Snack foods popped off in the 60s and 70s. Long before people were worried about what was in their food, the snacks we had were packed with sugar and preservatives aimed directly at making your taste buds explode with flavor. A lot of the snacks we’re looking at today have long since disappeared from store shelves, so let’s take a look back at the delicious, and sometimes odd snack foods that we loved back in the day.
Inspired by the space race, Space Food Sticks were designed to be a futuristic snack for the space age. These “futuristic” snacks were chewy, sweet, and marketed as astronaut food (even though there’s no way these babies were a part of the Apollo program). While they were popular for a time, the novelty eventually wore off, and they were discontinued.
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Dixie Cup Ice Cream was a simple, single-serving treat that was a hit in the 1960s and 70s. These small cups of vanilla or chocolate ice cream came with a wooden spoon, and even though they weren’t made with the best ingredients, they were still a fantastic treat. As larger ice cream brands grew, Dixie Cup Ice Cream faded away.
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Introduced in the 1970s, the Marathon Bar was a lengthy braided caramel covered in chocolate, boasting an eight-inch-long wrapper. It was marketed as the longest candy bar around, but despite its memorable gimmick, it was discontinued after a few years.
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Who doesn’t love pizza, especially when it’s served as whatever a “spin” is? Pizza Spins were a crunchy snack introduced by General Mills in the 1970s, designed to mimic the flavor of pizza. They had a tangy, cheesy taste and were shaped like little wheels, but they didn’t last long on store shelves.
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Remember Fizzies? The little tablets that dissolved into a fun flavored drink when they were dropped into water? These instant sodas were a novelty in the 1960s, but who wants to work for their sugar fix? Fizzies made a brief return in the 90s but never regained their former popularity.
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Fudgetown Cookies were a beloved treat from the 1960s, featuring buttery cookies filled with rich fudge. These sandwich-style cookies were a favorite with kids everywhere, but they completely left grocery stores sometime in the mid-80s, and we’ve never seen them again. Bummer!
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Koogle was a flavored peanut butter spread that came in fun varieties like chocolate, banana, and vanilla. Introduced in the 1970s, it was a hit with kids, but parents didn’t love the idea of flavored peanut butter, and it was pulled from shelves.
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Jello 1-2-3 was a magical dessert that separated into three layers: Jello, mousse, and a creamy topping. It was a staple of family dinners in the 1960s and 70s but was discontinued as tastes shifted towards simpler desserts.
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This instant dessert mix was a mousse-like treat that was popular in the 1960s and 70s. Coming in flavors like chocolate and strawberry, Whip ‘N Chill was easy to prepare (you could basically just eat it straight), but eventually, people lost their taste for jamming on handfuls of mousse.
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