The school cafeteria line was always a hit-or-miss situation. Some days, there would be chicken tenders with a side of mac and cheese, and other days, there would be soggy hamburgers with greasy string beans. While we yearn for the good ol' days of fresh-baked Otis Spunkmeyer cookies and bags of animal crackers, we certainly don't miss the days when the cafeteria lunchline served food that tasted like it hadn't seen the inside of a spice cabinet in 20 years.
Felipe Sanchez/Shutterstock It's got that iconic yellow label, that unmistakable blue ribbon logo, and that delicious creaminess you grew up with. That's right! We're talking about Hellmann's Mayo, or, depending on what part of the country you're in, Best Foods. Sometimes, you cross state lines and things change in ways you could never anticipate, like finding that your tried-and-true mayo brand has a completely different name.
When it comes to the most delicious ice cream brands in the U.S., you might instantly think of Vermont-based Ben & Jerry's, but there's another surprising ice cream brand that has over 200 stores across the country: Häagen-Dazs. Though the highest concentration of actual shops are in Florida, New York, and New Jersey, if you're in the U.S., you can probably find a Häagen-Dazs in a nearby city.