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To you, what is the worst junk food using taste, texture, look and smell as the basis for judging as the worst , Mine [View all] debm55 Feb 2024 OP

Cheese Puffs LoisB Feb 2024 #1

Agree, LoiseB, and the leave that orange stuff all over your fingers. TY debm55 Feb 2024 #3

A personal weakness of mine EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #24

That's ok. I am thinking about getting help to get off Lay's potato chips. nt LoisB Feb 2024 #29

Salt and vinegar or cracked pepper ONG EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #33

That is gross. debm55 Feb 2024 #45

It's almost 11:00 PM and I'm giggling like an idiot. Probatim Feb 2024 #55

PEX and Sharkbites pay for themselves... Thunderbeast Feb 2024 #64

TY Thunderbeast I agree/ debm55 Feb 2024 #146

LOL! No, just the plain old Classic Chips. LoisB Feb 2024 #59

Hi, my name is LoisB and I am addicted to Lay's potato chips. ty debm55 Feb 2024 #44

Step 1 LoisB Feb 2024 #60

Hahahahahahhaha good luck LoisB debm55 Feb 2024 #85

Hi, my name is EYESORE 9001 and I am addicted to cheese balls. debm55 Feb 2024 #43

I'm up to step 9 on that EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #70

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA/ I should have put Lays chips for you. debm55 Feb 2024 #86

I'll take a step 9 chip instead EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #91

In the same boat with you KS Toronado Feb 2024 #54

The guys in my family give me a bag of Cheetos (puffs not crunchy) MontanaMama Feb 2024 #104

We buy the crunchy here, Gut I don,'t eat either debm55 Feb 2024 #105

Yes, and Doritos are in the same camp for me... consider_this Feb 2024 #52

Agree debm55 Feb 2024 #106

I taught my dog to sit, lie, & stay one afternoon, with the help from a bag of Cheetos. -nt CrispyQ Feb 2024 #118

OMG that is funny. Was his pooh orange? debm55 Feb 2024 #123

Hubs has poo patrol, not me. CrispyQ Feb 2024 #132

Lucky you.HAHAHHAAHHAH debm55 Feb 2024 #147

Yep, you nailed it. Those orange horrors are the epitome of junk food. brush Feb 2024 #178

Careful, we may have to take you to junk-food rehab with us. LoisB Feb 2024 #182

Slim Jims Tyche Feb 2024 #2

Same here, I always wondered what exactly they were made of. Teen age boys love them. Ty debm55 Feb 2024 #4

Trucker food TexasBushwhacker Feb 2024 #51

They look like dog food sticks--puperoni debm55 Feb 2024 #87

Really awful EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #26

But teen like them. debm55 Feb 2024 #88

There's no accounting for taste EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #90

Never really got into them, but I loved the commercials with Macho Man Randy Savage. ificandream Feb 2024 #95

yuk debm55 Feb 2024 #97

I agree, Twinkies are awful! But I'll take them over any kind of dark chocolate candy (especially if it 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2024 #5

I like milk chocolate with hazenuts. Don't like Dark Chocolate anthing. debm55 Feb 2024 #7

I crave teh dark EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #10

I crave the milk.chocolate. debm55 Feb 2024 #12

At least EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #21

Those I like and I will fight you for them debm55 Feb 2024 #89

This may not qualify as junk food, but I sure do consider it as such EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #6

EYESORE 9001, I remember the Red Devil canned deviled ham. I opened it to place on my crackers. It had a ghastly look debm55 Feb 2024 #9

My boys loved those too! Tyche Feb 2024 #20

Yeah, my brother and I used to get deviled ham on white bread sandwiches sometimes. LudwigPastorius Feb 2024 #41

I have made my own with left over ham. But the Red Devil canned ham was awful. You can buy at the deli section of the debm55 Feb 2024 #47

I guess my mom thought we really liked it, because at one point, she... LudwigPastorius Feb 2024 #58

