FORBIDDEN FRUIT tastes the sweetest, as the fella says.

You knew these things weren’t really for eating, but you craved them anyway.

Bonjela

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“Mam! Mam! I have an ulcer!” You didn’t have an ulcer. You just wanted a squeeze of this liquorice-flavoured heaven.

Calpol

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We’re talking about the pink Calpol for babies here, and NOT the bitter orange Six-Plus version.

If you close your eyes and really, really think about it, you can almost taste the sugary, ‘strawberry’ flavour, can’t you?

Sunny D

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All it took was one child turning yellow to get your mam riled up and adamant that no bottle of Sunny Delight would ever cross the threshold of your house again. No fair.

Banana antibiotic

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Or Amoxcillin, to the medical professionals out there. There was no need for a spoonful of sugar to help this medicine go down.

Cooking chocolate

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Hands up who knew the cooking chocolate wasn’t for eating, but still pinched a square or five from the press anyway? Everyone? Thought so.

Farley’s Rusks

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It was a sad day when they decided you were too old for rusks. Does it not say ‘from six months’ on the box?

Minadex

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This (sadly now discontinued) tonic was given to those in need of a boost after an illness – but more importantly, it was absolutely delicious.

Dog biscuits

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Just to SEE.

Kids’ chewable vitamins

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One a day? What is this injustice?

Grass/potted plants/flowers

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Some kids just liked eating plants. We’re not going to judge.

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