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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Ads Aren’t Just for Men Yes, the lion’s share of ads running during NFL games still sell light beer, sports betting and junk food.
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Jennifer Halper, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Missouri has become the latest state to request a waiver that would ban junk food items from being purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Tuesday’s report included platitudes about making school meals healthier and to limit accessibility to junk food in food stamp programs.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Producers tempted them with enormous platters piled high with junk food.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Halper, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Missouri has become the latest state to request a waiver that would ban junk food items from being purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Tuesday’s report included platitudes about making school meals healthier and to limit accessibility to junk food in food stamp programs.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Producers tempted them with enormous platters piled high with junk food.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Junk food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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