Now that's good eatin' EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #71

There are actually two kinds to make---deviled ham amd ham spreat. Pme is made with ham and the othe other with debm55 Feb 2024 #92

I've had bologna salad too EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #94

Agree debm55 Feb 2024 #96

Underwood Deviled Ham. Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 2024 #167

TY Prof. Toru Tanaka. Didn't know about the chicken spread. I don't think I would like it. debm55 Feb 2024 #168

Chicharrones (fried pork skins) yellowdogintexas Feb 2024 #8

yellowdogintexas ,Ty, are there any bit of pork in them? debm55 Feb 2024 #11

It's pork skin and nothing else but salt and/or seasonings EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #18

In my redneck yoot, I was treated to cracklins EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #14

Cracklins. sounds like the pig ears I give Dolly dog. And people eat that as a snack.? TY debm55 Feb 2024 #25

It's not ears EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #28

thank you for explaining cracklin's. I used to watch the neighbor's hired hand yellowdogintexas Feb 2024 #194

In my book,... LudwigPastorius Feb 2024 #61

Sounds nasty, debm55 Feb 2024 #98

Disgusting CommonHumanity Feb 2024 #153

Ty CommonHumanity. debm55 Feb 2024 #155

Licorice (the black stuff) Angleae Feb 2024 #13

I can relate EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #15

Agree. I like anise slightly mixrd in cookie dough. I don't think I ever had horehound candy. TY debm55 Feb 2024 #22

I so agree. , Angleae. The taste is yuk. I like the cherry better. TY Angleae debm55 Feb 2024 #17

"Licorice is the liver of candies" blm Feb 2024 #30

Good one! Nt spooky3 Feb 2024 #37

agree debm55 Feb 2024 #101

I love a particular form of licorice nocoincidences Feb 2024 #80

learn somesthing new everyday in the 'lounge debm55 Feb 2024 #102

Smith Bros. licorice cough drops Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 #126

Agree Jilly. I liked the Smith Brothers cherry cough drops. though I a always considered them candy and did nothing for debm55 Feb 2024 #148

I preferred Luden's Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 #175

Me too the honey lemon was better for a cough and didn't taste like candy. TY debm55 Feb 2024 #177

Amen! Licorice is the devil's dental floss! nolabear Feb 2024 #191

HAHAHAHAHA so true isn't TY debm55 Feb 2024 #193

Definitely has to be True Dough Feb 2024 #16

HAHAHAHAHAH. you are funny True Dough; I only ate once and my urine stunk the next day. Ty debm55 Feb 2024 #19

Asparagus will do that too True Dough Feb 2024 #23

I agree with the asparagus. Mother always made for Easter dinner. And the urine smells was terrible. You are right debm55 Feb 2024 #31

Here's a helpful hint EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #93

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH TY EYESORE 9001 debm55 Feb 2024 #110

Circus peanuts nt spooky3 Feb 2024 #27

Agree,agree agree. those nasty things fit all the basis-smell. color. taste. Ty spooky 3 debm55 Feb 2024 #32

I'd rather eat 50 Brussels sprouts than 1 circus peanut :-) nt spooky3 Feb 2024 #35

Why do you hate circus peanuts do much? debm55 Feb 2024 #48

Probably ate too many of them one Halloween in my childhood :-) nt spooky3 Feb 2024 #66

TY spooky3 debm55 Feb 2024 #108

My friend loved them Mopar151 Feb 2024 #50

You can't convince me that circus peanuts aren't really clown fingers. LudwigPastorius Feb 2024 #63

