20 Essential Sweets and Drinks That Still Remind Us of Our Childhood

From cotton candy to flying saucers and milkshakes

Today, our local shops and supermarket shelves are filled with dozens of different sweets and tasty drinks that older generations only wished they had had as an alternative when growing up in Liverpool and beyond. But despite this, many items have remained staples for centuries and still serve as reminders of what life was like.

And while food trends come and go, many of us are returning to foods and drinks that still instantly make us feel… childhood memories when we have them. New research into nostalgic food and drink finds almost a third of Britons (27%) say their choices about what they ate and drank as children still influence their eating habits.

A survey of 2,000 British adults commissioned by Capri-Sun found that nostalgia and the tastes of childhood play a decisive role in the choice of food and drink in adulthood. Rice pudding and sherbet top the list of snacks that evoke childhood memories for almost a quarter of Britons, according to research, and when it comes to drinks, cream soda is the flavor that reminds the nation of much of their childhood.

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Capri-Sun was the most nostalgic drink among young adults, reminding half (48%) of 18 to 24-year-olds of their younger days. The survey also found that 46% of Britons associate the Capri Sun with their childhood, and one in five have fond memories of enjoying the bag while on holiday. summer holidays.