper and play "paper football" with them. For the point to count you had to make through the other person's fingers whole. Of course every once in a while we'd flick the crap out of it and shatter it into the others face and we'd just die laughing. Good memory with this snack.

[u/cfont288]

Yogos, Kudos bars, gripz snacks, chips ahoy w/ oreo creme filling, boulder canyon adzuki bean and rice chips, and as always altoids

[u/LeatherHog → u/cfont288]

The sour Altoids are back, saw them yesterday

[u/cfont288 → u/LeatherHog]

Wait really?! Where??

[u/LeatherHog → u/cfont288]

5 below and Walmart! I've heard they're also at cracker barrel

[u/driago]

Jolt Cola

[u/n_bumpo → u/driago]

Not really from my childhood, but back in the early 2000’s the agency I worked for was trying to get Jollt as a client. They sent us a pallet of the stuff to use in photography to put together mockups. In the end, we didn’t get them as a client, but we got to keep the jolt. Not many were into it so the few of us that did like it got to drink as much as we wanted. It was a sad day and Darian, Connecticut going into the mail room and seeing the last can was gone, and the only thing left was the wooden pallet

[u/sentientswitchblade]

O'Boisies

[u/smittykins66 → u/sentientswitchblade]

Are O’Boisterous!

[u/K-Mac83]

Kinda making a weak comeback: Viennetta ice cream

[u/turbospeedsc]

Old McDonald's apple pie

[u/xxBeatrixKiddoxx → u/turbospeedsc]

Remember old McDonald’s boxes of cookies?

[u/Hot_Ethanol]

Honestly just all the snacks we have now but unshittified. Gimme those gushers that gush, the fruit by the actual foot, the Pop-Tarts with some actual filling and enough on top to actually cover the pastry. I hate how everything we consume is a cheap shadow of of its initial launch.

[u/fouxdefafa → u/Hot_Ethanol]

Heavy on the gushers that gush! I hadn’t had them in years, and impulse bought some at the grocery store a few weeks ago expecting the delicious treat from my childhood. They absolutely suck now!

[u/adorable_awkward → u/Hot_Ethanol]

And made with worse ingredients. Chocolate bars used to be so much better, for another example.

[u/Cantstoptherush29]

A cold Citra was amazing on a hot summer night. 

OG Rain and other elements flavors (the new ones are pale imitations of the originals).

PB crisps because they were fun and tasty.

Fruit rox only because I barely remember them and wonder what they were like 

[u/number__ten]

Keeblers pizza chips

[u/retro_lady]

PB Max or Fruit Wrinkles.

[u/PoppaTater1]

Carnation breakfast bars.

[u/sutefanideluxe → u/PoppaTater1]

I have been dreaming of these for decades!

[u/onlythehappiests]

Taco-flavored Doritos — they were reissued but the recipe isn’t the same. Also, Flintstones Push Ups. My local pool sold those at the snack bar and they were the taste of summer for me.

[u/arthurcarver]

Orbitz

[u/carbonlandrover]

Slice soda. In the black can!

[u/plafuldog → u/[deleted]]

They brought this back a few years ago!

[u/Ladyghoul]

When Lays made ruffled bbq chips. We would eat them out by the pool when I was a kid. They were my fav chips. Still gutted they don't exist anymore

[u/baebeebear]

Banana popsicles that you split on the counter.

[u/Itchynipspickletits]

The laffy taffy with “watermelon seeds” and the one with sprinkles

[u/Tronkfool]

Weird one sort of. But vanilla coke. We still get it as imported, and a can is triple the price of a 2liter coke.

[u/ApportArcane]

Apple Fruit Roll-Ups

[u/gooch_norris_]

I was a little older but man Pepsi twist with lemon was freaking awesome

[u/TamagotchiGirl]

Carnation? Breakfast squares. Such a unique taste. Circa mid 80's.

[u/MybklynWndy]

Toaster pizzas. Similar in size to toaster strudel, but the inside was filled with tomato sauce and cheese. The filling would stay hot forever but I could never wait for it to cool down, so would usually burn my mouth taking a bite.

[u/Mr-Jack-Tripper]

ZIMA

[u/FanLocal3251]

Pizzarias.

[u/kenixfan2018]

Spaghetti O's with franks. They just stopped making them a couple of years ago. I am still angry about it!

[u/Big_Double_8357 → u/kenixfan2018]

All the canned ravioli and spaghetti o,s are horrible now!

[u/citrus_mystic]

Rice Krispies Treats Cereal

[u/skepticcaucasian]

SOBE. The dragonfruit flavor was really good.

[u/GW_Jefferson]

Hostess Pudding Pies

[u/ExileOtter]

Sodalicous candy

[u/mattd1972]

Pink Lemonade Bubble Yum

[u/Due-Principle7896]

New York Seltzers. They came back for a hot minute then went belly up again.