lol spooky3 Feb 2024 #67

HAHAHAHAHA Aren't they marshmallows? debm55 Feb 2024 #109

Sure,... LudwigPastorius Feb 2024 #183

Oh you. debm55 Feb 2024 #188

Yes, circus peanuts! Just awful. My dad liked them. Diamond_Dog Feb 2024 #79

That's funny Diamond_Dog. debm55 Feb 2024 #111

oh those things are so gross; also candy corn nt yellowdogintexas Feb 2024 #195

Hard to choose which is worse. Nt spooky3 Feb 2024 #197

Papaya. MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #34

Oh gosh, you must have gotten a bad one. I love them. Nt spooky3 Feb 2024 #36

What does a good one MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #38

Sweet, a little like cantaloupe nt spooky3 Feb 2024 #40

OK MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #46

I think you did because they are great. TY MOMFUDSKI debm55 Feb 2024 #149

I prefer them when they're green EYESORE 9001 Feb 2024 #100

Gummie anything. Bleah... plus the cost of the dental work. n/t TygrBright Feb 2024 #39

Agree TygrBright. I hate them and the fact the get stuck in your teeth --double yuk debm55 Feb 2024 #150

Pepperoni sticks Zambero Feb 2024 #42

Agree Zambero. Nasty debm55 Feb 2024 #151

Any candy with coconut. Mr.Bill Feb 2024 #49

TY Mr.Bill, I don"t ; like roasted coconuts. But I do like Snowballs. debm55 Feb 2024 #154

Generally I don't like coconut, Mr.Bill Feb 2024 #163

TY Mr.Bill, coconut shrimp shrimp is great. debm55 Feb 2024 #165

anything served at McDonalds DBoon Feb 2024 #53

Agree DBoon TY debm55 Feb 2024 #157

Aerosol cheese. LudwigPastorius Feb 2024 #56

TY LudwigPastorius. when I was a kid, we would squirt on our hot dogs. Thinking back yuk. debm55 Feb 2024 #158

Glad you saw the light! LudwigPastorius Feb 2024 #184

I know , but it was the thing back then. debm55 Feb 2024 #189

Twinkies IA8IT Feb 2024 #57

Agree, IA8IT. Nasty debm55 Feb 2024 #159

Funyuns. MontanaFarmer Feb 2024 #62

Agree MontanaFarmer/ They are terrible. debm55 Feb 2024 #145

Hostess Snowballs Thunderbeast Feb 2024 #65

Oh no, I loved those. I think I'm the only one who did. Nt spooky3 Feb 2024 #68

My favorite snack cakes are Snowballs. A local bakery had doc03 Feb 2024 #81

I liked Hostess Snowballs. They came in Pink for Valentines Day amd Green for St.Patricks Day.Yummy debm55 Feb 2024 #82

Those I liked debm55 Feb 2024 #144

Two words I have never seen at Democratic Underground........"Circus Peanuts" Stuart G Feb 2024 #69

Stuart G, I double dog dare you to taste one and you will know what we are talking about. debm55 Feb 2024 #113

The worst for me lately was some "four cheese" snack crackers. Chainfire Feb 2024 #72

Agree Chainfire, they are nasty. debm55 Feb 2024 #143

Cinema Popcorn parkia00 Feb 2024 #73

I rec'ed your reply! Niagara Feb 2024 #75

Both or just one? debm55 Feb 2024 #119

I use to eat plain popcorn, Debbie. I just can't the smell of buttered popcorn at the movie theater. Niagara Feb 2024 #176

TY the butter smell is nasty debm55 Feb 2024 #180

Worked briefly at a theater and our popcorn was pretty good. ificandream Feb 2024 #99

Agree parkia00. The whole movie cinema experience was terrible. Especially the fake butter debm55 Feb 2024 #142

The garbage plate, sometimes called trash plate. Niagara Feb 2024 #74

Niagara, just reading about it makes me sick. debm55 Feb 2024 #140

Sour patch kids and other sour candy Freddie Feb 2024 #76

Agree with both--the sour candy and the slim jims. And they do look like dog treats. Ty Freedie debm55 Feb 2024 #137

Zingers Alpeduez21 Feb 2024 #77

Agree they were crap. debm55 Feb 2024 #121

Does anyone remember CMYK Feb 2024 #78

TY CMYK, when did they come out? They sound horrible. debm55 Feb 2024 #83

1960's CMYK Feb 2024 #169

Ty debm55 Feb 2024 #170

Would Hormel Potted Meat Product qualify as junk food or just plain doc03 Feb 2024 #84

