Convenience Food (Noun)
Meaning
Any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Microwavable frozen meals are a type of convenience food that is easy to prepare on the go.
- She relies heavily on convenience foods, such as TV dinners and canned soups, when she is too busy to cook from scratch.
- Many students rely on convenience foods to sustain themselves throughout their hectic school weeks.
- Some nutritionists are skeptical about the health effects of frequent consumption of convenience foods high in preservatives.
- Instant noodles and single-serve pasta meals are other popular types of convenience food widely consumed today.