You = living under a rock if you haven’t heard of the absolutely batshit phenomenon of YouTubers eating Tide Pods. The trend (which is very bad, do not do that folks you will get incredibly ill) has spawned an entire meme about ‘forbidden snaccs’ – things that look like they’d be delicious, but you absolutely must not eat for death/sickness reasons.
We were inspired and started a completely useless and time-wasting conversation about things we have always wanted to eat but absolutely must never. To turn that wasted hour into something productive, I’ve made an article out of it!
FISH TANK PEBBLES
Mmmmm, fruit pebbles.
FAIRY DISHWASHER PODS
These are just the UK/Aussie version of Tide Pods. Lil’ poppy jelly bois.
LAVA
Mmmmmffffffff I want to stick my TONGUE IN THAT HOT SAUCE.
BOUNCY BALLS
OH GOD MY MOUTH IS SALIVATING. I think I may have tried to bite a chunk out of one of these as a kid. Double danger bc choking hazard. Good one, Mum.
BATH OIL BALLS
Remember these? They had bath oil in them and dissolved in the water but also WANT TO CONSUME.
ICE PACKS
Ooooh yeaaaah, fuck my broken ankle just gimme that icy snack pls.
LIP BALM EGG THINGIES
All lip balms are yummo-looking/smelling, but this one I especially want to consume. I wanna scrape a chunk off with my teeth NOW.
SCHMACKOS
Mmmmm doggy jerky. Surely this is good for dogs and humans? No?
WORMING CHOCOLATE
Remember when you were a kid and mum gave you these and it was like the best treat of your LIFE? Chocolate for DESSERT? Never mind that it was murdering the thousands of worms in your BOWEL, gimme an entire box.
FLORAL FOAM
Mmmm, look at those SLICES. Whack some butter on those babies.
PACKING PEANUTS
KMmmm, foamy bois.
NEUTROGENA SOAP
Godddd I really want to munch on this guy. Always have, always will.
LUSH BATH BOMBS
I wanna eat it dry, and I wanna drink the water in the bath. That is all.
STICKY ADHESIVE STUFF ON MAGAZINE ADD-ONS
Incredibly specific, incredibly forbidden snacc worthy.
HOT COALS
THESE LOOK DELICIOUS, GOLDEN AND SPICY.
HOT GLUE
Ugggghhhhh, YES. Gimme that goopy goodness. Way better than Clag paste, IMO.
EASTER SHOWBAG STICKY HANDS
Yummy jelly.
CHALK
Only coloured chalk. Only freshies.
SNAIL PELLETS
My dog ate one of these once and she just showed up at the back door chewing them so happily, bc she though she’d found a really special snack. Obviously we had to rush her to the dog hospital and they made her vomit, and she looked so distraught, likely because she thought we had ruined her one good thing in life. In short, even dogs think these look like good snacks.
URINAL CAKES
Everyone roasted me good about this one, but COME ON. They look like large lollies.
LISTERINE
Most forbidden drink.
WINDEX
Other most forbidden drink.
WATER BEADS
Have you seen these? They’re these small beads that absorb water and then make ~zesty~ decor for your plants. They are stupid and look terrible. I also want to eat them.
ARTIFICIAL GRAPES
This is entirely because they look like real grapes, but better and more squishy.
AIR FRESHENER GELS
All gel things look edible. They are not, but I want to scrape the gel out of these and lick it. That is a fact.
TOILET GELS
Is this the worst thing I have included in this list? Maybe. Am I apologising? No.
