The beginning of our century feels like a whole eternity away. And it kinda is, since the year 2020 has bent the time-space continuum and we’re now trapped in its never-ending limbo.
Time would pass a whole lot quicker, though, if someone would teleport some of the quirky goodness from the 2000s. From 3D Doritos to Creme Savers and Altoids Sours, these have been gone for a while now and the chances are, nobody really noticed.
It’s not that we cannot live without lime Skittles all of a sudden, but hey, it would be so much better. ‘Cause if there’s something we learn in childhood, it’s a whole bunch of the most bizarre snacks of questionable nutritional value, filled with tongue-coloring edible contents all wrapped in sturdy plastic packaging. And nobody ever dared to say it's unhealthy.
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Creme Savers
The creme that saved all of us from nondelicious candy couldn't be saved itself. It went away within the last few years.
Lime-Flavored Skittles
Skittles changed their green lime flavor to apple in 2013. Up is down! Right is wrong! Nothing makes sense anymore.
Extra Thin Ice Sheets
Back in 2003, Extra's Thin Ice Sheets took the breath-freshening world by storm. So much so, that some newspapers actually claimed that their creation would effectually end chewing gum.
It doesn’t come as a surprise that most millennials are notorious snackers. According to Mintel, they snack at least four times a day and sometimes, even more. I can’t refute the statement—I snacked three times already and it’s not even lunch.
But there’s something different about millennials in the way they consume one-bite goodies compared with other generations. It turns out, when snacking, the millennial generation is far more likely to focus on responsibility of self, society, and planet.
Altoids Sours
Your tongue hasn't been able to get absolutely destroyed since 2010.
Cinnamon Tic Tacs
If you can believe it, both Cinnamon AND Spearmint Tic Tacs have been gone since 2014.
Reese's Bites
These chewy lil' balls of deliciousness haven't been around since 2008.
According to Jeff Fromm, an expert on millennials and generation Z, “When millennials snack, they are making purchase decisions based on these tenets and how brands satisfy them. Or, in some cases, don’t satisfy them.”Jeff also suggests that millennials tend to snack in the same way they live, by “binge living.”
“Millennials live on the extremes in every aspect of their lives; they will work out every day of the week only to reward themselves by hunkering down on the couch to watch 10 straight hours of Game of Thrones on a Saturday.”
Mintel's research backs up the statement since it found that healthy, energizing, and light snacks are consumed earlier in the day, whereas evening and nighttime snacks progress into indulgences. It also suggests that the millennial generation is much more into flavor adventures, always searching for new, bold, and unique products to try.
Squeeze Pop
The goopiest candy gooped no more within the last few years.
OMG! These were my FAVORITE growing up! I find them every now and again :-)
Haribo Sugar-Free Gummy Bears
What could be more appealing than a candy that packs in a ton of flavor while also being marketed as healthy for you? Haribo believed they found the winning combination in their sugar-free gummy bears, having replaced the sugar in the product with the artificial sweetener maltitol. It wasn't long before the public found the downside to this product—the sweetener acted as a laxative and it gave everyone who consumed the candy extreme gastrointestinal distress. Haribo quickly doubled back on its product, and despite competitors still selling gummy candies with this sweetener, Haribo has since pulled the product.
There's a good reason for that - https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelrusch/haribo-gummy-bear-reviews-on-amazon-are-the-most-insane-thin
Kudos
The most delicious granola bar ever to granol has disappeared from shelves within the last few years.
Nesquik Cereal
Nesquik Cereal was quikly removed from shelves in the US in 2012. You can still get it in some other countries.
Philadelphia Cheesecake Bars
Look at that thing. It's gorgeous. It also was discontinued over a decade ago.
Campino Strawberry And Cream Sweets
These red and white boiled sweets, formed of strawberry and yoghurt stripes of candy, could be found in supermarkets for over 40 years before they were suddenly axed in the mid 2000s.
Mars Delight
Mars Delight may have only been on the shelves for four years, but in that time the chocolate bar developed a large and devoted following. This slender version of the classic Mars bar, also featuring a wafer layer, was nowhere to be found by the end of 2008. Nine years after their discontinuation, petitions are still being signed online demanding that the bar be brought back.
