Junk-food definition

A high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value.
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Junk food is defined as things that you eat that are not good for you and that provide little or no nutritional value.

French fries are an example of junk food.

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A high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value.
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Food, esp. snack food, having little nutritional value and processed as with chemical additives.
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The definition of junk food is food lacking in nutritional value and frequently high in calories, sugar or fat.

Ice cream and candy are examples of junk food.

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Food with little or no nutritional value.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
junk-food
Plural:
junk foods

Junk-food Sentence Examples

  • Junk food clampdown threat The food industry was warned to stop advertising junk food to children within a year or face a clampdown.

  • At the election ministers rejected Conservative proposals to extend a ban on junk food to vending machines, so this is a positive step.

  • Before reaching the junk food emporiums of this horrid mall, the area takes another dive as you reach the evil looking Cardinal Estate.

  • Or parents who feed their children a diet of junk food - 2 year olds drinking coca cola for crying out loud!

  • On a diet this low in calories, there is really no room for junk food or fast food.

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