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

Kids spend more time at school and with friends, eat more meals away from home, and have greater access to junk foods. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Tried to avoid junk food; tried to get away from the food that everybody likes. — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026

In this end-of-the-world scenario, Jack thrives on junk food and video games while gathering a squad of classmates to fight of zombies and monsters. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 June 2026

America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for junk food

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude

Kids Definition

junk food

noun

: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional value