Older Adults Are Sharing The Now-Common Foods That Didn't Exist When They Were Growing Up, And As A Gen Z'er, I'm Floored

Recently, Redditor u/Dull_Procedure2586 asked the older adults of the Reddit community to share the now-common foods that didn't exist while they were growing up, and as a Gen Z'er, I'm shook. Here are some of the responses that, depending on your age, will either have you nodding your head at the memories or widening your eyes in surprise: 2. "Hummus was uncommon in my area until the early 2000s.

" — Magnanimoe 4. "Bottled water." — GRYFFYN68 "I remember my uncle ranting about bottled water every time he saw it when it first started becoming ubiquitous in the '90s.



He couldn't understand why anyone would pay for water (and create all that plastic waste) when pretty much everyone could have all they wanted for free from the tap. But he was an old country boy who had never lived anywhere that didn't have good well water or a natural spring on the property. I don't think he realized how funky some tap water can be.

" — kmill0202 6. "Salad greens other than iceberg." — bf-es "Especially kale.

That used to be the stuff they'd decorate the edges of salad bars with and wasn't intended for eating." — ProfessionalCraft983 8. "Anything premade at the grocery store.

" — Informal_Platypus522 10. "Energy drinks." — rantheman76 12.

"Quinoa. I only heard of it as an adult." — randomredditor0042 14.

"Any apple that wasn't a Red Delicious or Granny Smith." — DistinctMeringue 16. "Gluten-free foods.

" — SonoranRoadRunner 18. "Flavored seltzer, Mexican food being available throughout the country, meals at movie theaters, and non-dairy 'milks.'" — IWatchBadTV 20.

Lastly: "European sweets and candies and spreads like Nutella were very hard to get. And if your specialty store ran out, it took six weeks to get it replenished. We had this specialty German deli that sold Kinder chocolate, Nutella, and Haribo, but now you can have it in a day off Amazon Prime.

" — Chateaudelait Excuse me, but pistachios were dyed what color?! If you're an older adult, what common foods are there now that didn't exist back in the day? Let us know in the comments, or you can anonymously submit your response using this form ! Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity..