sometimes food

noun

A food that should be eaten in moderation.

Meanings

nounsometimes food (plural sometimes foods)

plural sometimes foods

  1. informalA food that should be eaten in moderation.

    As you know, junk food is a 'sometimes' food.

    2011, Karen Fischer, Karen Fischer Dip Nut, Healthy Family, Happy Family: The Complete Healthy Guide to Feeding Your Family (Large Print 16pt), ReadHowYouWant.com, →ISBN, page 55
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    Put pictures of “sometimes foods” in some of the student bags. Tell the students that if they have a “sometimes food” in their bags or receive one in a trade, ...

    2011, Laura L. Borsdorf, Lois A. Boeyink, Physical Best Activity Guide: Elementary Level, Human Kinetics, →ISBN, page 182

    While the mandarins in this recipe are amazingly healthy little packages of antioxidants and polymethoxylated flavonesxxvii, the refined sugar content makes these cupcakes a sometimes food.

    2012, Hannah Sforcina, Adam Morris, Love Thy Food: An Intimate Traverse into Mindful Eating, BookBaby, →ISBN

    So make it your goal to eat mostly whole foods and relegate anything in a package to a sometimes food.

    2015, April Peveteaux, The Gluten-Free Cheat Sheet: Go G-Free in 30 Days or Less, Penguin, →ISBN

    In 2005, it was reported that Cookie Monster would start eating a more healthful diet. Instead of his signature song, “C is for Cookie”, he would now sing “Cookie is a Sometimes Food.”

    2016, Gary C. Dreibelbis, The Gospel According to Sesame Street: Learning, Life, Love, and Death, WestBow Press, →ISBN

    As a “sometimes” food, sure, but for a cleaner, more everyday version that offers ...

    2016, Krista McLellan, World Food for Student Cooks: Healthy, delicious, easy-to-make dishes for the food-truck-loving, noodle-slurping, taco-crunching, mac-n-cheese–loving student!, Formac Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 39
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