Fruit Corners Fruit Roll-ups By Betty Crocker

Who could resist a product with a perky jingle and cute, clever tag line, "Real fruit and fun rolled up in one! Fruit Corners Fruit Roll-ups!" Not me!


As a child in the 1980s, lunch was simply incomplete without my Fruit Corners Fruit Roll-ups by General Mills Betty Crocker (that's a mouthful).


Each roll-up has approximately 50 calories, 1 gram of fat and 12 grams of carbohydrates--not too bad for a sweet treat.  


Fun Facts About Fruit Roll-ups

• Fruit Corners Fruit Roll-ups debuted in 1979.
• Fruit Corners (the original Fruit Roll-ups) came in flavors such as Apricot, Apple, Banana, Cherry and Strawberry.
• Today's Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-ups have hip sounding flavors like Sunberry Burst, Tropical Tie-Dye, Berry Berry Cool, Chery Orange Wildfire and more.
• Fruit Roll-ups have come a long way and these days are available in dozens of flavors and shapes such as Wonder Pets and My Little Pony while Gushers give a burst of fruit juice with every bite!

How many '80s child stars can you identify? Look for my Growing Pains' love, Kirk Cameron!

Kirk Cameron & Jason Bateman Golden Grahams Boys

A sucker for cute boys and anything graham cracker flavored--New Jersey's Applegate Farms Homemade Ice Cream serves up something they call Graham Central Station that's just out-of-this world delicious--I loved the following two TV commercials.

You know Mom didn't approve of sugar cereals, but as we got older, she lightened up. To this day, one of my favorites is Golden Grahams. Ironically, vintage Golden Grahams commercials are linked to many of my favorite teen idols. Here are two 1980s broadcast ads that stand out in my mind ... One features Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron and the other Jason Bateman.

During the Leonardo DiCaprio Titanic craze, I was working as an editor at SuperTeen magazine. Desperate for a new Leo-related angle, I contacted General Mills' public relations department attempting to get my hands on a Golden Grahams commercial featuring Leo DiCaprio's step-brother, Adam Farrar. Leo once stated that his brother Adam's role in that commercial inspired him to act.

To this day, I still can't identify his step-brother or that particular Golden Grahams commercial. Did I mention General Mills' PR had no idea what I was talking about.

Anyway, enjoy Kirk and Jason--my 1980s loves as they push sugary deliciousness to unsuspecting kids in the '80s. Can you tell I had a thing for boys with golden brown mop-top hairstyles? Funny check out this photo of my husband at age 10. I'd totally be into him if we were classmates.

Kirk Cameron Featured in 1980s Golden Grahams Commercial
 



Jason Bateman Featured in 1980s Golden Grahams Commercial