11 Weird and Disgusting Foods We Ate As Children
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11 Weird and Disgusting Foods We Ate As Children

From sugary to weird, you'll cringe at all of these.

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11 Weird and Disgusting Foods We Ate As Children
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The No. 1 thing that reminds me of my childhood was the food that I ate. Sad, right? My whole childhood revolved around food. I played with fake food and pretended I was a chef. Food was a big deal to me as a kid. But now that I'm an adult, I look back on the different things I ate religiously as a kid. I'm offended that 7-year-old me was okay with eating these things. Some foods, I actually wasn't allowed to eat!

The late 90s and early 2000s were an odd time for many things — clothing trends, music, television shows. People tend to forget that we didn't just leave "zipper jeans" in the past, we left an extensive grocery list full of odd foods. Whether the food was insanely sugary, off-putting by looks, or it just didn't make any sense, these 11 foods will forever and always be a sugary, disgusting and embarrassing part of my life.

1. Green & Purple Ketchup

Oddly enough, this colorful Ketchup was insanely popular in the nineties and early 2000s. The color arrangements were disgusting! But this didn't stop people from putting it on French Fries, Burgers, and Chicken Nuggets.

2. Smiley Potato Fries

Just look at those deep, empty eyes. As a kid, these little treats used to frighten me to a point where I refused to eat them. Something about eating food with faces creeped me out.

3. Kid Cuisine

Don't be fooled by that cute little Penguin. These frozen kids meals were not exactly healthy. One of the many foods my mother never allowed me to eat as a kid, and I will forever be thankful!

4. Candy Sticks AKA "Cigarettes"

You knew you were the coolest kid in school if you pulled these out at recess. You'd be lying to yourself if you say you didn't pretend these were cigarettes.

5. Wax Coca-Cola Candy Bottles

Whose idea was it to coat little candies in wax? Not only were these things disgusting because they were covered in wax, but they were filled with sugar. Yes, let's feed our children wax.

6. Hubba Bubba Bubble Jug

Yes, it is an entire jug filled with artificially flavored and colored sugar. And no, my mom did not let me have this product either. Honestly, I probably wouldn't even ask for this candy because it looks like diabetes in a jug.

7. Burger King Shake Em' Cheesy Fries

I will not lie to you, these fries were my favorite when I was little. Here's how it went down: you'd get your fries, you get a cheese flavor packet, you put them in the box that has your fries and you SHAKE EM'! Boom, you got yourself some cheesy fries. This product came out in 2002. Yes, 14 years ago!

8. Willy Wonka Nerd Rope

Twelve inches of sugary, chewy goodness! This sweet candy would be a special treat my mom would pick up for me and my siblings every now and then. Unfortunately, Nerds Rope was responsible for some, probably all, of my cavities as a kid!

9. Surge Soda

Ahhh, yes, Surge Soda, the carbonated drink only cool kids had! Surge Soda is easily compared to today's Four Loko, containing 56 grams of sugar in one can, compared to Coca-Cola having only 39 grams.

10. 3D Doritos

One of my favorite snacks from my childhood was 3D Doritos! I know, Doritos are already 3D, aren't they? Yes, but these Doritos are hollow, airy and crunchy. These snacks were discontinued just before 2002.

11. Dunkaroos

Lastly on our list are Dunkaroos...Guys, these snacks are ultimately the most disgusting and unhealthy snacks I've ever encountered. They are cinnamon graham crackers that you then dunk into cake icing. Very often this cake icing had a weird watery texture. Even without the icing, this snack is very gross.


I can now say that our generation is very weird when it comes to crazy snacks. From odd and unique inventions to insanely sugary treats, millennials definitely take the award for "Weirdest Generation." Nonetheless, we are still very awesome in our own, unique way. I have to go, craving some cheesy fries at the moment!

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