junk food

noun

: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content

: something that is appealing or enjoyable but of little or no real value

video junk food

Examples of junk food in a Sentence

worrying about kids eating too much junk food eating too many junk foods

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Their daily routine is: smoke, fire up one slasher after another, survive on junk food, Lunchables, and Gatorades. —

Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024 Trump supported school food rules to allow more junk foods. —

Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 The best trait is just being able to be on the road nonstop, consistently, not needing to stop and go to the bathroom every 30 minutes, and being willing to live off gas-station junk food for a while. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 July 2024 Some experts raised concerns over the detail of recommendations designed to reduce the influence of big junk food companies in policymaking. —

Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for junk food