18 Foods I Am Certain No Aussie Over The Age Of 12 Actually Enjoys

Can we all finally agree that Burger Rings are trash?

1. Carob buds

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These are not chocolate. These are not chocolate adjacent. These should never be given to kids. End of story. 

2. Burger Rings

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Hear me out — Burger Rings are only good when you eat three to seven of them. After that, they cut up the roof of your mouth and leave you needing two litres of water. They had a chokehold on us as kids, but it's time we let them go. 

3. Wendy's Hot Dogs

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Iconic as an after-school snack. Looking back? Truly horrendous. The way those buns were hollowed out using spiky stick warmers then filled with a mystery meat sausage? Gross. 

4. Zooper Doopers

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Guys, do any of you actually like Zooper Doopers? They've got this kinda cool-kid following thanks to nostalgia, but we need to wake up and realise that we're just living in the past. There are SO MANY better icy pole options out there — ZoopDoops are just sugary coloured water. 

5. Potato Smiles

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Of course, we're gonna love smile-shaped foods, particularly when they're fried and potato-based. But as an adult, I have to say it: These taste gross. Either they've changed the recipe, or we were hoodwinked. 

6. LeSnak

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Paste-like "cheese" and subpar crackers. Disgusting when left in a lunchbox in the middle of summer. 

7. Wizz Fizz

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Surely the only reason we loved this as a kid was the novelty? Show me an adult who would willingly shovel sherbert down their gullet. 

8. Space Food Sticks

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Sorry. These are gross. They've always been gross. You were just sucked in by the marketing and the fact they vaguely smelled like chocolate.

9. Babybel

Babybel

Again, I get the novelty of loving these as a kid. Peeling off the red wax then using it to make lil sculptures? Cute. But the actual cheese itself? Really sub-par. Now that we're adults, let's please just buy some Mersey Valley instead.

10. Roll-Ups

Uncle Toby's

While these were the absolute GOAT of Aussie recess snacks, in hindsight can we all agree that they're really not great? Especially when you think about how most of us ate Roll-Ups after rubbing them around in our grubby little fingers. 

11. Canteen lasagna

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On lunch order day, you'd gag for one of these. Oh, the novelty! But with the hindsight of adulthood, surely we can agree they sucked. They always had that pale goopy sauce, were half-frozen in the middle and the metal tin would burn the crap out of our fingers.

12. Bagged popcorn

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Someone at Big Corn really had all us kids thinking that these bags of popcorn were a great snack idea. Please. Popcorn should ONLY be eaten piping hot, covered in butter. These were just sad, cold kernels that got stuck in your teeth. 

13. Chocolate Paddle Pops

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We loved 'em when we were young because we loved everything chocolate. But now it's time to say what we're all thinking: Chocolate is the worst Paddle Pop flavour. Obvs, rainbow is the best. Followed by banana. 

14. Chomp bars

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Who the hell would choose to eat a CHOMP? A Curly Wurly is right there?????

15. Pizza buffet

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As a kid, pizza buffets were absolutely elite. Whether you went after a soccer game with the team, or for a birthday party, nothing could top the experience. But as an adult? Welllll, let's just say a pizza buffet, where you have to fight a crowd for your fave slices, doesn't sound so great. I'll take my pizza hot, gooey and enjoyed at home, thank you very much. 

16. Ghost Drops

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Yes, they have the fun effect of turning your tongue blue. But I am certain, with my whole heart, that no one over the age of 11 has ever enjoyed a Ghost Drop. Prove me wrong.

17. Uncle Tobys Choc Chip muesli bars

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There's a lot of love for these bad boys but...they're simply not good. If you're gonna eat a muesli bar, you may as well lean in and get a yoghurt-topped one. These were too sweet, dry as hell and the choc chips just tasted like cardboard. Next. 

18. And finally, LCMs

Kellogg's

Another snack that does nothing but cut up your mouth and leave you thirsty. Yes, they were fun as a kid because they were sweet and full of sugar. But now they're bottom of the pile.