The 1980's gave us a lot of great stuff.  Giant computers, the movie The Goonies, the Olsen twins and the Cabbage Patch Kids.  Awesome. These are all things that are rooted in the time and place that was the neon and psychedelic 1980's. But some things don't really scream that they were created in this decade. In fact, for most of these foods, I bet you had no idea that they were invented--or rather evolved, as foods so often do--along with those pesky, sprouted cabbage children.  Here are some of the raddest edibles that you didn't even know were invented in this decade.

American Gummi Bears and Gummi Worms.  Before the 1980's, Americans relied on Europeans to ship us these sugary, multi-colored concoctions from across the ocean.  The Herman Goelitz Company started manufacturing the candies and now they are staples at movie theaters from coast to coast.  Interestingly, the Herman Goelitz Company is now the Jelly Belly Candy Company. 

Red Bull. I had no idea that this nasty drink came on the scene in the 1980's because it ruined my sleep for four years in college, but alas, it did. The idea for Red Bull was created in 1984, but the extra-carbonated and extra-caffeinated beverage came onto the market in 1987.  They even came up with the slogan that still is featured in all of their ad campaigns: "Red Bull gives you wings!"

Skittles.  Another European important, Skittles today are as American as apple pie (which is British, really, you know).  Anyway, Skittles were so popular across the ocean that the M&M Mars corporation introduced them to American soil in 1981.  Here's one of their classic commercials from 1980's.  Listen to that awesome jam and look at the actors' clothes that really do match the candy's rainbow! They don't make commercials this bodacious anymore:

Everything Bagel.  This delicious bagel variation was not so much invented as it was an amalgamation of salty leftovers.  Featuring onions, sesame, nut or whatever other toppings you had leftover from your other bagels, the everything bagel was the ultimate concoction of the 1980's slogan "more, more, more!" The earliest instance of the everything bagel in print when it was described as a 50-cent concoction found Arkady Goshchinsky's bagel in Queens in 1982.

Chicken McNuggets. Phew, what would I (and every other child who was born after me) have eaten if chicken nuggets hadn't been invented? In 1981, McDonald's then executive chef, Rene Arend (who was a gourmet chef in France before Mickey D's!), put the deep-fried, breaded, mystery meat nuggets on his menu alongside their classic dipping sauces, barbecue, honey, sweet 'n sour and hot mustard.  The nuggets took 14 to 16 months from their idea to their conception and was first introduced to McDonald's menus in New York.

Gardenburger. Restaurateur and chef Paul Wenner created this vegetarian staple at his restaurant in Gresham, Oregon in 1981. Thinking about what to do with leftover vegetables and rice pilaf, he mixed the two together and served them on a hamburger bun, dubbing his concoction the Gardenburger. The Gardenburger was a huge hit at the restaurant and Wenner eventually started selling the Gardenburger nationwide.