junk food

Junk food is a pejorative term for food containing high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little fiberss, protein, vitamins or minerals. Use of the term implies that a particular food has little "nutritional value" and contains excessive fat, sugar, salt, and calories. Junk food can also refer to high protein food like meat prepared with saturated fat -which some believe may be unhealthy; many hamburger outlets, fried chicken outlets and the like supply food is considered as junk food.