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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

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Richland123 said:
Joe,

Great news for those of us who are old time candy aficionados. Some of the products you mention are still being made. Chiclets are still made; but, the Tiny Size Chiclets seems to be hard to find. Bottle Caps have changed the packages. Freshen Up Gum is still made; but, it is not easy to find locally either. I always liked Freshen Up Gum. Candy Necklaces can be found. Razzles have also changed the packages. Lik-M-Aid has changed the name. It's now called Lik-M-Aid Fun Dip.

Time to make a candy store run. However, we sure can't buy candy for 5 cents each anymore.
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Thanks! :)

Funny thing... I'm currently taking nutrition courses, and headed towards a career change from teacher to nutrition coach. With all I've been learning the idea of going into a candy store is equal to the idea of visiting a crack den :). I now literally view that stuff as poison, which in one way is a really good thing, in another way saddens me a bit. It was all so innocent when I was a kid. And happy. Good stuff! Candy! Now, all those bright colors have turned to a skull and crossbones.

And ya know, while I haven't yet researched it, I'm pretty sure the candy back in the 60s and 70s was a LOT different than the candy of today. I'm not even sure high fructose corn syrup existed back then. And me thinks the candy was a lot less processed. I'm gonna do a little research right now...
 
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Testing123 said:
I'd be very interested in what you fine out.
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It was difficult to find accurate information (maybe someone else interested could do better), but I did find out that the switch to HFCS came about in the mid 70s. What I find more fascinating is information about fructose, which I learned about in my studies last week but still had yet to research on my own. Most research I find is in scientific terms that are, well... a bit over my head. I did however find this, which is pretty much in plain english and really interesting to me, as I hadn't a clue. Our bodies cannot metabolize fructose. We don't turn it into energy, as we do other sugars. It goes straight to our liver, and the excess gets turned to fat. Rather than derail this thread anymore that I already am, I'll just link to the article I found that stated it best Invalid Link Removed
 
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Richland123 said:
Sad to say, I did not own any lunch boxes. When I was in grade school, we walked home for lunch every day and back to school for the afternoon session. After that, I carried my lunch in brown paper bags.
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Yeah, by the 4th grade lunch boxes were pretty un cool, brown bags was where it was at. Then by the 9th grade brown bags were pretty un cool, buying in the cafeteria and eating in the quad were where it was at. By the 11th grade buying and eating on campus was pretty un cool, jump in your car and drive to Jack in the Box was where it was at. Once in college, eating any lunch anywhere was pretty un cool, drinking your lunch at the local pub with some bar snacks was where it was at. :D
 
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The worst for me was in junior high school (grades 7, 8, & 9) if you brought your brown bag lunch to school, you had to eat while sitting on the bleachers in the gymnasium. Nothing like eating a ham and cheese sandwich while smelling body odor, sweat, and gym clothes. YUK! The brown baggers were not permitted to eat in the junior high school cafeteria because there was not enough room for all the kids. My high school was much better. Everybody ate in the cafeteria.
 
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