For some reason I assumed energy bars were an invention of the 90s. However, I just discovered that back in the late 60s, Pillsbury developed "many special foods" for the space race. The first one was called Space Food Sticks and it was a "compact, nutritious, high energy food." And it was apparently good for everyone from astronauts — who strangely have a hole in their helmets for their space food stick to go through — to baseball playing tykes. And hey, it's only 44 calories.
They disappeared for a while, but now they're back in a slightly different format. You can get an entire case for about $30. Now you can blast off into outer space!
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Matthew Williamson
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I LOVE SPACE FOOD! I havent tried the sticks, but whenever I am museum hopping I go by the Air and Space Museum (DC) and I get space ice cream, space strawberries, and if they have it, space apples and cinnamon. YUMMMMMMY. haha.
1I remember these! My mom bought them for us when we were kids.
YEAH, I'm OLD.
No comments from you young whippersnappers or I'll smack you with my geri cane. *snort!!*
2But what exactly do they taste like??
3I have no idea, but they sort of look like tootsie rolls, don't they?
4I remember those! I think they had this caramel peanut butter one? Something like that. And yes the texure was very tootsie-rollish
5They were softer than a Tootsie Roll, and just a tad grainy, if I remember correctly.
lisabunny----so you're old like me?? I thought I was prolly the oldest person on this site! *LOL!!* (I'll tell if YOU tell)
6Oh I'm old, gonna be the big 4-0 in December! lol
7I want to try them Yum, let's order some!
8omg, cravinsugar me too!! I loved the ice cream and strawberries!! I remember they had they in DC when I went to visit but I used to get them in NY (which is where I grew up) at a space store in lower manhattan..oooh the good times!!
9OMG - not sure about these but I LOVE astronaut ice cream.
xo
10lisabunny---I win. I'm 46 and a half.
AND YOU YOUNGUNS BETTER WATCH YOUR SASSY MOUTHS OR I'LL RUN YOU OVER WITH MY MOBILITY SCOOTER. : F O G E Y :
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Pokemyhontas
12*snicker!*
1340 is not old you guys! You are young!
Do you guys think Brad Pitt is old? He's in
his 40s. Totally not old. Yum. But it's really all relative. Space Food sticks are delish but yeah Pokemyhontas, I remember them being kinda grainy. Growing up, my grandparents owned a
grocery store so we were able to get them long after most stores had taken them off the shelves. A few years ago I was feeling nostalgic and ordered some from eBay. Ew! They were not as good
as I remembered.
14I wonder what they taste like...
15popsplenda, I love you, man. *sniff*
You're my new bestest friend.
*sniggles*
16Spacefood has always been a curiosity of mine.
17pokemyhontas, your name is so funny!
18this looks interesting but i wouldn't want to try it.
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