Food And Drinks That Are Banned In America
The food items on this list have been banned or severely restricted in America for a variety of reasons, all of which we're about to explain.
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Stories By Kayla Layne Crawford
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Things You Should Never Put Down Your Drain
These things should never go down your kitchen drain, even if you do have a garbage disposal. -
Lunch Box Foods We'll Sadly Never Get To Eat Again
Opening up your very '90s plastic lunch box to find your favorite snack was the best. Sadly, these lunch box staples of your youth are no longer available. -
American Ingredients Other Countries Have Banned
Some of your favorite snacks and foods here in the United States are completely illegal in other countries. -
Cereals You'll Never Have Again
You can wax nostalgic eating Lucky Charms and Trix, but there are lots of cereals from your childhood that will never return to grocery store shelves. -
Soft Drinks You Totally Forgot Existed
This is a tribute to all of those discontinued soft drinks that might have tasted good, but have been totally forgotten about since they left store shelves. -
Biggest Fast Food Failures Of All Time
Not every fast food menu item can be as successful as the Big Mac and Whopper. These are the biggest fast food failures of all time. -
Restaurants People Hate To Work At
It's not usually easy to work at restaurant, but these places are the worst of the worst. -
Food You Should Never Buy At 7-Eleven
7-Eleven is there for you when you need a late-night snack. But use your brain. Don't buy these foods at 7-Eleven. -
Top 10 Restaurant Choices For Vegetarians
While a lot of chain restaurants have a long way to go when it comes to supporting vegetarians (we're looking at you, McDonald's), there are a slew of places that have tasty veggie options on their menus and cater to vegetarians and vegans.