Jell-O Pudding Pops
While they debuted in the 1970s, Jell-O Pudding Pops hit peak popularity in the 1980s. A box of pudding pops came in flavors like chocolate, vanilla, and swirled. If you're really craving a pudding pop, and a Fudgesicle doesn't come close enough for you, there are pudding pop molds so you can make your own.
Crystal Pepsi
The transparent, caffeine-free soda U.S. had a short run in the early 1990s. It was a novelty, but it didn't taste quite like Pepsi. Saturday Night Live parodied the product in a crystal-clear gravy skit, Thrillist recounts. Because it is something that instills some serious nostalgia, Crystal Pepsi has made some limited-time comebacks in recent years.
This stuff was gross, I don't know why people pretend to miss it. Same with the blue Pepsi.
Flintstone Push-Up Pops
You can still get these...just without the Flintstones on your sherbet pops. Dang shame.
Butterfinger Bbs
Bart Simpson's favorite candy and (in my humble opinion) the perfect Butterfinger experience hasn't been around since 2006.
Slice Soda
Slice as we knew it has been gone since 2009. Now it's a seltzer.
Onion Nuggets
Ancient relics (OK, a promotional photo on a Tumblr page) reveal that McDonald's once served Onion Nuggets in the 1970s. The nuggets look like a golden fried onion ring, but, you guessed it, in the shape of a chicken nugget.
Oreo Cakesters
Sweet, soft Cakesters were no more as of seven years ago.
Squeez-Its
The juiciest juice to ever juice has been juiced out since 2001.
Life Savers Holes
Life Savers Holes were introduced in the '90s, and were basically Life Savers, but in a non-ring form.
Life Savers Holes were plagued with problems. After being on the market for the second half of 1990, they were recalled for being choking hazards in January 1991. They re-appeared four months later with new packaging, but were eventually taken off shelves forever.
Heinz Ez Squirt
Heinz EZ Squirt was colorful ketchup in a squeeze bottle. Released in tandem with "Shrek" in 2000 with a green shade (Blastin' Green) —took the condiment market by storm, selling 25 million bottles in three years.
While it was initially successful, Heinz ended up pulling the ketchup from shelves in 2006 after faltering sales, making it impossible to create ketchup-based works of art.
Keebler Magic Middles
One of Keebler's biggest hits of the 21st century came in the form of their Magic Middles—shortbread cookies filled with fudge or peanut butter filling that everyone couldn't get enough of. The cookies quietly disappeared from shelves with very little explanation from the Keebler offices, much to millennials' chagrin.
Pizza Spins
Do you remember these snacks? Shaped like wheels and infused with pizza flavor, they were truly in a league of their own from 1968 to 1975, when they sadly left store shelves.
Reeses Swoops
What's better than a chip? How about a chip MADE OF CHOCOLATE. Too bad they've been gone since 2006.
Eh, they are okay, but chocolate is better drizzled on an actual potato chip.
Pepsi Blue
This sweet, delicious blue nectar of the Gods was ripped from our hearts and souls in 2004.
I remember having this available in Romania for a while back in the day. It was... decent. I wouldn't mind giving it a try again, if they ever bring it back.
Nestlé Magic Balls
A world of difference, I live outside the US and recognise literally NONE of these products and hardly any of the brand names either. We think we are so similar because of shared language but we are so very different in every way..
I don't remember what they're called and I'm not sure I can describe it properly, but what I really miss from my childhood and can't find anywhere is those little thingies that when you put them in your mouth they would pop and make a crackling sound.
Pop Rocks/Popping Candy. If your lucky ad look in the baking aisle at your supermarket they may sell it as a cake decoration as a sprinkle. Here in the UK they are available but are very hard to find.
Load More Replies...The Nestle Double Cream Egg needs to be on this list... very few people actually remember it, and it's superior to the Cadbury egg.
Charleston Chew is one of my favorite obscure candies. It's not gone, you just gotta look really hard to find it nowadays
There was one drink I never saw here that I thought I would, Tab! think it was made by Pepsi maybe Virgin?
