What is junk food? It is a term for food with little nutritional value. It owes its popularity from the song “Junk Food Junkie.” Food is what we eat to obtain the nourishment and the energy to keep us going from day to day, and it has changed since the 20th century. By 1937, the arrival of a processed canned meat product called Spam, came into the world. While women joined the workforce during the war, they had less time to cook and prepare meals, so Spam came in handy. After the war, women looked towards more frozen, dehydrated, canned and boxed foods to save time and allow more time for other activities. By the 1960s, fresh food no longer became desirable. The food industry worked to provide convenience and substitutes for natural foods
