junk food
nounDefinition of junk food
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
Think Parmesan chips, only mass produced and packaged in junk food-style bags. — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, "Just the Cheese is the quick queso snack of your dreams," 11 Sep. 2019 But the viral junk food replicas aren’t very representative of what Saffitz — or, really, any sane person — truly enjoys cooking. — Marella Gayla, BostonGlobe.com, "Meet Claire Saffitz, the Internet’s favorite pastry chef," 27 Aug. 2019 As is automatic organ donation, or even just putting fruit in front of junk food in your refrigerator. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "The Endless, Invisible Persuasion Tactics of the Internet," 2 Aug. 2019 A few Orlando area restaurants incorporate classic, name-brand junk food items — think Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Nerds, Oreos, Potato Sticks and Fritos — into their menus. — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, "National Junk Food Day: Celebrate in Orlando with these menu items," 21 July 2019 To thwart the inevitable junk food rush, snack proactively. — NBC News, "The case for the long weekend, summer road trip," 21 June 2019 The idea was to displace the Twitter fix with more nutritious stuff: less junk food, more healthy snacks. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Slow Journalism: Just the thing for an August afternoon," 11 Aug. 2019 Mussina beat the Sox at Fenway Park on the final day of that season (with Rivera getting the save, of course) then joyfully defied manager Joe Girardi’s ban on junk food in the clubhouse by feasting on a McDonald’s burger and fries. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s why Rich Hill wants to pitch as long as he can," 20 July 2019 Nearby, families find short hiking trails and playgrounds in the KjarnaskĂłgur forest, ski slopes, and a local obsession with junk food. — Kelly Barrett, National Geographic, "Flower power: 10 of the world's best destinations for blooms," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'junk food.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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