20 WORST Foods From The 1970s, Nobody Wants Back! (Part 2)

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20 WORST Foods From The 1970s, Nobody Wants Back! (Part 2)
In "20 WORST Foods From The 1970s, Nobody Wants Back! (Part 2)," we delve into the culinary curiosities of the 1970s, exploring 20 foods that were once popular but are now infamous for their unique flavors and textures. From gelatinous salads to canned meats, these dishes evoke nostalgia for some and horror for others, highlighting how tastes have evolved over the decades. Join us as we take a culinary journey through the past, uncovering the questionable delights that defined an era.
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@HulaKatz 2 ай бұрын

I still think pineapple upside down cake is good.

@sitresjolie2343 2 ай бұрын

This list was generated by a food snob! I enjoyed all of these foods-many of which are still available-and they were tasty and nutritious!

@kraziecatclady 2 ай бұрын

tasty, I can agree with, but nutritious is a bit more questionable. Also yes, most of these are still available. I have a few in my pantry right now. Liver and onions is nutritious, but I wouldn't say Vienna sausages, ambrosia salad, nor that canned ham are. All of those are mostly sugar, salt, and preservatives. I mean, you could totally survive on it for a while, but you won't be very healthy.

@carlaalbert2662 2 ай бұрын

I was coming here to say the same thing. Does this guy realize how many people in today’s economy can’t afford the fresh fruits and veggies that they should have?? They have to do with what they can afford and many times that is Hamburger Helper a Sloppy Joes.

@corym8358 2 ай бұрын

I don't mind any of those foods. I'd love to revisit the 70's. People still had manners.

@jessicapabon2105 2 ай бұрын

They act like now a days we have no overly processed foods...... now a days it's worse.

@bulkvanderhuge9006 2 ай бұрын

"Nobody wants back?" Hell, YOU CAN STILL BUY MOST OF THESE.

@for-real-countrygirl4192 2 ай бұрын

Hamburger Helper beef stroganoff is still one if my favorite dishes

@HulaKatz 2 ай бұрын

Mine too

@ITIsFunnyDamnIT 2 ай бұрын

I like the cheesy mac and lasagna one too

@dcolb121 2 ай бұрын

Most of the stuff listed here isn't all that bad.

@thequintanashow5058 2 ай бұрын

You can eff off bro!!! Hamburger Helper was, and still is, awesome. I love it!! This was a wrong selection for the list 💯

@thequintanashow5058 2 ай бұрын

@@Leguminator it’s all about that stroganoff!!!

@lynnefromthelake 2 ай бұрын

@@thequintanashow5058 It's all about the money, money....HH was the worst! Chemicals, sodium probably the pasta wasn't even real.

@thequintanashow5058 2 ай бұрын

@@lynnefromthelake probably true - but I still love it. I eat it on my birthday 🥳

@spiritthingw 2 ай бұрын

Agree!

@spiritthingw 2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@elainebriggs533 2 ай бұрын

I have powdered milk and canned ham in my pantry right now! I learned from my Auntie Jeanne how to make powdered milk taste like regular milk. For each quart, use ¼ cup less water and add ¼ cup evaporated milk instead.

@lynnefromthelake 2 ай бұрын

Regular milk sucks, why would you want to make a saddened down version of something that sucks.

@isabelyork3265 2 ай бұрын

Just because you don't like milk doesn't mean everybody has to follow you. Keep your toxic opinion to yourself.

@lynnefromthelake 2 ай бұрын

@@isabelyork3265 What an idiot. I wasn't being toxic, just stating my opinion. I don't want anyone to follow me. I just don't like milk. I never have. I'm sure I'll have osteoporosis as an old lady. Dick.

@AKayfabe 2 ай бұрын

lol I have powdered milk too. I like it because it stores well and I bake with it and it tastes no different in baking. I don’t drink cow milk but it’s useful in a lot of things. There’s also an Indian dessert that is made with powdered milk. I also really like fruit cocktail, and that didn’t stop me from also eating fresh fruit. Kind of silly

@AKayfabe 2 ай бұрын

@@isabelyork3265right? I hate ham but I’m not going to judge anyone if they love it

@gregd4633 2 ай бұрын

My kids love Del Monte *”Fruit Cocktail”* now lol 😂. But I got them away from eating it because of the sugar and saturated fats. And people still drink prune juice, in fact it’s one of Fresh Market best selling fruits. Whoever made this needs to do some more research

@saparotrob7888 2 ай бұрын

You're right but I hate prune juice.

@gregd4633 2 ай бұрын

@@saparotrob7888 I hate it as well, don’t know how people eat or drink prunes lol 😂

@wayneyadams 2 ай бұрын

10:50 It was NEVER called Tab Cola, just plain TAB. Nobody I know of, including the ads themselves ever called it Tab Cola.

@libbychang413 2 ай бұрын

they did say "tab cola" in the last series of comercials...either way it still tasted like 💩...

@chairman-jenkem-yogurt 2 ай бұрын

Boil-in bags were obsoleted by the ever increasing popularity of microwave ovens.

@gabrielbernard5440 2 ай бұрын

but now it is in again, au jus or whatever it is called bcs you cook the food in its own juices in low temperature. i do not think it ever got out of fashion in french cuisine. you do not boil it, but simmer it

@dianewhittemore5350 2 ай бұрын

Most of these products still are in supermarkets. Please stop compiling these lists.

@jstanley8545 2 ай бұрын

Costco sells a bulk package of Vienna Sausage because, apparently, no one is eating them these days.

@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324 2 ай бұрын

Thats a lie people TODAY still eat viennas all you but some crackers and a cold can of pepsi and u in the game like ea sports i think u should come where im from alabama we'll show yall northers how to eat

@madamesalamander16 2 ай бұрын

"I'll have a Piledriver. It's vodka and prune juice." -Rip Taylor

@josepherhardt164 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of this joke, used by a stand-up comic, can't remember who: "Did you hear? In the old folks' home, they now mix vodka with milk of magnesia. They call it a Philip's screwdriver."

@tidepoolclipper8657 2 ай бұрын

Not only did you already talk about Hamburger Helper outside of the 1970s before, but you put that stuff in both foods that NO ONE wants back and a video that stated that people would LOVE to have that stuff back.

@Sunweaver593 2 ай бұрын

I really loved Whip’n’Chill.

@gabrielbernard5440 2 ай бұрын

yeah, and it was made two weeks after they wanted all these foods back

@suzannelawson9215 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the Swanson TV dinners, especially the turkey and the Salisbury steak ones. Also, the deserts were good. My favorite was the brownies with chocolate sauce and one that had baked apples in sauce (or something like that.)

@worldmusic5811 2 ай бұрын

I agree !

@donaldparlett7708 2 ай бұрын

Come on Hamburger Helper is great. My kids love it and so does my wife and I .

@vm722 2 ай бұрын

What ever happened to the Government Cheese?

@TerribleTim9692 2 ай бұрын

Hey! I liked that cheese! I realize it was not good for me, but it tasted fine.

@lynnefromthelake 2 ай бұрын

The Government ate it.

@lorensmith8861 2 ай бұрын

You would have to purchase a Meal, ready to eat, MRE with cheese spread, or visit a Salvation Army.

@gregd4633 2 ай бұрын

The government replaced *”Government Cheese”* with *”WIC”* plan. But you couldn’t make a grilled cheese sandwich with government cheese 🤣

@KabukeeJo 2 ай бұрын

President Ronald Reagan had a choice. Throw away the huge cheese surplus the government had stored in a cave or give it away. He chose the latter and we all got free blocks of Gov'ment cheese as a result! Those were good times!!

@nothing2seehere34 2 ай бұрын

Considering "allegedly" Fondue parties were usually attached to bowls full of keys and either going home with an extra person or a different person than you arrived with I don't thing that everyone dipping a stick in a pot was a problem.

@lynnefromthelake 2 ай бұрын

Bro! Key Parties.

@tanikokishimoto1604 2 ай бұрын

Never saw that. I guess I missed out, we had more demure fondue gatherings. Mostly just the family, actually.

@tomhaskett5161 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@deborahasher176 2 ай бұрын

This guy is off his rocker.

