27 Food Trends From the 1980s We Don’t Need to Return

Nostalgia for the 1980s is hot right now, with shows like Stranger Things basically making it their whole thing. But that doesn’t mean we want everything from the 1980s to return. In fact, most of the popular food trends from back then are more than invited to remain stuck in the past. New Coke, of course, is the biggest example. But there were plenty of other bad ideas, too, like pizza-flavored snack chips, McDonalds selling spaghetti and godforsaken Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles puddin’ pies “loaded with puddin' power!”
Ah, who are we kidding? We’re maybe still a little nostalgic for some of these, too.
New Coke

Weight Watchers Margarine

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Microwave Fries

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Sandwich Slices

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Pizza at McDonalds

"Light" Drinks

Lean Cuisine

McSpaghetti

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Pizza Spins

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
OJ's

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Tobacco Gum

Tie-in Foods

Hubba Bubba Soda

Burgers at Taco Bell

TMNT Pudding Pies

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Undercover Bears

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Pudding Pies

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Toaster Pizzas

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Steak-umms

Medieval Times

Dr Pepper Gum

Purple Passion

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Pudding Roll-Ups

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Smurfberry Crunch

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
Sizzlean

Source: 26 Food Products From The 80s (That Should Stay In The Past)
The McDLT

Fast-Food Buffets
