36 Beloved Snack Foods That Are No Longer Available
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5245ddd46bb3f7cd022a5065-480-/french-toast-crunch-1.jpg" border="0" alt="french toast crunch" width="480" />These foods and drinks used to grace the pantry shelves of many American households. </span>
But their glory days have passed, and now these beloved items are no longer available.
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Some soda varieties just didn't click, while exotic candy flavors were discontinued. </span>
In many cases, fans have started campaigns to bring these favorite snacks back to life.
<h3>Jello Pudding Pops were a popsicle advertised by Bill Cosby. </h3>
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They disappeared in the early '90s.
<h3>Black Pepper Jack Doritos were released about a decade ago.</h3>
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They were discontinued in 2008.
<h3>Planter's Cheez Balls were discontinued in 2006. </h3>
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Several online petitions plead for their return.
<h3>Wonder Ball was a spherical chocolate ball with a toy inside. </h3>
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Nestle stopped manufacturing them in 1997 after some children choked on the toys.
<h3>French Toast Crunch was a cereal by General Mills.</h3>
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It was discontinued in 2006.
<h3>Keebler Magic Middles were beloved in the 1980s. </h3>
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They were a vanilla shortbread with a chocolate middle.
<h3>Crispy M&M's were discontinued in the U.S. in 2005.</h3>
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They are still available in some European countries.
<h3>Surge was released by Coca-Cola to compete with Mountain Dew in 1996.</h3>
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The beverage was discontinued by 2003.
<h3>Oreo O's was a cookie-themed cereal launched by Post in 1997.</h3>
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It was discontinued 10 years later.
<h3>Tic Tac recently confirmed on its website that it had discontinued its Cinnamon and Spearmint flavors. </h3>
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You can still find the flavors online-at least, for now.
<h3>The Snapple Element Drinks were popular in the early 2000s, but were discontinued. </h3>
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Since then, several online petitions have begged for their return.
<h3>Cherry Vanilla Coke (and a diet version) was launched in 2006.</h3>
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Coke discontinued the sodas a year later.
<h3>Fiery Habanero Doritos were discontinued in 2009. </h3>
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Since then, Doritos has introduced a Flamas flavor that is spicy.
<h3>Altoids' Tangerine Sours were a citrus alternative to the minty favorite.</h3>
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They were discontinued in 2010.
<h3>Each flavor of Hi-C fruit snacks looked like the fruit it represented.</h3>
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The Brach's snacks have been discontinued.
<h3>3D Doritos were launched in the early 2000's.</h3>
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They were discontinued a few years later.
<h3>Butterfinger BB's were mini peanut butter and chocolate candy balls. </h3>
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They were discontinued in 2006.
<h3>Lemon Ice Gatorade hasn't been around for a decade.</h3>
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The beverage has its own Facebook page.
<h3>Apple Newtons were an offshoot of the popular Fig Newton brand. </h3>
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Other discontinued flavors include grape and cherry.
<h3>Carnation breakfast bars were a staple in the 1980s. </h3>
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They also have a Facebook page pleading for their return.
<h3>Snapple's Mint Iced Tea was taken off the shelves back in 2007. </h3>
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You can still get apple, mango, and raspberry flavors.
<h3>Cinna-Crunch Pebbles were introduced in 1998.</h3>
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The cereal was discontinued in 2001.
<h3>Nabisco Swiss Cheese crackers were popular in the 1980's but were discontinued in the U.S. </h3>
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There's a similar version still available in Canada.
<h3>Regular Coke with Lime was discontinued in 2005.</h3>
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A diet variety still exists.
<h3>Waffle Crisp cereal hasn't technically been discontinued.</h3>
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Post did slow down production, so it's difficult to find in stores.
<h3>Munch 'Ems were snack crackers produced by Keebler.</h3>
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Flavors included sour cream,onion, and ranch.
<h3>Cookies 'N Cream Twix bars were available in the early 1990s. </h3>
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They were discontinued along with the chocolate fudge variety.
<h3>Heinz released a line of ketchups in colors like purple and green in 2000.</h3>
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Heinz discontinued the ketchup in 2006 after years of poor sales.
<h3>Hershey's Bar None candy bars haven't been sold in the U.S. since 1993. </h3>
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<span>The bar consisted of a </span>cocoa<span> wafer, chocolate filling, peanuts and chocolate</span><span> coating.</span>
<h3>Uncle Ben's rice bowls were supposed to offer convenience in cooking.</h3>
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They were discontinued in 2008.
<h3>Dunkaroos were sold by General Mills in the 1990s, but production has been scaled back.</h3>
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Today, they're very difficult for the average person to find in stores.
<h3>Flavor-Blasted Jalapeno Cheese Goldfish were a spicy alternative to cheddar.</h3>
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The snacks are no longer available.
<h3>Ben & Jerry's Tennessee Mud flavor was supposed to taste like Jack Daniel's and Coffee.</h3>
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It was discontinued in 1989.
<h3>Pop Tarts Crunch was a cereal based on the famous pastries that was discontinued in the late 1990s. </h3>
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Flavors included cinnamon and strawberry.
<h3>Reese's Bites were peanut butter and chocolate bites that were discontinued with the entire Hershey Bites line in 2008. </h3>
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Other flavors included original and cookies n' cream.
<h3>Wonka Oompas were a chocolate and peanut-butter candy produced in the 1970s and '80s.</h3>
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Now the name is used for a fruit candy.
<h3>You've seen what snacks were pulled from shelves...</h3>
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