@karenhargis9824 2 ай бұрын

The Fondu remains me of eating with my Chinese family. I am American but loved learning diverse cultures. Yep. People don’t be prejudice bc we All Need each other.

@Donathon-qx8kq 2 ай бұрын

Thank You!!!! Peace

@AKayfabe 2 ай бұрын

you are right so many cultures eat like that, all together and from one large dish of food. It’s not disgusting it’s togetherness. A lot of people in US wouldn’t want to do so, especially now after 2020. But it’s sort of insulting to other cultures the way he portrayed group eating

@earlglenlooneyjr.7268 2 ай бұрын

I think the nararator is a bit melodramatic

@user-oq5bv8ue4c 2 ай бұрын

Not to mention hard to please.

@kateespencer764 2 ай бұрын

I still love me some tang!!!

@chairman-jenkem-yogurt 2 ай бұрын

In the era when soda bottles were returned and refilled, Tab bottles were always the most beat up and rough on the outside.

@lorensmith8861 2 ай бұрын

Chun King and La Choy.

@sjbutler2330 2 ай бұрын

I can't find any Chinese food tv dinners or canned wanton soup by vh!

@SMtWalkerS 2 ай бұрын

My mom made a fancy Jello salad for every holiday. She took great pride in making them look pretty. Plus, she cooked the rest of the large meal! She also regularly made liver and onions and so expertly, it was delicious! You have to know what you're doing with liver and onions, or it becomes tough and awful. But, yum, Mom made it SO good!

@marylist1236 2 ай бұрын

It was an acquired taste for me, but I love liver, bacon, & onions. You can put whatever canned fruit you like in an ambrosia salad, you don't have to use fruit cocktail

@tanikokishimoto1604 2 ай бұрын

Well, as long as I can omit the marshmallows...

@kimberlygabaldon3260 2 ай бұрын

I never had a taste for Vienna Sausage, but my kids absolutely loved them, when they were toddlers. It's a very easy, high protein, finger food for a preschooler.

@Jaded57 2 ай бұрын

lol I’ve had all of these as I was born in the 50’s, I still make HH and I think most of us made it through 😂

@oscardelta1257 2 ай бұрын

The sad part is I remember all of these. The only one we still eat every now and then is Hamburger helper beef noodle and at least the ingredients used in it today are better tasting and not toxic...LOL

@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын

Cheese balls swimming in heavy syrup you can find in Indian restos. It is called Gulub Jamon.

@wayneyadams 2 ай бұрын

10:00 I always liked the fried chicken TV dinner, although the vegetables left a lot to be desired. The apple crisp desert in some dinners was always good, but there was never enough of it.

@tanikokishimoto1604 2 ай бұрын

Yes, the Apple crisp was good, and the veggies were overcooked and tasteless.

@josepherhardt164 2 ай бұрын

I actually liked the Salisbury "steak" TV dinners. Nowadays, in the quick-micro-meal section, Hormel's meatloaf is tasty. But for some reason, the Hormel turkey meal is seriously oversalted, IMO.

@markmarkofkane8167 2 ай бұрын

I still eat Vienna sausage, Hamburger helper, potted meat, Spam. I wish box dinner Noodles Romanoff would come back. That jello stuff was disgusting, I agree. I like it plain, nothing in it.

@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын

Quality Vienna sausages I still like but beware.

@DZ-cm5xw 2 ай бұрын

With inflation today, these old style foods actually look pretty good and affordable, cheaper and healthier than any fast food restaurants.

@nicktaylor2657 2 ай бұрын

Remember that meme from The Simpsons Where the creator of Itchy and Scratchy celebrates his settlement with Liver and Onions Then licks his lips in a very creepy manner 😮

@comancheviperrrr 2 ай бұрын

There’s a lot of stuff on this list of things that are gone that we don’t want back that are still actually very readily available. Instant coffee and hamburger helper are just two examples that popped mine. People still eat liver and onions. You can still find it on quite a few Restaurants. Although maybe more of a southern thing. Which if liver and onions completely disappeared I would be OK with that lol I just had hamburger helper the other night. That’s actually good. Despite what they tell you. It’s not bad, especially if you get the right flavors. The sausages are another one of those things that are still very popular and big sellers. That and potted meat. Although people make fun of potted meat sometimes. It’s still popularity is undeniable. You get a can of Vienna sausages and some crackers. Nice little snack. Same way with potted meat. Although I think pot meat might be an acquired taste. I grew up eating it as a kid. We used to spread it on crackers. Very good stuff.

