junk food
noun
1
: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content
2
: 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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Many of the policies he’s advocated for, such as removing junk food from school lunches, actually fall to a different agency: the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Its speed, convenience, easy cleaning, and facility at making slightly healthier junk food have already made the air fryer a staple in a third of American kitchens.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2025
The condition was triggered by a lot of things: altitude, junk food, rides that send you in loops, barometric-pressure changes, the taurine in Red Bull, and red wine.
—Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Department stores are also a difficult group, and stocks that sell junk food are vulnerable as the popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs continues.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Its speed, convenience, easy cleaning, and facility at making slightly healthier junk food have already made the air fryer a staple in a third of American kitchens.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2025
The condition was triggered by a lot of things: altitude, junk food, rides that send you in loops, barometric-pressure changes, the taurine in Red Bull, and red wine.
—Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Department stores are also a difficult group, and stocks that sell junk food are vulnerable as the popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs continues.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Junk food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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