Back in the day, we didn’t need fancy packaging or organic labels. Just a shiny wrapper, a sugar rush, and the sound of the recess bell. Half of the junk food we grew up with probably broke every modern health rule, and yet we devoured it like they were actual meals.
Red 40? Sounds delicious. Whatever was in those snacks, it most definitely was not in moderation. Thinking about it now, it’s amazing that we treated things like powdered cheese and liquid sugar tubes as totally normal.
But they were more than just snacks. They were playground status symbols and edible pieces of childhood. So here is a sweet and salty trip down memory lane, celebrating all the glorious junk foods we loved before we knew any better.