@sheldonf 2 ай бұрын

Yep. I never heard of potted meat until I saw "Sling Blade" about a year ago.

@user-oq5bv8ue4c 2 ай бұрын

Underwood chicken spread and deviled ham on a Ritz. MMMMMMMM, good cracker.

@princesslupi4136 2 ай бұрын

I've always really liked potted meat. spread it on some fresh bread.... Mmmm❣️

@imdizzy2801 2 ай бұрын

Prune Juice powers the best racers🤣

@foodquig 2 ай бұрын

When I was a kid in the 70s, my mother used Hamberger Helper... I tried it and puked.

@karenhargis9824 2 ай бұрын

Don’t talk about liver and onions 🧅. I love to eat

@ericdonner7199 2 ай бұрын

The beef liver taste alot better than pig liver.

@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын

If you know what the function of liver is you may need to reconsider.

@AKayfabe 2 ай бұрын

liver was my favorite meat as a child. I actually had no idea that most children hate it until I was much older. Now I’m a vegetarian but if I ever ate meat again it would be liver

@radicalross7700 2 ай бұрын

GRRR! HATE! HATE! HATE LIVER!! 😝 HAAATE!!!! 😠 ALWAYS HAVE! ALWAYS WILL! 😠 But, hey, if you love it, it's all yours! 😃

@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын

Fondue in a good restaurant is still there.

@andreahilburn799 2 ай бұрын

Two weeks ago, you were saying you wanted pineapple upside-down cake back! 😅

@lorensmith8861 2 ай бұрын

Chicken ala King over toast 😋

@kenhill3230 2 ай бұрын

I love that stuff.

@worldmusic5811 2 ай бұрын

Yes Banquet Boil In Bags!

@bryanspindle4455 2 ай бұрын

I make a deluxe version of Hamburger Helper by adding onion, green bell pepper and lots of cheddar cheese.

@denizen9998 2 ай бұрын

Still eat vienna sausages, love em!

@karenmccormick2694 2 ай бұрын

I loved Space Food Sticks!

@worldmusic5811 2 ай бұрын

Me also!

@Friedbrain11 2 ай бұрын

I still use Hamburger Helper. My favorite is tetrazzini. I want the space food sticks back myself.

@julianokleby1448 2 ай бұрын

I still love a good glass of Tang!! It's also great sprinkled over vanilla ice cream for a tart and tangy version of a Creamsicle.

@tanikokishimoto1604 2 ай бұрын

Pineapple upside down cake is awesome! So is fondue!! I have recently made a pear upside down cake - pears from a lightly syruped can combined with fresh.

@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын

Pineapple upside down cake is delish when made on the healthy side. And I mean healthy!

@wayneyadams 2 ай бұрын

11:50 I'm almost gagging just thinking about the disgusting flavor of liver and onions. The onions could not hide the disgusting liver flavor and texture.

@josepherhardt164 2 ай бұрын

I can't stand it either. OTOH, I _love_ liverwurst. Go figure.

@KurtisRader 2 ай бұрын

One of the core characters in the TV series "Suits" drinks prune juice. The character is endearing but decidedly odd -- as evidenced by drinking prune juice in many episodes. I was born in 1961 so lived through this period. My mother was not a good cook. She was a great mom but would do things like cook canned spinach in a pot until it was almost grey and season it only with salt. Thankfully her mother regularly cooked for us. I agree with everything in this video other than dissing pineapple upside down cake. Yes, the 1970's version was absurdly sweet but it is still something I enjoy when I can find it (as a single person I can't justify making it).

