You can identify a generation by a number of different things.
Technology, for instance. Millennials remember logging on to the Internet on the family computer via dialup. They transitioned from having a Walkman to wishing for an iPod (or a Zune!), and their school's computer labs were filled with clunky iMac G3s.
You can also define a generation by the headlines. Millennials grew up in the era of Bill Clinton's election (and impeachment), the Y2K problem, and September 11, 2001.
But today, we're going to define the Millennial generation by something else. Food, to be specific. As you scroll through the following images, you'll instantly be transported back to your school's cafeteria, where you opened your lunchbox and rejoiced to find one of the foods shown here. If you were lucky, that is.
However, if you're not a Millennial — anyone under the age of 26 or thereabouts — you might just think we made these foods up completely.
Handi-Snax
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Miner's Gold Nugget Gum
It basically turned to grainy dust after approximately 15 seconds of chewing, but those 15 seconds were fun they lasted.Nestlé Quik (in the metal container)
Sure, you can still buy this chocolatey powder (although it goes by "Nesquik" these days), but you can't enjoy the distinct pleasure of prying the lid off with a spoon.Altoids Sours
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Bubblicious Cotton Candy Gum
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Candy Cigarettes
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Snapple Elements
Rain was the best one. Don't @ me.Doritos 3D
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String Thing
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P.B. Crisps
Bring these back, you cowards! Never has there been a better peanut-butter-flavored food in the history of time.Dunkaroos
Come on. You knew Dunkaroos were going to be on the list, right? We couldn't have a list without Dunkaroos.Kudos
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Yogos
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Soda-Licious
The root beer ones tasted just like root beer. Also, such a good pun!Butterfinger BB's
Why struggle to consume a full-size Butterfinger bar when you can simply pop the BB's in your mouth? This is another snack I'm passionate about bringing back.Ice Breakers Liquid Ice
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Fruit Wrinkles
I'm not saying every snack has to have The Best Name of All Time, but...Fruit Wrinkles? Really? That's what you went with?Potato Sticks
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Heinz EZ Squirt
Out of all the foods we could have focused on improving, they went with ketchup. Ketchup! It was already perfect, but they just had to make it "better."Baby Bottle Pop
If you didn't instantly start humming the "Baby Bottle Pop" song from the commercial as soon as you saw this picture, you're probably too young to be on the Internet.Oreo O's
Great cereal, or greatest cereal ever? (Besides Rice Krispie Treats cereal, that is.)Swoops
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Lucas
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Lucas Crazy Hair
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Scooby-Doo Fruit Snacks
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Trix Yogurt
They still make a Trix yogurt, but the two-flavor swirl is no longer available as far as I know. (Please let me know if I'm wrong! I do miss it so!)Fruit Powder
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Squeeze Pop
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Wonder Ball
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Gushers
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