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Discontinued Snacks Cover
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The list of discontinued snacks is a long and winding one and we’ll be honest — sometimes we see a picture of an old snack and it unlocks a piece of our memory we had buried. Those “Oh YEAH! I remember those” moments of nostalgia that trigger tingly feelings. Can you remember all 50 of these discontinued snacks?

1. Sprite Remix

Sprite Remix cans
Wikipedia / TeemPlayer

Our tastebuds wept when Sprite Remix faded into the land of discontinued drinks. These fruity twists on traditional lemon-lime Sprite were so refreshing. RIP, Remix.

2. Pizzarias

Pizzarias
Ebay

Are Pizza Pringles supposed to be our consolation prize for the demise of Keebler’s Pizzarias? Because if so, we’re not consoled. We’re still pining for Pizzarias in a snack aisle void of viable pizza-flavored, crispy, crunchy snacks. 

3. Butterfinger BB’s

Nestlé / eBay

The Simpsons. Bite-sized balls of Butterfingers. These were ’90s perfection.

4. Nestle Wonder Ball

Nestle Wonder Ball
Ebay

The Wonder Ball walked so the Kinder Surprise Egg could run … headfirst into the same fate of choking hazard-induced discontinuation. 

5. Jell-O Pudding Pops

Jell-O Pudding Pops box with swirl pop shown
Eagle_In_Flight/Reddit

Just seeing the picture of these makes our mouths water. Pudding Pops are at the top of our “Bring ‘Em Back” list.

6. Jell-O Pudding Bites

Jell-o Pudding Bites
r/EngineeringSeveral18/ via Reddit.com

These were like little pudding fruit snacks. A true crime to take them away from us without warning.

7. Surge

Surge
Amazon

One look at this can and you know exactly what decade the toxic-waste-looking soda thrived in: the ’90s. 

8. Crystal Pepsi

Crystal Pepsi
Crystal Pepsi by Mike Mozart ((CC BY))

Ahh, the Great Clear Craze that spanned from the late ’80s to the early 2000s. Crystal Pepsi was at the helm.

9. SoBe

SoBe drinks in a fridge
Joshua Ommen/ Flickr

This is what we were heading to the gas station for in the early 2000s. Every. Single. Time.

10. Altoid Sours

altoids sours containers
u/captcraigaroo via Reddit

Nothing could rip your tastebuds to shreds and somehow simultaneously satisfy them like these bad boys. They’re also said to be coming back.

11. Kudos Granola Bars

Kudos bars
Reddit

No granola bar has ever hit the same as Kudos. The M&M version was entirely elite.

12. PB Max

pb max candy
Mars, Inc. / Wikipedia

Yes, we love Reese’s, but PB Max was in a league of its own — a league that should’ve never been shut down if you ask us.

13. Marathon Bar

marathon candy bar
Mars, Inc. / u/horrortheateryt via Reddit

We really just stopped having fun with the composition of candy bars, didn’t we?

14. Koogle Peanut Spread

Koogle Peanut Butter Spread on a Dark Grey Background
eBay

It was the offset pupils on the packaging for us. 

15. Fruit String Things

fruit string thing
r/nostalgia via Reddit.com

The goal was to peel these off the little plastic sheet all in one neat swoop without breaking it into pieces. That was a true accomplishment.

16. Hershey Swoops

Hershey Swoops
Hershey Swoops by eklim ((CC BY-NC-ND))

Oh baby. Swoops existed in a sliver of the universe where salty and sweet intersected to deliver the perfect snack.

17. Hi-C Ecto Cooler

Hi-C Ecto Cooler
Amazon

The color of this drink matched Slimer’s skin which made it so much more fun to slurp down. 

18. Carnation Breakfast Bars

Carnation breakfast bars
r/arwenthenoble/ via Reddit.com

These were basically Whatchamacallit candy bars except they were acceptable to eat in the morning. 

19. Seven Up Candy Bars

seven up candy bar
Snack History

Like a box of Valentine’s chocolate rolled into one candy bar.

20. Orbitz Drinks

Ortbiz Soft Drink
Wikimedia Commons

People are still fascinated with drinks that have floating blobs in them (Boba tea is all the rage), but Orbitz were the O.G. craze.

21. Vault Soda

Vault Soda
Nick Gray/ Flickr

Another knock-off Mountain Dew. This one even had a red version, taking its Mountain Dew copycating to new heights.

22. Guacamole Doritos

Original Guacamole Doritos bag
_MOTHERB3AR/Reddit

It was totally the neon green hue that caused Guacamole Doritos’ demise because the flavor concept was on-point. 

23. Wonka Bars

wonka bar
Wikipedia

“Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.”

24. Wonka Donutz

wonka donutz candy
u/nate0113 via Reddit

Any snack subbing a plural “s” for a “z” didn’t make it out of the 2000s alive. 