@LeftyStratPlayer 2 ай бұрын

This is the first I've heard of a Jello salad made with hot dogs, celery, etc. That must have been a regional thing. The Jello salad my mother always made in the 1970s consisted of slightly set up lemon or lime Jello, softened cream cheese, cottage cheese, and crushed pineapple mixed together and chilled until firm. My wife still makes both flavors this way, and they always disappear within a couple of days.

@sallypea3202 2 ай бұрын

I grew up in Arkansas and I loved Vienna sausages when I was a child!! The thought of it it now makes me 🤢!! The way I said “VI enni” was even funnier!!

@kimtreneman-pape6107 2 ай бұрын

Some of these foods are on the list of foods we want back. That’s confusing.

@coderspy 2 ай бұрын

Things I hated in the 70's from this list: liver and onions, fruit cocktail, tang. All were just bad. What I still eat: cheese balls (great), fondue, Ambrosia Salad (made with fresh fruit).

@jimcoleman7959 2 ай бұрын

I would take most any of these over today's minature foods. Is it better to spend $18 for a dry hamburger?

@julianokleby1448 2 ай бұрын

Who doesn't love a good Pineapple Upside-Down Cake? It is still my FAVORITE and I make it all the time!

@helenr991 2 ай бұрын

All this food with that person is talking about is all good food

@tanikokishimoto1604 2 ай бұрын

Some was, some wasn't.

@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын

TV dinners I have had. Not resto grade.

@tylerjames-yf1ho 2 ай бұрын

Meanwhile, I consider hot dogs to be a splurge! 😂😅😅

@michaeledgington8387 2 ай бұрын

Those chicken TV dinners were great.

@TeachinTV 2 ай бұрын

I LOVE TAB! In my early 20s at the beginning of my career in motion picture production, I was damned lucky getting hired as a PA--production assistant--on a Tab commercial that was shot aboard a wonderful cruise ship, the SS Bahama Star. I spent four nights aboard that ship including spending time in Nassau, where I ate the best conch salad, rice and peas and drank the finest rum. I worked with a gaggle of gorgeous models and after the wrap party (at the conclusion of filming) I went home with a fat wallet. Although I never actually DRANK Tab, I always loved that stuff.

@jimster46 2 ай бұрын

I loved Hamburger Helper. Tang rocketed to fame in the 60's

@craigfresch575 2 ай бұрын

i can still smell powdered milk . During the blizzard of 1977 here in western new york we all ran out of milk and had to resort to that horrid monstrosity!

@wayneyadams 2 ай бұрын

5:50 Is that Vicki Lawrence of "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Mama's Family" fame?

@josepherhardt164 2 ай бұрын

Sure looks like her!

@dougandrews3285 2 ай бұрын

I disagree with many items on this list. Hamburger helper was pretty good as well as ambrosia salad and I still make pineapple upside down cake. I will agree that instant coffee is nasty.

@LyleFrancisDelp 2 ай бұрын

While in college, the boil in bags were often a life saver for me.

@crabbyresister9194 2 ай бұрын

I loved those old tv dinners! It was a treat in our house! We ate them in the 60's. I also loved Vienna Sausages and still enjoy them today! 🎉

@marcus.g.4273 2 ай бұрын

My grandma made the best jello. In the summertime (1970s), my siblings and cousins and myself would rush into the kitchen after playing in the backyard (all day) for some cold jello. 👍🏽😁💯

@jocelynmartin1572 2 ай бұрын

Some of these are also on the 20 best list!

@kitten375 2 ай бұрын

Tell me why I just watched one of your videos with the same products but was titled Foods From The 1970s We Want Back.

@Makoto03 2 ай бұрын

I used to be addicted to Instand Coffee as a teen but once i tasted real Arabica coffee, i couldn't go back.

@AKayfabe 2 ай бұрын

ok I like cheese balls and I like prune juices flavor. Also boil in the bag meals still exist, Treet was just a different brand of SPAM which is popular and I saw Fondue cheese being sold at the store 2 days ago. I agree with the instant coffee though. It’s still made too, but it’s not very good.

@user-xl5pc3jo5m 2 ай бұрын

Liver and Onions. Nothing can hide the taste of liver. Not even half a bottle of catsup.

