Taste of Home created a list of the most notable food item that came out each year. Eggo Waffles, Bazooka Bubble Gum, Snapple Iced Tea, Pop Tarts – scroll down to see what food item you relate with:
- 1940: York Peppermint Patties
- 1941: Cheerios
- 1942: Brooklyn Blackout Cake
- 1943: Deep-Dish Pizza
- 1944: Frozen Dinners
- 1945: Nashville Hot Chicken
- 1946: Nutella
- 1947: Bazooka Gum
- 1948: Reddi-wip Whipped Cream
- 1949: McDonald’s Fries
- 1950: Frozen Pizza
- 1951: Bananas Foster
- 1952: Diet Soda
- 1953: Eggo Waffles
- 1954: Marshmallow Peeps
- 1955: Green Bean Casserole
- 1956: Cocoa Puffs
- 1957: The Whopper
- 1958: Rice-A-Roni
- 1959: Little Caesar’s Pizza
- 1960: Oatmeal Creme Pies
- 1961: Sprite
- 1962: Goldfish Crackers
- 1963: Chips Ahoy!
- 1964: Pop-Tarts
- 1965: Kraft Singles
- 1966: Doritos
- 1967: Slurpees
- 1968: Big Mac
- 1969: Tic Tacs
- 1970: Orville Redenbacher Popping Corn
- 1971: Starbucks Coffee
- 1972: McDonald’s Egg McMuffin
- 1973: Cup Noodles
- 1974: Pop Rocks
- 1975: Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1976: Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
- 1977: Bubblicious Bubble Gum
- 1978: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
- 1979: Ring Pops
- 1980: Tostitos Tortilla Chips
- 1981: Lean Cuisine Meals
- 1982: Diet Coke
- 1983: Chicken McNuggets
- 1984: Sugar-Free Jell-O
- 1985: Sour Patch Kids
- 1986: Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn
- 1987: Snapple Iced Tea
- 1988: Teddy Grahams
- 1989: Lunchables
- 1990: Campbell’s Cream of Broccoli Soup
- 1991: Fruit By The Foot
- 1992: Dunkaroos
- 1993: Snackwell’s Cookies
- 1994: Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs Cereal
- 1995: Blue M&M’s
- 1996: Olestra Fat Substitute
- 1997: McFlurry
- 1998: Cini Minis
- 1999: Go-Gurt
- 2000: Gourmet Cupcakes