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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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.
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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
Combs also pointed out that some cultural norms position these foods as key parts of emotional processing and stress relief for women, like eating junk food to get over heartbreak.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Nov. 2025
The Everything Store is looking for a more organic way to sell you junk food.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
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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
Combs also pointed out that some cultural norms position these foods as key parts of emotional processing and stress relief for women, like eating junk food to get over heartbreak.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Nov. 2025
The Everything Store is looking for a more organic way to sell you junk food.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 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 14 Dec. 2025.
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