junk food

junk food
noun
food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value
• Hypernyms: ↑food, ↑solid food

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noun
1. : food high in calories but low in nutritional value
2. : something appealing or enjoyable but of little or no real value

the ultimate in junk food for your minds — Cleveland Amory

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—junk-food, adj.
1. food, as potato chips or candy, that is high in calories but of little nutritional value.
2. anything that is attractive and diverting but of negligible substance: the junk food offered by daytime television.
[1970-75, Amer.]

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junk food noun
Food of little nutritional value, usu easily available and quick to prepare
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Main Entry: ↑junk

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junk food UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular junk food plural junk foods]
food that is not healthy because it contains a lot of fat, salt, and sugar
Thesaurus: types of food or drinkhypernym pies and pastrieshyponym

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junk food,
ready-made or quickly prepared food, as that available in vending machines and fast-food establishments.

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n. food that has low nutritional value, typically produced in the form of packaged snacks needing little or no preparation

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noun, pl ⋯ foods
informal : food that is not good for your health because it contains high amounts of fat or sugar
[noncount]

worrying about kids eating too much junk food

[count]

eating too many junk foods

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food that is quick and easy to prepare and eat but that is thought to be bad for your health
See also: ↑junk

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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