I miss Pepsi Holiday Spice, Dr Pepper Red Fusion, Dr Pepper Berries & Cream, Dr Pepper Vanilla Float and Coca Cola Blak
Anyone remember Ipana and the chocolate and strawberry toothpastes of the early '50 s? -but the one I really really miss is the (probably imported) rose geranium toothpaste I used to get in a little place on Hollywood blvd in about 1956.
there are a lot more well known ones i could have thought of that would be better for this list
Banana Nesquik and Carnation Instant Breakfast in Coffee flavour. I'd often have one of the latter before heading off to school (early 1970s).
Fellow early 70s child here. They still sell both online. The Carnation instant breakfast comes in three flavours and it's ridiculously expensive. I also used to like the Strawberry Nesquick
Load More Replies...Three things I miss: Truffles in Paradise ice cream from Baskin Robbins, cheese bread ring with marinara sauce from Schwan's, and this frozen Mexican pizza thing, also from Schwan's. Haven't been able to find then in over a decade. Other cheesy breads and truffle ice creams don't even come close.
Still remember the SNL skit parodying crystal pepsi, with the “Crystal Gravy”.
For Brits of a certain age - it's never been the same since we lost Texan bars, has it?
A bunch of crap sold as food. I didn't recognize any of the items and it saddens me to thing there are people who miss any of this junk food
Just because it wasn't healthy doesn't meant it wasn't part of our childhoods!
Load More Replies...I've never had a single one of these products in my house, and when I was a kid, my mother would never have permitted us to have these either. Most of them are so sweet that I think they would literally make me sick.
A world of difference, I live outside the US and recognise literally NONE of these products and hardly any of the brand names either. We think we are so similar because of shared language but we are so very different in every way..
I don't remember what they're called and I'm not sure I can describe it properly, but what I really miss from my childhood and can't find anywhere is those little thingies that when you put them in your mouth they would pop and make a crackling sound.
Pop Rocks/Popping Candy. If your lucky ad look in the baking aisle at your supermarket they may sell it as a cake decoration as a sprinkle. Here in the UK they are available but are very hard to find.
Load More Replies...The Nestle Double Cream Egg needs to be on this list... very few people actually remember it, and it's superior to the Cadbury egg.
Charleston Chew is one of my favorite obscure candies. It's not gone, you just gotta look really hard to find it nowadays
There was one drink I never saw here that I thought I would, Tab! think it was made by Pepsi maybe Virgin?
I miss Pepsi Holiday Spice, Dr Pepper Red Fusion, Dr Pepper Berries & Cream, Dr Pepper Vanilla Float and Coca Cola Blak
Anyone remember Ipana and the chocolate and strawberry toothpastes of the early '50 s? -but the one I really really miss is the (probably imported) rose geranium toothpaste I used to get in a little place on Hollywood blvd in about 1956.
there are a lot more well known ones i could have thought of that would be better for this list
Banana Nesquik and Carnation Instant Breakfast in Coffee flavour. I'd often have one of the latter before heading off to school (early 1970s).
Fellow early 70s child here. They still sell both online. The Carnation instant breakfast comes in three flavours and it's ridiculously expensive. I also used to like the Strawberry Nesquick
Load More Replies...Three things I miss: Truffles in Paradise ice cream from Baskin Robbins, cheese bread ring with marinara sauce from Schwan's, and this frozen Mexican pizza thing, also from Schwan's. Haven't been able to find then in over a decade. Other cheesy breads and truffle ice creams don't even come close.
Still remember the SNL skit parodying crystal pepsi, with the “Crystal Gravy”.
For Brits of a certain age - it's never been the same since we lost Texan bars, has it?
A bunch of crap sold as food. I didn't recognize any of the items and it saddens me to thing there are people who miss any of this junk food
Just because it wasn't healthy doesn't meant it wasn't part of our childhoods!
Load More Replies...I've never had a single one of these products in my house, and when I was a kid, my mother would never have permitted us to have these either. Most of them are so sweet that I think they would literally make me sick.