You won’t believe what we used to eat—and how we’re still alive to tell the tale.

In the ’70s, snack time felt more like an extreme sport. We had no idea what we were eating, but if it was colorful, crunchy, or covered in sugar, we were all in. Labels? Warnings? Those were for quitters. Somehow, we survived a decade of mystery ingredients and questionable food science, blissfully unaware of what we were putting in our bodies.
Looking back, it’s a miracle we made it out alive. Ready to laugh—and cringe—at the snacks that fueled our childhoods?











