Awesome food products that were discontinued

[Platypus]

So I was having a strange discussion with a friend last night about weird food products that you remember existing but are nowhere to be found now.

There were three I came up with that I really wish were still made or that I could find again.

'Giggle Cookies' which were weird oreo like cookies with faces in them and the creme center made up the face that was punched out of the outer cookie. These things were amazing, I'd love to find out why they were pulled.. wish I still had some.

This one is particularly strange because I cannot find any reference to them ever existing from Kelloggs except what I found on the net. They used to have Kellogg's Mini-Wheats with different fruit centers in them.. the ones I remember were Strawberry, Blueberry, Apple-Cinnamon and Raisin. They weren't frosted unlike the stupid 'strawberry delight' crap out there now and they had smuckers filling... mm. Why did they pull these?

Third, I don't have a name for and I'd really like if someone could come up with a name/picture of it for me. It was a drink mix that you made yourself inside an accordian looking cylinder that pulled up to make the drink. Does anyone remember this one? I swear people tell me I'm crazy when I reference it but I know someone out there will remember.

Any other stuff you guys miss?

 

[UncleWai]

McRib

 

[paulxcook]

Mister Phipps Pretzel Chips.

 

[Ryan]

Orbitz, the drink with the little bloating balls in it. I still have three bottles from the 90's sitting in my bedroom

 

[Ballsack]

Jello Pudding Pops.

BALLSACK

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: paulxcook
Mister Phipps Pretzel Chips.

oh yeah...those were good!

 

[amdskip]

Surge

 

[Rage187]

The big chewy sweet tarts

 

[loup garou]

I vaguely remember Giggle cookies.

Originally posted by: Ballsack
Jello Pudding Pops.

YES! So good!

Do they still make Tato Skins chips? Loved those when I was a kid.

 

[CPA]

just recently - diet vanilla coke

 

[mugs]

Doo Dads
Hot and Spicy Chex Mix
Pizzarias (pizza flavored chips)

 

[tw1164]

Josta

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: paulxcook
Mister Phipps Pretzel Chips.

oh yeah...those were good!

About 2 months ago I remembered them and drove to the grocery store specifically to buy some. None to be found. I checked around online, and they've been discontinued for years.

My depression was epic.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: Ballsack
Jello Pudding Pops.

YES! So good!

Do they still make Tato Skins chips? Loved those when I was a kid.

I don't know if they have them under the Tato Skins name anymore, but you can get something similar marketed under TGI Friday's Potato Skins. They have a bacon cheddar and sour cream I beleive.

They are addictive little buggers.

 

[blackdogdeek]

frosted rice krispies

 

[ddwbi0]

crystal pepsi

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: mugs
Doo Dads
Hot and Spicy Chex Mix
Pizzarias (pizza flavored chips)

I had to fall back to the "Bold and Spicy"

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: CPA
just recently - diet vanilla coke

the diet vanilla cherry dr pepper isnt bad, i never liked the vanilla coke stuff they made. i used to go to a drugstore back home that added vanilla to the cokes and it was *great*

Originally posted by: Ballsack
Jello Pudding Pops.

first thing i thought of

 

[DVad3r]

Doritos Texas Tang Flavor

I used to eat a bag every day when walking my dog, those chips were insane.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: tw1164
Josta

YES! i was just sitting here trying to remember the name of that stuff. I drank so much of that stuff when it came out.

I remember buying like 4 20 oz bottles and drinking them all in one night. i was up all night after that! lol

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: tw1164
Josta

YES! i was just sitting here trying to remember the name of that stuff. I drank so much of that stuff when it came out.

I remember buying like 4 20 oz bottles and drinking them all in one night. i was up all night after that! lol

Yeah, that stuff was pretty good.

Damn, I really didn't think I ate that much junk food when I was younger, but I guess I really did!

 

[MrPickins]

Sundance carbonated fruit juice blends

Sorta like Clearly Canadian, but 10 times better.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: CPA
just recently - diet vanilla coke

the diet vanilla cherry dr pepper isnt bad, i never liked the vanilla coke stuff they made. i used to go to a drugstore back home that added vanilla to the cokes and it was *great*

Originally posted by: Ballsack
Jello Pudding Pops.

first thing i thought of

i hate all sodas with cherry in it. coke uses black cherry now, making it doubly disgusting.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: CPA
just recently - diet vanilla coke

the diet vanilla cherry dr pepper isnt bad, i never liked the vanilla coke stuff they made. i used to go to a drugstore back home that added vanilla to the cokes and it was *great*

Originally posted by: Ballsack
Jello Pudding Pops.

first thing i thought of

i hate all sodas with cherry in it. coke uses black cherry now, making it doubly disgusting.

it does? i haven't noticed a difference.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: mugs
Doo Dads
Hot and Spicy Chex Mix
Pizzarias (pizza flavored chips)

I had to fall back to the "Bold and Spicy"

The day I saw the clearance stickers on the bags of Hot & Spicy at Target was a sad day. I bought all they had left (only 4 bags or so). Then the next week they were fully stocked and I was excited! The week after that they were gone for good. I e-mailed Nabisco or whoever makes them and asked what's up and got a non-answer. I can still find the snack-sized bags which I buy occassionally.

Doo dads were similar to Chex Mix. They had corn chex, wheat chex, pretzel sticks, peanuts and those little oval-shaped cheesy bits. They had a little bit of spice to them too. They've replaced them with some kinds of Ritz snack mix that has mini Ritz crackers in place of one or more of the old ingredients... I don't like it at all.