Millennial Snacks or Gen Z? Only Folks Over 25 Will Remember Most of These

If you were a child of the 80s or early 90s, we know you’ll recognize these nostalgic Millennial Snacks and drinks. Perhaps they were even lunchbox staples for you.

As for those who’re younger than 25, we bet you haven’t even tried a third of these.

Can You Remember These Millennial Snacks?

Crystal Pepsi

Crystal Pepsi
Getty/Theo Wargo via Complex

Maybe this wasn’t Pepsi’s best move, but it’s definitely one of their most memorable – if you were around for it.

SpaghettiOs

SpaghettiOs
Campbells

Is the little “Uh Oh, Spaghetti-Os” jingle stuck in your head now? It should be.

Ninja Turtle Ice Cream Pops

Ninja Turtle Ice Cream Pops
the_mighty_monarch via Instagram
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Who else remembers running up to the ice cream truck to order one of these treats?

SqueezIts

SqueezIts
General Mills

Raise your hand if you often had these Millennial Snacks in your lunchbox.

DunkAroos

DunkAroos
General Mills

Nostalgic as they may be, you know what’s even better? DIY DunkAroos with teddy grams and Nutella or Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter.

Pop Rocks

Pop Rocks
corndoggy84 via eBay

Yes, you can still get these, and no, it’s not dangerous to mix them with soda. (Contrary to urban legends, “Little Mikey” from the Life cereal commercials did not die from mixing Pop Rocks and soda.)

Melody Pops

Melody Pops
Chupa Chups

Weren’t these the most annoying things ever? If we recall correctly, they might have been kind of fun, but they always led to sticky fingers.

Jawbreakers

Jawbreakers
Ixnayonthetimmay via Wikipedia

Remember when everyone had to have the giant gobstoppers?

Bubble Tape

Bubble Tape
CandyStore.com

This stuff just went on and on and on… And who didn’t know that kid that’d try to chew the whole length at one time?

Dippin’ Dots

Dippin Dots
Tico Times

Hailed as the “Ice Cream of the Future,” it didn’t make quite that much of an impact. However, we’re actually still big fans.

Lunchables

Lunchables
Kraft Heinz

Who doesn’t remember the ultimate lunch of crackers, cheese, and meat in their own little compartments?

Nesquik

Nesquik
Getty/Andrew Burton via Complex

If you remember Nesquik, you probably also remember YooHoo, too. (You also probably remember that Nesquik was way better.)

Jolt Cola

Jolt Cola
Jolt Cola

Mmmm, all that sugar and boatloads of caffeine!

Shark Bites

Shark Bites
Qingy via Reddit

Fruit snacks were all the rage, weren’t they? We remember both these and Gushers being in a lot of lunches.

Toaster Strudel

Toaster Studel
Pillsbury

Everyone knows these were the best when cooked in a toaster oven.

So, how many of these old-school snacks and drinks have you had?

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