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
Recent Examples on the Web
Both were casual, with Cardi at home (snacking on junk food in her mom’s house for the latter), dressed down, makeup-less, and direct, but Cardi suspects the want more glamor from her.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
In April, Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker and Peter Welch introduced the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, which would ban advertising junk food to children and require stronger health and nutrition warning labels.
—Brian Gallagher, New York Times, 12 May 2024
It’s worsened by lifestyles marked by more high-salt junk food and screen time but less sleep and exercise.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 6 May 2024
Waheed blasts 50 Cent and loves junk food; Marie lives a few floors above her mother; and the narrator, who remains nameless, recounts her struggle with bipolar disorder.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
De Los Rios said Robles didn't let his runners eat junk food.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Stress is also linked to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as exercising less, drinking more, and eating junk food.
—Diane Harris, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Activist investors have been urging Nestle to move away from unhealthy products for a while, citing a plethora of risks that suggest the market for junk food is only likely to shrink in the future.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024
Studies have shown that people are more likely to crave fruits and vegetables over junk food when taking the drugs.
—Madison Muller, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
In April, Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker and Peter Welch introduced the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, which would ban advertising junk food to children and require stronger health and nutrition warning labels.
—Brian Gallagher, New York Times, 12 May 2024
It’s worsened by lifestyles marked by more high-salt junk food and screen time but less sleep and exercise.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 6 May 2024
Waheed blasts 50 Cent and loves junk food; Marie lives a few floors above her mother; and the narrator, who remains nameless, recounts her struggle with bipolar disorder.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
De Los Rios said Robles didn't let his runners eat junk food.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Stress is also linked to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as exercising less, drinking more, and eating junk food.
—Diane Harris, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Activist investors have been urging Nestle to move away from unhealthy products for a while, citing a plethora of risks that suggest the market for junk food is only likely to shrink in the future.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024
Studies have shown that people are more likely to crave fruits and vegetables over junk food when taking the drugs.
—Madison Muller, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Junk food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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