What is Junk Food and Where Can One Get It In Abilene

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Okay, I was way off thinking junk food was something you only picked up at drive-through fast food restaurants. Once I looked up the actual definition of what junk foods really are, I learn that there's also a National Junk Food Day too. So, what is authentic junk food and where can one get it here in Abilene?

The answer, as defined by Webster's dictionary is food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content. Wikipedia defines it as food that is high in calories usually stemming from sugar, saturated in fat, also high in sodium, and has little to no dietary values like protein, vitamins, fiber, or any of the other really important nutritional values.

Even sit-down restaurants have some of the best junk foods in town.

Where to get junk food? That was easy grocery stores, and vending machines are probably the biggest dispensers of junk food. Furthermore, fast food restaurants and actually sit-down restaurants can also dispense some good ole junk food as well.

I conducted my own little non-scientific poll as to what junk food is, and we all have different opinions. I asked my wife, and she immediately responded with "candy bars, potato chips, cheese dip, ice cream, cake, donuts, sodas, and cookies." I asked my 20-year-old daughter and she said "french fries, poppers, mozzarella sticks, cheese fries, cupcakes, Twinkies, soft drinks, Ding Dongs, and candy bars.

As for my thoughts on junk food, I thought that they are foods that one enjoys immensely but are high in calories or bad for you. If that's the case I love Sonic chili dogs, Chick-Fil-A fried chicken strips, Taco Bell burritos, Mcdonald's Cheeseburgers, candy of any kind, and so on.

As far as both Webster's Dictionary and Wikipedia are concerned, Abilene has many places to find some great "junk food' to enjoy on National Junk Food Day on July 21st. Here's a list of (over 120) places to find your favorite, delicious junk food: