Sometimes a little junk food goes a
long way from salty chips to sweet chocolatey
goodness everyone's got their favorite junk food stashed away for a rainy day
or sunny day or any day so here are the top 10
iconic junk foods why 10 bags because i really like potato chips
cheese puffs now i'm gonna have five cheese puffs no more legs please
just just pull over ah cheese puffs making our fingers turn orange since the
1930s there are many varieties of this snack
but the spirit of these goodies stays the same
these puffed up corn snacks are coated with a mixture of cheese or
cheese flavored powders which is what gives us the orange fingers
these cheesy puffs of yumminess are often made fun of for their lack of
nutritional value and they traditionally symbolize a lack
of concern for one's health that being said it seems as though we
can't get enough of them these puffy snacks are so iconic that
pop culture parodies have sprung up on film and tv
in south park a fictitious brand of cheesy puffs called
cheesy poofs appears periodically in the 2014 film penguins of madagascar
cheesy dibbles is a running joke private dibble me
and then there is of course sabor de soledad which
translates to taste of loneliness which liz lemon eats despairingly
in the hit show 30 rock while there are several companies who produce these
cheesy balls of goodness the most famous one of all is cheetos
the bright orange cheetos bag featuring chester cheetah a grinning
orange wild cat with sunglasses is perhaps one of the most easily
recognizable bits of packaging in the western world
while chester cheetah tells us it's not easy being cheesy
we're glad that he's committed to his job because otherwise
we wouldn't have these delicious treats in our lives
i i just couldn't live with myself donuts
from the simpsons chief wiggum to clawhauser and zootopia
cops and donuts go together like cream and coffee however it's not just
police officers who love these sweet treats this form of fried dough has gone
global and the citizens of earth are glad for it
often glazed or topped with sugar or colorful sprinkles and
filled with exciting things like jam cream or custard
doughnuts are iconic period something as simple as a little donut can bring me so
much happiness but it does and what makes them even more iconic is
their unique shape everyone knows the donut and
subsequently the donut hole while some chains like duncan have made
an entire business off of these round treats
other restaurants like the canadian loved tim hortons have also made a
pretty penny off of their donut production
is that the last donut with red white and blue sprinkles
but in the donut world one company stands out
krispy kreme donuts they keep it plain and simple
and people seem to like it that way founded in 1937 krispy kreme donuts has
made a commitment to quality and you can taste it these donuts are made in-house
and come out of the deep fryer steaming hot
and ready to be picked up by customers their sweet glaze and deep-fried dough
hit the spot every time which makes it hard to eat
only one or even two i ate the whole plate
the whole plate twinkies splitsies of course these nostalgic snacks were
invented in the 1930s and have been gracing our shelves for more than 80
years often criticized for being ridiculously
unhealthy twinkies the american snack cake nay the
american dream is described as golden sponge cake with creamy filling
but it's so much more than a simple snack not only was it a constant
presence on the shelves of the grocery store but it was also a staple of
popular culture in ghostbusters harold ramus's character
famously uses a twinkie to explain psychokinetic energy in die hard
sergeant al powell breaks the stereotype of the donut loving cop by loving these
spongy cakes instead they're for my wife she's pregnant
yeah they even appear in wall-e in which the film plays on the idea that
twinkie's shelf life is eternal in which one of these creamy treats has
made it to the beloved robot's collection of things the humans
have left behind long live twinkies pop tarts released by
kellogg's in 1964 pop tarts quickly became a national
sensation seen as they were released in a time
where breakfast normally consisted of dry toast
bacon and eggs this toaster pastry changed the game
now boys and girls are you ready to have your mind
blown shaped like a rectangle pop-tarts have a sugary
fruity filling sealed inside two layers of a thin crust
while originally they didn't have frosting on top
most varieties now contain frosting with millions of units sold each year
pop-tarts is kellog's best-selling brand to date and for good reason
pop-tarts did you say your pop-tarts these rectangles of pure joy have become
synonymous with the innocent days of childhood
and we wouldn't have it any other way while they contain
little to no nutritional value that doesn't prevent customers from picking
them up as a self-indulgent snack pop-tarts were originally released in
only four different flavors today there are now over 27 different
varieties of these goodies some of the most interesting pop-tarts
flavors include all and any jolly rancher variations the
pumpkin pie flavor and the strawberry milkshake
they have also been heavily referenced in film as well these rectangular
goodies appeared in hits such as pulp fiction and bird box
comedian jerry seinfeld even did a stand-up comedy routine about them
i was about eight they invented the pop-tart the back of my head blew right
off wherever they show up pop-tarts will
always be an important part of our snacking lives
oreos luke what are you doing you gotta eat it like it's an earl corn
genius a sandwich cookie consisting of two chocolate wafers and a delectable
soft cream filling oreos are on this list for a reason
while it's true that any cookie makes for a perfect junk food
something about oreos is difficult to resist maybe it's the perfect
combination of a hard crunch with a soft interior
maybe it's the way they blend perfectly with milk in any case
this cookie is perfect for any time of day introduced in 1912
oreos quickly became the best-selling cookies in the u.s
and are available in more than 100 countries want some oreos
double stuff no it's regular nice kicking man when he's down
quite famously this brand loves playing around with different varieties with
many of them offered for only a limited time
