junk food
Nutritionally void snacks
Junk food is food with little nutritional value—typically high in sugar, salt, fat, or calories: chips, candy, fast food, soda.
The term carries judgment: calling something junk food implies it shouldn't be a dietary staple.
I've been eating too much junk food lately.
The concept extends metaphorically to anything appealing but intellectually empty: Reality TV is junk food for the brain.
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- takeoutRestaurant food for elsewhere
- burgersMeat patties in buns
- friesDeep-fried potato strips
- pizzaTopped flatbread dish
tacos · fried chicken · hot dogs · soda · milkshake · fast-casual · value menu · combo meal
Thin fried slices
- pretzelsTwisted baked snack food
- popcornHeated grain that puffs
- crackersCrispy flat biscuits
- cheese puffsBaked cornmeal snack, dusted
tortilla chips · pita chips · candy bars · cookies · fruit snacks · instant noodles · Doritos · Cheetos
Measures of food energy
- saturated fatFully hydrogenated dietary lipid
- trans fatUnsaturated lipid, harmful isomer
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
processed · artificial · additives · preservatives · sodium · empty calories · high-fructose corn syrup · MSG
Enjoyment tinged with shame
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- cheat dayScheduled diet exception
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- sugar rushEnergy spike from sweets
decadence · binge eating · reward · temptation · craving · midnight snack · emotional eating · munchies
drive-thru
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pizza · tacos · fried chicken · hot dogs · soda · milkshake · fast-casual · value menu · combo meal · supersize
chips
Thin fried slices
cheese puffs · tortilla chips · pita chips · candy bars · cookies · fruit snacks · instant noodles · Doritos · Cheetos · Pringles
calories
Measures of food energy
- saturated fatFully hydrogenated dietary lipid
- trans fatUnsaturated lipid, harmful isomer
- obesityExcess body fat condition
cholesterol · processed · artificial · additives · preservatives · sodium · empty calories · high-fructose corn syrup · MSG · hydrogenated
guilty pleasure
Enjoyment tinged with shame
sugar rush · decadence · binge eating · reward · temptation · craving · midnight snack · emotional eating · munchies · deep-fried
- food & eatingpopcorn, candy, soda, hot dogs, nachos
- food termsprotein, carbohydrate, flavor, fat, taste
- food issuesfactory farming, GMOs, pesticides, misleading labels, artificial sweeteners
- food slanggrub, chow, eats, nosh, munchies
- open compoundsice cream, hot dog, high school, post office, living room
- temptationsforbidden fruit, indulgence, craving, urge, vice
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Nutrient-dense dietary choices
whole foods · superfoods · clean eating · balanced diet · vegetables
junk foodwhole foods
Unrefined, unprocessed edibles
natural food · raw food · fresh produce · slow food · fresh food
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Nutrient-dense dietary choices
gourmet food · fine dining · clean eating · nourishment · haute cuisine
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