Both debm55 Feb 2024 #120

McDonalds justaprogressive Feb 2024 #103

Very True, justaprogressive. debm55 Feb 2024 #112

Funnel cakes TlalocW Feb 2024 #107

Oh I still like them. debm55 Feb 2024 #114

funnel cakes are a staple of all street fairs, carnivals and other such events yellowdogintexas Feb 2024 #196

Awesome Blossoms.----those fried onion flowers. Used to like them, debm55 Feb 2024 #115

cherrios , i cant stand the smell. reises pecies . AllaN01Bear Feb 2024 #116

Ty you AllaN01Bear. Agree. I only eat rice Chex. debm55 Feb 2024 #117

Pringles. malthaussen Feb 2024 #122

TY Mal, they are very salty and just don;t taste right. debm55 Feb 2024 #125

Candy corn and Tootsie Rolls. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #124

Ty Ocelot II I made that for school. Vanialla pudding and crushed vanilla cookies. The tootsies really look like cat debm55 Feb 2024 #129

Rice Krispies Treats Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 #130

TY Hated them two. Never went to homes that gave them out for Halloween. There was also a rice puff ball that I hated debm55 Feb 2024 #134

Sweetened Styrofoam. Ick. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #135

If you get any Tootsie Rolls send them to me Freddie Feb 2024 #152

I could send you some cat poo, since I can't easily tell the difference, Ocelot II Feb 2024 #171

They do look like cat poo as it has the lines. debm55 Feb 2024 #173

Sorry if I marked something as violating a rule EverHopeful Feb 2024 #127

I didn't see you breal a rule. You can post again. It could have been the cat hitting the wrong button. debm55 Feb 2024 #133

I blame the cat EverHopeful Feb 2024 #139

You can add your original post. debm55 Feb 2024 #160

Thanks but wasn't trying to post EverHopeful Feb 2024 #192

Rule #1 You can always blame the cat. nt yellowdogintexas Feb 2024 #198

Peeps is my junk food 🥴 LakeArenal Feb 2024 #128

I like peeps .but just for Easter. debm55 Feb 2024 #131

My wife liked Peeps roasted over fire and called them Peeps Brulee IA8IT Feb 2024 #186

TY that is funny/ debm55 Feb 2024 #187

By definition, people actually like it... getagrip_already Feb 2024 #136

LMAO, getagrip_already they more then likely have been turning for weeks. TY debm55 Feb 2024 #138

Candy corn CanonRay Feb 2024 #141

I agree. Really dislike them. TY CanonRay. debm55 Feb 2024 #161

Based on smell alone CommonHumanity Feb 2024 #156

Agree with the smell factor. Mine is cabbage. My son bought pork rinds and I ran out of the Kitchen. another is coffee. debm55 Feb 2024 #164

Combos WestMichRad Feb 2024 #162

TY and I agree. Combos are a terrible snack/ debm55 Feb 2024 #166

Texture is what gets me gagging. appleannie1 Feb 2024 #172

Agree thank you appleannie1 debm55 Feb 2024 #174

"Even my dogs would not eat Mc Nuggets." LudwigPastorius Feb 2024 #185

You must have a picky dog. Sometimes I have to stop Dolly from eating poo from people who don't bag it. I bag Dolly's debm55 Feb 2024 #190

Gummie Bears. You just know they're unhealthy. brush Feb 2024 #179

Ty and they stick in your teeth debm55 Feb 2024 #181

Anything that leaves my fingers greasy. GoodRaisin Feb 2024 #199

Agree with you debm55 Feb 2024 #200

Licorice DUgosh Feb 2024 #201

I agree with the black licorice but I do like cherry. TY debm55 Feb 2024 #202

Cheese Whiz Chakaconcarne Feb 2024 #203

Agree, hate that stuff. debm55 Feb 2024 #204