As a child I loved candy and junk in general. If I could get away with eating it without gaining weight, I would still eat candy to this day.

I still have wonderful memories from my childhood though! It makes me happy just to see the colorful boxes. Even now, I associate most of my memories with food.

Here is a list of the things I loved growing up in the 80’s. I’m sure there are more I couldn’t think of:

Funyuns

Charms Blow Pops

Dairy Queen Vanilla Ice Cream Dipped in Chocolate

HERSHEY’S candy bars

Red Hots – I believe the small boxes were only 5 or 10 cents.

Lemon Heads

Atomic Fire Balls

Chiclets

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum

Big League Chew

Bubble Yum Bubble Gum

NECCO Wafers – I remember my dad bringing these home for me sometimes when he got off work.

Brach’s Conversation Hearts – I ate bags of these when I was pregnant with Andrew – bags!

Jolly Ranchers – The cinnamon are still my favorites.

Cadbury Cream Eggs

Jelly Beans

Jello Pudding Pops – I had these in elementary school.

Nestle Push Up

Nestle Quik Chocolate Flavored Powder – This was my weakness – chocolate milk. I drank a cup every day after school. I believe the cups kept getting bigger 😉

Peanut M&M’s

Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls – I also love the Oatmeal Cream Pies, Fudge Rounds, Brownies, and the Strawberry Short Cake Rolls. Oh, and the Donut Sticks, let’s not leave those out!

Wonka Fun Dip

Dubble Bubble Gum

Smarties – I could eat a ton of these!

Fruit filled with Candy Powder

Did you recognize any of these goodies yourself? What candy or junk did you enjoy as a child?