8 Retro Junk Foods We Loved vs. Snacks We Feed Our Kids Today (PHOTOS)
As you've no doubt noticed, the snacks most kids are packing in their lunchboxes these days are a lot different than the processed junk food we consumed on a daily basis growing up -- they're even a lot different than what kids were eating 10 years ago! Indeed, there's a health-conscious substitute out there for nearly every trashy retro treat.
Here are some of our favorite snacks from years past, along with their contemporary counterparts. (Admit it, you like some of the old ones better!)
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Then: Yoo-hoo
It's not chocolate milk, it's chocolate "drink" -- got that? The Yoo-hoo people wanted to make sure there's no expectation of nutritional value going on there.
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Now: Seaweed Snacks
Just call these salty green squares The Cheez Balls of the Sea! Or don't, because they're not. (They are good for you, though.)
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Then: Fruit Roll-Ups
Fruit Roll-Ups are "made with real fruit," and that was a good enough reason for our parents to buy them! (Also, we asked for them all the time in a really whiny voice.)
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Now: Avocado Toast
If you've never heard of avocado toast, you've never gone on Instagram or Pinterest (or the Internet at all). This IS a pretty yummy snack. If only it came with a refined sugar rush!
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Then: Twinkies
Twinkies are nature's perfect food. It was pretty scary when they were gonna stop making them, wasn't it? Thankfully they're back on the shelves! Not that we're going to eat them, or anything.
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