nutritionless
Lacking dietary value
Nutritionless means lacking nutritional value—food that provides calories but little else beneficial: nutritionless snacks, nutritionless processed foods.
The word is informal and somewhat redundant with established terms like empty calories, but it emphasizes complete absence rather than mere deficiency.
Holding nothing inside
- hollowEmpty within
- valuelessHaving no worth
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- uselessWithout practical value
void · substanceless · futile · negligible · meaningless · insubstantial · fruitless · profitless
Severely reduced or emptied
- lackingBeing without something
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- starvedSuffering extreme hunger
impoverished · sparse · meager · bare · minimal · wanting · void · scarce
Low-nutrition processed snacks
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
- candySugary edible treats
- chipsThin fried slices
- doughnutsRing-shaped fried pastries
pastries · cookies · fast food · soft drinks · energy drinks · high-fructose corn syrup · trans fats · refined sugar
Decay-preventing substances
- additivesSubstances included for enhancement
- artificial flavorsChemically synthesized taste compounds
- fillersBulk-adding substances
- refinedPurified or cultured
ultra-processed · packaged · shelf-stable · instant · hydrogenated · bleached · fortified · extruded
empty
Holding nothing inside
useless · void · substanceless · futile · negligible · meaningless · insubstantial · fruitless · profitless · unrewarding
depleted
Severely reduced or emptied
- lackingBeing without something
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
starved · impoverished · sparse · meager · bare · minimal · wanting · void · scarce · skimpy
junk food
Low-nutrition processed snacks
doughnuts · pastries · cookies · fast food · soft drinks · energy drinks · high-fructose corn syrup · trans fats · refined sugar · white bread
preservatives
Decay-preventing substances
- additivesSubstances included for enhancement
- artificial flavorsChemically synthesized taste compounds
- fillersBulk-adding substances
refined · ultra-processed · packaged · shelf-stable · instant · hydrogenated · bleached · fortified · extruded · reconstituted
obesity
Excess body fat condition
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- scurvyVitamin C deficiency disease
beriberi · pellagra · rickets · goiter · wasting · stunting · fatigue · weakness · deficiency · food insecurity
nutritionlessnutritious
Rich in beneficial substances
nourishing · nutrient-rich · nutrient-dense · vitamin-rich · fortified
nutritionlesswholesome
Conducive to well-being
healthful · healthy · sustaining · beneficial · restorative
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