sometimes food

sometimes food (plural sometimes foods)

1. (informal) A food that should be eaten in moderation.
   • 2011, Laura L. Borsdorf, Lois A. Boeyink, Physical Best Activity Guide: Elementary Level, Human Kinetics, →ISBN, page 182:

     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, ...

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

     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.

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

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

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

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

   • 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:

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

   • 2017, Scott Hallsworth, Junk Food Japan: Addictive Food from Kurobuta, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 74:

     Yes, it's a 'sometimes food' and when executed properly it will bring on a devilish cheeky grin that ought to be reserved for other naughtiness.