These 41 Discontinued Foods Have Vanished From Our Pantries, But Never From Our Hearts
Recently, we revisited 45 nostalgic foods that may have vanished from grocery store shelves but never from our hearts. From Certs to Chocodiles, these items sparked many memories for readers, and the BuzzFeed Community had even more favorites to reminisce about! You flooded us with comments, sharing all the discontinued foods you wish could make a comeback. So, we’ve rounded up 41 more iconic items that people just can’t stop longing for:
1."My mother used to make Jello 1-2-3. It was Jello that separated into three layers of different densities. It wasn't good, but she thought it was a fancy dessert. It was easy to prepare and economical."
2."Nature Valley's Peanut Butter Boppers."
3."Ralston's Freakies cereal... I loved that cereal. It had a cast of brand characters, and you would get a plastic one in every box."
4."Doo Dads. Crunchy, munchy goodness."
5."Whip 'n Chill was made in the same way you'd make instant pudding but had a special fluffy texture. Chocolate was the best flavor, but isn't it always?"
6."Cheez Waffles by Wise."
7."Lemon Coolers by Sunshine. Little cookies covered in powdered sugar and little lemon bits in the cookie. The powdered sugar got all over your clothes, and although I can't remember if the cookie was lemon flavored, I remember the yellow dots in the cookie that tasted like lemon. I still hope to run into them!"
8."Findus Crispy Pancakes. Frozen savory pocket with breadcrumbs on the outside and filled with oozy goodness, like minced beef or chicken and ham. Why don't they do these anymore? They were amazing."
9."Wheatena. It was a delicious hot cereal."
10."Little Debbie Chocolate Chips Cakes! They were seriously the only Little Debbie cake I truly loved! The cakes were devil's food cake with white chocolate outside and little chips on the top! I wish they'd bring it back."
11."Corn-quistos."
12."Morton’s Jelly Donuts. You baked them in the oven. I loved them for breakfast before heading to school. The 'Yummy Berry' flavor is the one I still remember."
13."10:30 bars. I was never a big chocolate fan, so these were definitely my favorite."
14."Tid-Bits! They were a cheese-like cracker, a small orange log-like. They had so much flavor, like Cheez-Its. I think of them often."
15."Campbell’s Pepper Pot soup. I tried making it myself, but it didn't taste remotely similar to Campbell's. Plus, I had to make tripe (one of the ingredients), and it's one of those foods you don’t need to know what it is."
16."Buitoni Toaster Pizza."
17."Banana Flip! Sweet, creamy banana-flavored filling in a spongy round cake (similar to Twinkies) folded like a taco. Very sweet but a great treat. I miss them; they were probably full of calories."
18."Burger King's bean burger was so good! Still hoping it will come back one day."
19."Betty Crocker Date Bar Mix."
20."Heyday bars."
21."Seven Up candy bars. Chocolate coated with seven little pockets of different fillings. Discontinued in 1979 after being around since the '30s. Dispute with the drink brand of the same name did them in."
22."Py-O-My Pudding Cakes. A mix that you baked. They were these cakes filled with little 'rivers' of pudding. Delicious."
23."Mother’s Iced Raisin Cookies."
24."Good ‘n Fruity"
25."PDQ was like freeze-dried little chocolate crystals used to make chocolate milk. Used to eat them straight from the jar."
26."Keebler Chocolate Drop Cookies. They were coconut chocolate chip cookies."
27."Sundae Supremes at Dairy Queen. They were a smaller version of a banana split with just one topping instead of three. I never liked mixing chocolate, strawberry, and pineapple toppings. One was enough."
28.Lime-flavored green Life Savers. I never bought them again once they changed the green flavor to apple."
29."Crispy Critters was the perfect oat cereal."
30."Spoon Candy. Pudding with chocolate topping you would put in the freezer to harden the chocolate."
31."Choco' Lite bars — like solidified chocolate mousse. Yummy!"
32."Drake's Swiss Rolls."
33."Cheese Nips."
34."Peanut Butter Twix bars! They’re way better than the ones they still are selling!"
35."Morton Honey Buns — they were in the freezer section and absolutely delicious."
36."Hershey's BarNone Candy Bar. It was like a Twix but on steroids. So much better. I used to get it as a kid in the late '80s and '90s, and one day, it was just gone."
37."Sizzlean — 'Don’t bring home the bacon, bring home the Sizzlean!'"
38."Carnation hot chocolate mix. Nothing compares to it today. So rich and creamy. I really miss it."
39."Ideal Bars from Nabisco."
40."Bonkers candy. It was a good fruity chewy taffy, but the commercials where they dropped giant fruit on people, making them laugh hysterically was the best."
41."Summit candy bars."
What food items do you remember from past decades that are sorely missing from grocery store shelves today? Tell us in the comments or anonymously via this form!