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
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worrying about kids eating too much junk food
eating too many junk foods
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Intellectual junk food between bouts of deep focus.
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Some of these products are seemingly nutritionally benign, whereas others are nothing more than junk food trying to cash in on protein’s good reputation.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Try to eat less junk food, red meat, pork, frozen foods and sugar.
—Jereè Paul, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
The vote followed a brief debate over the impact of the mayor's veto, which his critics have said would put children at risk from products which are often packaged to look like popular candy or other junk food products.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Some of these products are seemingly nutritionally benign, whereas others are nothing more than junk food trying to cash in on protein’s good reputation.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Try to eat less junk food, red meat, pork, frozen foods and sugar.
—Jereè Paul, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
The vote followed a brief debate over the impact of the mayor's veto, which his critics have said would put children at risk from products which are often packaged to look like popular candy or other junk food products.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for junk food
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“Junk food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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