25. Fruitopia

Fruitopia
Phil Nelson/ Flickr

We miss these. And we miss the entire vending machines dedicated to them. 

26. Lifesavers Holes

Lifesavers Holes
Ebay

You’re telling us these weren’t a fever dream? Lifesavers Holes — another candy with a choking hazard-led downward spiral.

27. Squeezit

Squeezit juice
Ebay

One look at a picture of the ’90s Squeezit bottle and we can taste the fruity juice. And now we’re craving something we can’t have. Just plain cruel.

28. Cheetos X’s and O’s

Cheetos X's and O's
Ads Reupload/YouTube

Moms for sure ruined this snack. “Stop playing with your food!” 

29. Pringles Prints

Pringles Prints
Mike Mozart / Flickr

There was a serious push toward temporary tongue tattoos in the early 2000s snack aisle. 

30. Fruit Stripe Gum

Fruit Stripes gum
eBay / katzsklothes

This beloved gum was cheap and people raved about its minute-long flavor. Imagine if it stayed on your tastebuds longer, that colorful zebra could’ve ruled the world.

31. Ouch! Bubble Gum

Ouch! Bubble Gum
Ebay

Everyone knows a kid who treats Band-Aids like stickers. This gum appealed to kids like that.

32. Hubba Bubba Soda

Hubba Bubba Soda
ebay

Hubba Bubba soda — AKA carbonated Amoxicillin. 

33. Keebler Magic Middles

Keebler Fudge Magic Middles
Instacart

We’re just gonna say it: Keebler’s current cookie lineup is abysmal and Magic Middles need a comeback.

34. Shark Bites Fruit Snacks

Shark Bites Fruit Snacks
Ebay

The white ones were elite. “Great Whites,” if you will.

35. Heinz EZ Squirt Colored Ketchup

Heinz EZ Squirt Colored Ketchup
Ebay

Because red ketchup was getting really boring. 

36. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pies

Ninja Turtle Pies
Ninja Turtle Pies by ~ tOkKa ((CC BY-NC-SA))

Not to be confused with pizza, the turtles’ biggest vice.

37. Bar None

Amazon

Apparently its namesake was too big of a claim because this bad boy was overshadowed by the competition and now dwells in the Discontinued Dimension.

38. Reggie! Bar

Reggie! Bar, Empty Wrapper
eBay

Reggie Jackson was Mr. Relevant in the ’70s, but his namesake candy bar eventually fizzled out.

39. Screaming Yellow Zonkers

Screaming Yellow Zonkers
jeffsabu/YouTube

A popcorn-like snack food or an alarming medical condition? 

40. 7-Up Gold

7-up gold can
Ebay

When your lane is lemon-lime but you veer off the beaten path to create a cinnamon-ginger soda instead. 7-Up Gold was essentially a carbonated identity crisis.

41. Space Food Sticks

Space Food Sticks
r/random420x2/ via Reddit.com

Space Food Sticks: Cheaper and More Attainable Than Becoming a NASA Astronaut. 

42. Nabisco Doo Dads

nabisco doo dads
r/nostalgia via Reddit.com

Chex Mix, Shmex Mix. Doo Dads were way better.

43. Planters P.B. Crisps

Planters P.B. Crisps
via Reddit.com

That top-hat-wearing Mr. Peanut knew the chokehold he had on us with these crispy little peanut butter snacks.

44. Nabisco Swiss Cheese Crackers

Nabisco Swiss Cheese Crackers
Nabisco Swiss Cheese Crackers by twitchery ((CC BY))

These crackers with a little piece of ham and a slice of cheese were the best Lunchable knock-off imaginable. 

45. Oatmeal Swirlers

Oatmeal Swirlers
Sum Square Stories/ YouTube

Whoever took this breakfast delicacy away from us better be behind bars. Hopefully they get served the driest, most boring oatmeal too. 

46. Eggo Waf-Fulls

Eggo Waf-Fulls
Reddit

No syrup necessary.

47. Pizza Spins

Pizza Spins
Redbubble

Another pizza-flavored snack that makes us wonder how Pringles had staying power but these guys didn’t.

48. Hershey’s Kissables

hersheys kissables
u/MargaretThatchersV– via Reddit

So, a Hershey Kiss gave an M&M an actual Hershey Kiss, one thing led to another, and Kissables came to be? That’s what we’re going with. 

49. Pepsi Blue

Pepsi Blue can with a plastic cup next to it filled with blue pepsi
Pepsi Blue by Fieldafar ((CC BY-SA))

First they lit Michael Jackson’s hair on fire and then they dyed Pepsi blue. There may be actual madmen in the marketing department at Pepsico. 

50. Philadelphia Cheesecake Snack Bars

Philadelphia Strawberry Cheesecake Snack Bars
Reddit

These made so much sense that we’re still baffled they ever got discontinued. 

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