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31 Of The Best Gas Station Junk Foods

June 26, 2020 by Food For Net 3 Comments

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I recently did a motorcycle trip across the USA from LA to New York City. Bikes have small tanks, so I stopped every 100 miles or so, sometimes more frequently if my butt got tired or I was going into a long stretch without any available gas stations.

I tried to eat real meals as much as possible, but I definitely ate a lot of gas station junk food because it was convenient, and to be honest, I felt a bit nostalgic!

We've all been on a road trip and looked around at all full glory of gas station gourmet snacks like hot dogs, nachos, potato chips, and energy drinks.

Frank Romeo // 123rf.com

As an adult, it's not every day that I go to the store and buy myself a bag of hot Cheetos ‘just because', so I had a great time trying some of these snacks for the first time in over a decade. Some were still as great as they were back in the day. Some had me thinking, “I can't believe I used to eat this.”

Now that I'm back, I put together a list of my favorite gas station junk foods. Do you see yours on this list? Don't forget to let us know your favorites in the comment section.

Table of Contents

  • 31. Beef Jerky
  • 30. Powdered Sugar Donuts + Milk
  • 29. Chex Mix
  • 28. Stale Coffee
  • 27. Slurpee
  • 26. Hot Peanuts
  • 25. Trail Mix
  • 24. Microwaved Burritos
  • 23. Corn Nuts
  • 22. Pork Rinds
  • 21. Fake Cheese Nachos
  • 20. Sugar Babies
  • 19. BBQ Potato Chips
  • 18. Flaming Hot Cheetos
  • 17. Mystery Hot Dog
  • 16. Funyuns
  • 15. Red Bull
  • 14. Rock Star
  • 13. “Fruit” Pies AKA Home Run Pies
  • 12. Ice Cream Sandwich
  • 11. Slim Jim
  • 10. Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • 9. Sunflower Seeds
  • 8. Snickers
  • 7. Red Vines & Twizzlers
  • 6. Boston Baked Beans
  • 5. Charlston Chew
  • 4. Sun Chips
  • 3. Sour Gummy Worms
  • 2. Whoopie Pie
  • 1. Red Hots

31. Beef Jerky

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30. Powdered Sugar Donuts + Milk

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29. Chex Mix

28. Stale Coffee

27. Slurpee

 

A photo posted by Slurpee (@slurpee) on Sep 25, 2015 at 10:31am PDT

26. Hot Peanuts

 

A photo posted by Brittany Traum Eastwood (@britt_a_eastwood) on Dec 30, 2014 at 12:11pm PST

25. Trail Mix

 

A photo posted by Randi Ann (@randixann) on Sep 23, 2015 at 12:40pm PDT

Trail Mix? You mean M&M's with obstacles!

24. Microwaved Burritos

 

A photo posted by 〽️athew Tarlinβ„’ (@tarnation_2112) on Jul 15, 2015 at 6:35am PDT

23. Corn Nuts

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My favorite flavor is Ranch. What's yours?

22. Pork Rinds

 

A photo posted by Connie + Justin (@lowcarbdelights) on Sep 22, 2015 at 7:17pm PDT

21. Fake Cheese Nachos

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Good for nostalgia once in a while. Just once in a while though.

20. Sugar Babies

 

A photo posted by Karly? (@__klutz__) on Sep 26, 2015 at 2:46pm PDT

Let's not forget Mike & Ikes either!

19. BBQ Potato Chips

chapstickaddict / flickr

Am I the only one that thinks BBQ is the ultimate flavor? #sorrynotsorry to the Salt & Vinegar fans out there.

18. Flaming Hot Cheetos

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17. Mystery Hot Dog

 

A photo posted by Sam Kavkewitz (@skav500) on Jul 3, 2015 at 1:53pm PDT

16. Funyuns

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15. Red Bull

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14. Rock Star

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13. “Fruit” Pies AKA Home Run Pies

My personal favorite was the Ninja Turtle custard pies.

 

A photo posted by Carrano (@carrano) on Jul 23, 2015 at 7:10pm PDT

12. Ice Cream Sandwich

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11. Slim Jim

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10. Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie

 

A photo posted by Joseph Vargas (@fadereaper89) on Jun 4, 2015 at 4:52pm PDT

9. Sunflower Seeds

sunflower seeds

 

8. Snickers

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Snickers is the best! OK OK, Twix is a close second πŸ™‚

7. Red Vines & Twizzlers

red vines twizzler
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6. Boston Baked Beans

boston baked beans
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5. Charlston Chew

 

A photo posted by jeydeec (@jeydeec) on Sep 2, 2015 at 11:32am PDT

4. Sun Chips

sunchips
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3. Sour Gummy Worms

sour gummy worms
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2. Whoopie Pie

 

A photo posted by Liz (@floatingkitchen) on Sep 17, 2015 at 12:31pm PDT

1. Red Hots

 

A photo posted by Taylor Maye (@tmayeohyay) on Sep 26, 2015 at 4:04pm PDT

If your favorite didn't make the list, let me know what it was in the comment section!

Filed Under: Delicious Food Tagged With: Junk Food

Comments

  1. Kyle says

    May 25, 2016 at 6:53 am

    How about BIG AZ Sandwiches???

    Reply
  2. Rosemary says

    March 28, 2017 at 4:40 pm

    TAKIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHER EIN THE WORLD IS THE BEAUTIFUL TAKIS!!!!! PEOPLE THINK BEFORE U POST ANYTHING!!

    Reply
  3. jo says

    September 16, 2020 at 11:25 am

    wtf is red hots

    Reply

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