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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Other ideas, such as creating a minimum age to buy junk food, aren’t even discussed by lawmakers.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
The 18 states will have federal waivers to adjust SNAP guidelines to outlaw the purchase of junk food with state funds in 2026.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
States that have already had junk food waivers approved in 2025 are Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Magnum Ice Cream also seems able to handle the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Cramer said, even as the broader snack and junk food industry has been hurt by the trend.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
The 18 states will have federal waivers to adjust SNAP guidelines to outlaw the purchase of junk food with state funds in 2026.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
States that have already had junk food waivers approved in 2025 are Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Magnum Ice Cream also seems able to handle the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Cramer said, even as the broader snack and junk food industry has been hurt by the trend.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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 20 Dec. 2025.
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