In honor of the Twinkie, which may soon to join these already in food heaven.
Heinz Purple Ketchup
Once upon a time (not that long ago, in fact), kids could make "psychedelic purple flowers on hamburger buns and purple racing stripes on hot dogs" with a single squirt from a bottle of purple Heinz "EZ squirt" ketchup.
Crystal Pepsi
Crystal Pepsi was a caffeine-free soft drink sold in the U.S., Canada and Australia as a "clear alternative" to other colas. Its marketing slogan was: "You've never seen a taste like this." You also haven't seen this soda since 1993, when it was pulled from the market after its fizzy launch in 1992
C3PO Cereal
Seriously, a CP3O cereal? During the early Star Wars craze, cereals were but a tiny fragment of the huge retail market. "Introduced by Kellogg’s, C3P0s were similar to Cheerios in appearance, although they were shaped like the numeral eight, or more colorfully – the result of 'twin rings phased together for two crunches in every double-O.'"
Candy Cigarettes
These were banned a couple of years ago as part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act. Officials had been arguing for years to eliminate candy cigarettes because of the likelihood that children would eventually move on to the real thing. In fact, data showed real smokers were more likely to have used candy cigs when they were a kid than non-smokers.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal
For awhile back in the '90s, the Turtles could do no wrong. When it was first introduced, this cereal was called "crunchy, sweetened 'ninja nets' with 'ninja turtle' marshmallows." The pizza-shaped marshmallows came along later.