@karlwalden4504 2 ай бұрын

My my my how things change through time, I remember these things tasting good, except liver and onions, and I still eat much of what’s on this list

@johnherrmann5261 2 ай бұрын

Take a canned corned, the little ones with the key, set it in the sun and go to the beach…when you get back and can is hot open and smear in hot dog buns, I like a little mustard, anything more is just getting fancy!😊

@lorensmith8861 2 ай бұрын

Liverwurst and Headcheese.

@caroldragon7545 2 ай бұрын

A lot of these are still around and still good. One that I really miss is hamburger helper potato stroganoff. Canned ham is a great item to use in a pinch.

@crabbyresister9194 2 ай бұрын

I love Vienna sausages! 🎉

@lynnefromthelake 2 ай бұрын

The fact that I survived the '70s as a baby makes it readily apparent why I survived the pandemic. Really, there was this?

@jeannehall6546 2 ай бұрын

And what about those that can’t afford the “fresh ingredients”, or those who live alone and just want to get something done, get it over with and just doesn’t have anyone around to share anything with?

@KabukeeJo 2 ай бұрын

Healthy = tastes like cardboard. Definitely a video made by someone who eats kale and other healthy bland foods with no taste. And many of the foods on this list are still sold today, meaning people are in fact still buying and eating them. Food companies don't continue to make products if they are not selling.

@user-ul6hx4nl9u 2 ай бұрын

Uh...I just saw earlier today a commercial for Hamburger Helper!

@dawnstone610 2 ай бұрын

Fondu parties are still very popular in France and a luxury eating experience.

@blkluv100 2 ай бұрын

I work in a grocery store hamburger helper, vienna sausages (yuck) and jello (something I despise) are still popular.

@landtuna3469 2 ай бұрын

Liver & onions.....YUMMY! Chocolate and cheese fondue.....YUMMY! I seem to remember Diet-Rite prior to Tab.

@KayleeCee 2 ай бұрын

I enjoy Hamburger helper once in a while. If you can get them (and the beef) on sale then it's a pretty economical meal. Your can also jazz them up with some pretty cheap ingredients. I like to take the crunchy taco variety and add some diced jalapeños and black beans. That takes it from an okay meal to a really good one.

@kaseybrown4665 2 ай бұрын

I still love a lot of these foods like what’s wrong with jello or fondue? wtf

@martinchochol1756 2 ай бұрын

@ 17:12 So Americans expect full body taste and complex flavors from a coffee? That's quite a novelty (even for many Americans, I bet) 😉

@THESOUTHERNCLAIRVOYANT Ай бұрын

I use Tang to clean my toilets, my toilets are snow white, the citric acid in tang is amazing on toilet rings

@lindawolffkashmir2768 2 ай бұрын

I can handle liver and onions, as long as I have mustard with it. Mustard covers up a lot of that taste.

@vernonharden 2 ай бұрын

I'll take my liver straight on without anything, just fry it up good and I'm all in.

@GeeTheeStallion 2 ай бұрын

I did not come here expecting Hamburger Helper slander. And what did pineapple upside down cake ever do to you?

@Tomatohater64 2 ай бұрын

I want my cinnamon Koogle peanut butter. Yummy yum yum.

@Jomama02 2 ай бұрын

I love liver and onions! Ever need a quick pick me up, liver and onions will do it! Most of these foods are still available and eaten often. All except jello salads. Those need to NEVER come back! Prunes are delicious! They've never had any bad effects for me and i love them. Such a sweet snack!

@karenhargis9824 2 ай бұрын

I’m going to stock up on liver.

@ankhpom9296 2 ай бұрын

If you know the function of liver you may want to reconsider.

@scottgibson6735 Ай бұрын

I still like and eat Vienna sausage,especially with my afternoon shots of bourbon

@BobSebring 2 ай бұрын

I like can ham, jello with fruit, power milk was fine for cooking. I love Tang and space food sticks. TV dinners, fruit cocktail, especially with college cheese, Banquet boil-in bags were great. I loved the bbq beef best. Gotta love pinapple upside down cake, too.

@worldmusic5811 2 ай бұрын

Im with you Bob !