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
Example Sentences
worrying about kids eating too much junk food eating too many junk foods
Recent Examples on the Web Hope’s Liquor, on the corner of Beverly Boulevard and Alvarado Street, is a place to buy booze and junk food, but at its core it’s also an unofficial community center for a neighborhood that lacks resources. 
Lexis-olivier Ray, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Vending machine soda and junk food often staved off afternoon hunger pangs. USA Today, 26 July 2022 Providing the food for free guaranteed that children who might otherwise have gone hungry or brought junk food from home had access to healthy food, Richardson and others said. USA Today, 26 July 2022 His father was the bodybuilder type, cutting red meat and junk food out of his son’s diet at an early age. Kenan Draughornestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022 Just like in a relationship, if your environment is filled with electronics, junk food and lots of trashy television, your relationship will stay in that 2-foot pot. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 17 May 2022 Christmases were a bounty of surprises, junk food and celebration. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022 No longer making it in the basket are items like sparkling water, treats, junk food and, especially lately, meat. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 May 2022 The group that thought about their close friends first were much more likely to buy junk food than protective items, despite the warnings. Jen Christensen, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022 See More
Lexis-olivier Ray, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Vending machine soda and junk food often staved off afternoon hunger pangs. USA Today, 26 July 2022 Providing the food for free guaranteed that children who might otherwise have gone hungry or brought junk food from home had access to healthy food, Richardson and others said. USA Today, 26 July 2022 His father was the bodybuilder type, cutting red meat and junk food out of his son’s diet at an early age. Kenan Draughornestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022 Just like in a relationship, if your environment is filled with electronics, junk food and lots of trashy television, your relationship will stay in that 2-foot pot. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 17 May 2022 Christmases were a bounty of surprises, junk food and celebration. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022 No longer making it in the basket are items like sparkling water, treats, junk food and, especially lately, meat. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 May 2022 The group that thought about their close friends first were much more likely to buy junk food than protective items, despite the warnings. Jen Christensen, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
junk food
noun
: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content