Classic Foods Of The 1970s!

38 thoughts on “Classic Foods Of The 1970s!”

1. Loved Marathon bars! That was Patrick Wayne, son of John, in the ad. Ding Dongs, and pudding in cans!

2. Franken Berry ,Count Chocolater and Boo Berry cereal

3. Aspen! I remember that drink, I loved it.

4. I liked Quisp cereal and Pink Panther cereal

5. Why do some of these foods seem familiar like bubble fortune? Did this ever come back? I was born in 1986 so I don't know.

6. I miss ding dongs

7. I loved the marathon chocolate bar! It should come back.

8. Oh, and the candy cigarettes. Just because they are banned now, doesn't mean we didn't have fun with those.

9. Googles were coconut sprinkled

10. Banana Flips were so dang good.

11. They need to bring back Tid Bits!!!!!

12. I remember the 123 jello the marathon candy bar, the whistle pop, the chocolate chewing gum that had the clown on the wrapper, the elephant on the coco krispy box before snap crackle and pop also the astro pop and the different swirled life saver suckers

13. I don’t like the icing on pop tarts. I like the original. Thank goodness they still make them.

14. The snack cake which was the yellow frosted v the raspberry was like an almond crunch quite good! Also Pizza snax crackers were good too…..the test market for Jello instant in my area was Shaker maker…..and you literally can find its original flavor at Aldi the cheap instant pudding.

15. Great post and thanks!! I remember the hoopla and having one of those Pillsbury Food Sticks and them saying it was astronaut space food approved! I've mentioned them in another post on retro candy, not sure if it was your post. I've also mentioned the Marathon bars which were very good. I loved the Smuggler bars -not sure if you mentioned those. I remember pudding in cans too. Wow we're getting old = the Tuna Twist coupon is for 7 cents off!!! Thanks for the laughs about the foil frozen dinner meals and the veggies getting in the desserts! ps I thought we have a lot of processed/un-natural flavored foods now but just take a look at those icky, sugary cereals we also had back then. Yuck! Best, from Colorado!

16. this is when the obesity epidemic really took off, along with a million fast food shops on every corner. Humans didn't evolve to have this much food at arms reach.

17. "I'm gona tie you to the radiator …and…"

    If you can finish that … Know we laughed together!

18. WOW !!! I remember eating Concentrate, It was a good morning cereal. And of course, I remember Swanson TV dinners IN the aluminum trays. Brings back SO many memories. I am now 64. Time flies!!!!

19. The 70's were awesome!!

20. I think the Marathon bar launched my lifetime love of chocolate and caramel. I love good caramel and when combined with good chocolate, you can keep your truffles and other type bonbons. I even named one of my cats Rolo. Rolo and Marathon duked it out for my affections

21. Frozen TV dinners sucked, burnt along edges, still frozen ice in middle. B.S. good old days rememberers.

22. Mom made salmon patties mixing Tuna in them, no taste difference.

23. Remember Fuzzy Wuzzy soap, you washed until you got to the middle to get a plastic toy.

24. Razzys ere good

25. I dont know where your from but have never seen most of this stuff

26. What about Chun King mini egg rolls frozen snacks

27. Pizzas are still here

28. This was a fantastic trip down memory lane! Here are a few things I miss from the 1970s:

    Carnation Breakfast Bars – I think these disappeared sometime in the mid-1990s.
    Oompas Candy by the Wonka Company – these were a precursor to Peanut Butter M&Ms. There was also a strawberry version.
    Sour Cream and Onion Doritos – Cool Ranch is NOT the same thing.
    Quisp Cereal – this resurfaces every now and then, but it's a rare occurrence.
    Tom Moore sodas – there were mulitple flavors. Black Cherry was the best.
    Nestle Choco-Lite – this was a chocolate bar with air bubbles. I think they had a similar Aero bar in the 1990s.

    I wish I could find a "Grocery Store of the Lost" that would carry all these items.

29. Better snacks, better times.

30. I loved the Mug-O-Lunch beef/noodles. Tasted great, and super easy to make. Paired well with a frozen burrito.

    Ho Hos used to come wrapped in foil too, going back to the 60s for that one possibly.

31. I used to like crunch and munch in the late 80's and 90's hosstes pies

32. There was a lot of crap back then.
    Luckily for me, mother wasn't big on packaged foods. 🤠

33. Remember Food Sticks (quasi space food)..sort of a dry version of a Tootsieroll! LOL. Always remember the Marathon Bar..and wondered why it was never a foot long!

34. i so remember the tv diners in the tin trays my mom would save the trays and make her own tv diners an freeze them

35. Long before Google there were Googles, a vanilla cake with cinnamon bits. Koo Koos were similar to Ding Dongs, while Razzys made the rounds with yellow cake and raspberry frosting. The Peanuts gang pitched these treats, and the fruit pies were also quite tasty.

36. I grew up in the '60s and '70s and I just don't remember an awful lot of these. Maybe because my mom didn't buy them? I bought Ding Dongs in foil at school every day.

37. I remember all of these except the Concentrate Cereal. When I was a kid I loved Space Food Sticks and Danka was the best!!

38. OMG! Koogle banana!
    i can almost taste what it was back then. Too bad it's no longer around 🙁
    Kraft made a limited come back with the same flavors but not the same name.
    I was so happy!
    But it didn't last 🙁

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