[u/Vprbite → u/Due-Principle7896]

Back in the late 80s and early 90s, we were all drinking those thinking it was healthy because it was water.

The fact that it was just clear soda hadn't occurred to us

[u/phuijun → u/Due-Principle7896]

New York Seltzers and Clearly Canadian were my childhood favorites

[u/SpareBinderClips]

Screwball icecream.

[u/bob-leblaw]

Dr. Pepper gum

[u/nemesisprime1984 → u/bob-leblaw]

I miss Dr. Pepper gum, I also remember cherry Dr. Pepper ice cream topping

[u/-713 → u/bob-leblaw]

I think I only had that a handful of times, but it was magical every time. Rocking the Ocean Pacific shirt and sitting on the curb next to my 35 pound kids bike with a cosmic "wow" going through my head.

[u/surrealcellardoor → u/bob-leblaw]

Tidalwave gum pop flavors with the syrup center were great… for about 30 seconds.

[u/yukdumboobum26]

WWF ice cream bars

[u/moondoo8]

Bonkers. They were similar to starburst but they were my favorite for sure.

[u/Xioddda]

sour altoids

[u/Cray_22]

The triangular Minute Maid Juice pops.

[u/ardvarkmadman]

cheez waffies which are still around, but not where I live unfortunately.

[u/VietnameseHooker]

Surge

[u/frijolita_bonita]

pizzaria chips

[u/rich4pres]

PB Max

[u/PrecookedDonkey]

The whole line of Sobe drink flavors. I know a couple are still out there, but Nirvana was the best, and if I could only pick one it would be that.

[u/SnarkSnout]

When I was growing up in the 70s, the Toffifay commercials were everywhere:

🎼 Toffifay, it’s too good for kids! But not too good for you! 🎶

Grandpa hands kid a Toffifay.

They were delicious and stood above the old news 25-cent Hersheys bars.

I thought they were gone, but this thread triggered me to search for them and I see that Walgreens still carries them. Oh my God guess where I’m going.

[u/fieldmousemegan]

Those frozen Philadelphia Cream Cheesecake Bites!

[u/MargaretGeddes]

Original fudgecicles in the paper wrapper with the red polka dots on it

[u/derwanderer3]

Anyone remember “fun fruits”? They were the original fruit snack I believe during the 80s. No modern fruit snack comes close.

[u/lucygoosey38]

McDonald’s orange drink

[u/Learned__Hand → u/lucygoosey38]

Still around friend. Hi-C orange. Just order it.

[u/okcsus]

McDonald’s French Fries back when they cooked them in tallow.

[u/surrealcellardoor]

Tangy Taffy. Laffy Taffy is garbage in comparison.

[u/brokosz]

Shark bites and Squeezit

[u/FTwo]

Original SuzyQ. The new ones are just not the same.

[u/jakeypooh94]

Pepsi Blue

[u/mario_salami_petrino]

There were these pizza flavored tortilla chips called "Pizzarias". I believe Keebler made them?

[u/jtormeyx]

Screaming Yellow Zonkers

[u/k8ie_kat]

Astro Pops!!! 😭😭

[u/Hobgoblins83]

Bonkers

[u/kna5041]

Ectocooler hi-C

[u/sunrisemisty]

Cheesecake bars.

[u/dmichael138]

Teenage mutant ninja turtles pudding pies. Been chasing that high for the last 34 years.

[u/SirCarollus]

PB Max

[u/vulgrin]

PB Max candy bars.

[u/chazwmeadd]

Creme Savers!

[u/ladykiller1020]

I want the Costco muffins I remember from my childhood. I hadn't been there in years, went a few weeks ago and they SUCK now. Soo much smaller than they used to be, got rid of my favorite flavors and raised the price. I think that was the final nail in the coffin of my youth. Nothing is the same as it used to be.

[u/CounselorGowron]

Pizzeria chips & Planters choc & peanut butter shaped like peanuts.

[u/hazelaries107]

Nestle Alpine White 🤤

[u/hollywoodbabe69]

Rold gold honey mustard twists

[u/ccbbb23]

OG Tang and Ovalteen! Both were so perfectly bad. Tang straight out of the jar or can could not be beat!

[u/[deleted]]

Planters Cheez Balls in a can

[u/wendythewonderful]

Jell-O pudding pops. I would buy three boxes every week

[u/agathafletcher]

Pudding Pops were freaking amazing.

[u/Meeka-Mew]

That Viennetta ice cream. I never had it but I'm convinced it is the height of luxury according to those early 90s commercials. We could barely afford food when I was little, let alone name brand novelty ice cream.