A wide variety of convenience food, including chips and pretzels. Most of these items could also be called junk food

Convenience food is a type of food. This kind of food has been made so it can save the consumers time to prepare it. Usually such foods just need to be heated. They are made for a long shelf life, so that they can stay in the store for a long time. One thing to remember is that you may have to pay for the convenience, as this food is often expensive.

Many people criticise these products, because:

• They are made from products that would probably not be eaten in their raw form
• They are high in bad fat, sugar, and calories
• They are low in nutrients and fiber, but fast to prepare. Therefore, they are also blamed for obesity
• Their ingredients may come from genetically modified organisms
• Preservatives are almost always used
• Most of the foods end up wasted