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Wasn’t being a kid so much fun? If you’re from my generation, childhood consisted of watching Batman (with Adam West) at 4 PM everyday, blowing in Nintendo games to make them work, and playing tackle football in 8 inches of snow and 12 degree weather.

Do you remember the foods we used to eat? If it had vegetables, gross! If it had sugar, yum! If it was advertised during cartoons, double-yum!

Today I read about Pixifoods. Here’s the definition I found:

Pixifood (PIKZ-ee-food), noun: Any food substance that is highly pleasant to the taste as a child and tastes shockingly unpleasant once you become an adult.

Yeah, I know…foods are already coming to your mind! A fellow blogger, named Joe Posnanski, compiled a list of “pixifoods.” For some Friday fun and nostalgia, I thought I would share those with you:

Baseball Card Gum
As a child it tastes like: Bubble blowing magic.
As an adult it tastes like: Sugared sandpaper.

Beanie Weenies
As a child it tastes like: Smoky, beanie, weenie jubilation.
As an adult it tastes like: Cat food with an Italian twist.

Candy Cigarettes
As a child it tastes like: Sugary danger.
As an adult it tastes like: School chalk.

Cotton Candy
As a child it tastes like: You know, cotton candy.
As an adult it tastes like: Cotton root canals.

Dinty Moore Beef Stew.
As a child it tastes like: The absolute best camping food available.
As an adult it tastes like: Dog Food

Fig Newtons
As a child it tastes like: Fruit and cake and deliciousness.
As an adult it tastes like: Fruit chunks wrapped in death.

Fluff
As a child it tastes like: Marshmallow goodness.
As an adult it tastes like: Glue.

FunDip
As a child it tastes like: a multi-flavored lollipop.
As an adult it tastes like: Cavity filling.

Hungry Man (Turkey TV Dinner)
As a child it taste like: A feast for kings.
As an adult it tastes like:  Leftovers from a distant past.

Kentucky Fried Chicken
As a child it tastes like: Picnics in the park.
As an adult it tastes like: Salt.

Necco Wafers
As a child it tastes like: Sugar-dusted yumminess.
As an adult it tastes like: Sidewalk chalk.

Pink Snowballs
As a child tastes like: Coconut cream filled pink cakes.
As an adult tastes like: Triple bypass surgery.

Pop Tarts
As a child tastes like: Flavor-filled pastry with delightful crunchy coating.
As an adult tastes like: Manilla folders injected with jelly.

Spaghetti-O’s
As a Kid: Well, kids love the taste (and Moms love the nutrition!)
As an adult: Plastic and ketchup.

Tang
As a child it tastes like: Fruity drink goodness.
As an adult it tastes like: Laundry detergent

Pixie Sticks
As a child it tastes like: Fruit-flavored Pixie Dust
As an adult it tastes like: Plain ol’ Dust

Wax sodapop bottles
As a kid it tastes like: A mouthful of syrupy sweetness and a bottle you can chew!
As an adult it tastes like: A teaspoon of sugar mixed with cough syrup.

Starburst
As a child: chewy, fruity goodness
As an adult: filling removal system

Charleston Chew
As a kid: the candy bar that won’t end!
As an adult: Why is this not dissolving in my mouth?

2 I thought of:

Cookie Crisp Cereal
As a kid: Chocolate chip cookies in milk
As an adult: Kitty litter and concrete

Lucky Charms
As a kid: The taste of the rainbow
As an adult: Isn’t Alka-Seltzer supposed to bubble?

Can you think of some of your own? If so, add em! Let’s see how long of a list we can make! 

Tags: Pixifoods