some of these varieties include the double stuff oreo which had twice the
filling the football oreo which was a football
shaped cookie introduced in 1976 and the oreo mini which much like its
name suggests was a small version of the beloved
cookie some of the stranger variations include the swedish fish oreo
which had a red colored filling and the firework oreo
which had pop rocks inside of the filling one of the most iconic
appearances of these black and white cookies was in the 2012 film
wreck-it ralph in which the oreos acting as guards to a candy palace
sing their name and possibly one of the catchiest
songs known to man
kraft mac and cheese where's my mac and cheese
arguably one of the most famous mac and cheese brands in the world
this snack comes with many different names whatever you call it this packaged
non-perishable dry macaroni is an after school staple created in the midst
of the great depression the purpose of this cheesy delight was
to conveniently combine non-perishable dried macaroni noodles
with a processed cheese powder into one delicious blue box
who did your boots say makes the best mac and cheese in the universe
crap this easy to make snack is something that someone of any age can
cook comfortably and because of that it's become a
favorite amongst children and college students alike while there are
other brands that have tried to compete with
it such as annie's or quinoa mac and cheese nothing compares to a solid bowl
of warm yummy kraft mac and cheese truly
you have no equal on this earth perfect if you're craving a taste of
home a big bowl of this comforting cheesy goodness
is sure to satisfy you pepperoni pizza perfectly circular golden crust topped
with beautiful slices of pepperoni and melted cheese
who doesn't love a good pepperoni pizza present at every birthday party and
after school hangout this greasy gooey disc is a world
renowned guilty pleasure listen we know that it's not good for us
quite the opposite really when you think about the amount of grease and salt that
goes into it that's why i'm here but how can we be mad at pepperoni pizza
it's just so good this spherical dish gets a place on the list not only
because it's a delicious snack but also because of how often it's
referenced on screen pizza could just be the most referenced
food ever you prefer cold pizza it's the best
better than hot pizza that's insane you don't tell me what kind of pizza to like
for example in one of the most memorable scenes from the hit show breaking bad
the main character walter white throws an entire pizza
onto the roof of his home in teenage mutant ninja turtles a repeated theme is
how much the protagonists love pizza even if it is sewer pizza
even friends the wildly popular 90s sitcom featured joey's love of pizza
almost regularly in fact there are so many pizza moments
it's impossible to pick a favorite one you hung up on the pizza place
i don't hang up on your friends whether you like it or not
pepperoni pizza has had a notable impact on our culture
mcdonald's french fries everyone and anyone who has had a taste of mcdonald's
french fries probably can't get enough i have never tasted such power and i
must have more these golden beautifully
salted sticks of potato are the perfect side to any dish bought at mickey d's
or even as a stand-alone midnight snack due to the combination of russet burbank
potatoes vegetable oil natural flavors and a few
other ingredients these sticks of goodness have become a
national staple mcdonald's never pretended that these
were the healthiest choice a large order of fries contains 500
calories and more than 38 percent of your recommended daily fat
intake people may overindulge forgetting that they may be
high in calories and while the company has tweaked the recipe for health
reasons they reassure their customers that the
nostalgic taste of their childhood is just as present as ever my first
french fry in eight years i can hear the hallelujah chorus cheese
whiz what do you think is coursing through my
veins right now cheese whiz even though there are nearly
900 artisan and specialty cheese makers in the u.s
alone this gooey orange snack has been ingrained in
our culture since the 1950s sold by kraft foods food scientists
invented this spreadable cheese product with a long shelf life in 1953
and so cheese whiz was born no longer would american consumers have to peel
plastic or cut a slice of cheese to eat they
would simply open a lid and shovel it into their mouths we were on
fire here we are gonna be the best thing since sliced bread easily recognizable
for its color this iconic food product comes in an
equally recognizable glass jar and can be used as a topping on just
about everything you can think of there has been much speculation as to
whether or not this product actually contains
cheese the ingredients list only lists cheese culture and
milk not cheese itself in any case the creation of this product is what
kicked off the processed food industry in the u.s thank you for what you've
done for us ben and jerry's ice cream oh it's starting
early today no yeah i'm gonna get chip-faced founded by
childhood friends ben cohen and jerry greenfeld in 1978
the first ben and jerry's ice cream shop was in a renovated gas station in
burlington vermont the pair were named u.s small business persons of the year
in 1988 by ronald reagan and were even invited to the white house
to accept their awards despite their humble beginnings ben
jerry's has gone on to become a world famous brand when you were in vermont
this weekend i need you to go to ben jerry's
in more than 38 countries for more than 40 years
ben jerry's is the rags to riches story every kid dreams of
with a whopping 60 flavors of ice cream to choose from all with
cheeky names like chubby hubby netflix and chilled
and urban bourbon to name a few it's certain that this company has a playful
spirit have you ever wondered if ben and jerry
make more than ice cream together what they're known for their good
quality ice cream but they've also been known to take a stand on political
issues the company has a long history of
standing with lgbtq causes not only that the founders were arrested
in 2016 along with hundreds of other protesters as part of the democracy
awakening protest much like their ice cream ben and jerry
certainly aren't afraid to be bold tap that screen
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