What Does Your Taste in Junk Food Say About You?

By: Jennifer Post

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Sweet and salty. Just sweet. Just salty. Sour. Spicy. Crunchy. Chewy. These are just some of the words that describe the best food group there is: junk food. While junk food isn't necessarily good for your health, it does wonders for the soul and can bring you back to a particularly good time in your childhood, or propel you forward into a time in your life you can't wait to get to. Snacks can be transformative, especially if you make your own creations by combining multiple junk foods into one. If you smash Nacho Cheese Doritos on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, your life will never be the same. The combination of sweet and salty, crunchy and soft, is truly life-changing.

Your junk food preferences also lend good insight into who you are as a person. It's true! If you like primarily sweet foods, you most likely have a sunny disposition on life and look forward to each and every new day. But if sour is your go-to, you might be a bit bitter either about something specific or just about life in general. Maybe you use junk food as an escape, or maybe it's your reward for a job well done. If you want to know what your taste in junk food says about you, take this quiz now!

If you were presented with a sweet snack and a savory snack, for which one would you reach first?

Sweet

Savory
Savory and something spicy

I'd reach for both and eat them together.

Did you have a favorite snack as a kid?

I always loved snack cakes.

I didn't really snack as a kid.
Not a favorite, but I really liked mints.

My tastes always changed while I was growing up.

Imagine a meal made of junk food. What's the main course?

Ice cream

Pizza bread
Spiced nut mix

Meat and cheese

Birthday parties are full of junk food. At your dream party, what are you serving?

Cake!

Chips and onion dip
No snacks, just alcohol

Jelly beans

Is there more to life than eating popcorn at the movies?

I prefer cookie dough bites.

No, popcorn is the best movie snack.
Those chips and liquid cheese are where it's at.

Do people still go to the movies?

Road trip time! What snacks are a must-have for car travel?

Energy bites

Fast food
Lots of sour gummies

Pre-packed sandwiches and fun drinks

You are stopping at your favorite cafe for a snack. Which junk food item are you choosing?

A brownie

Beef jerky
Cakepops

A coffee that's basically a milkshake

On Halloween, how do you feel about the people who give away pretzels?

They are the devil.

I get it.
I think they have no idea how Halloween works.

I make a note to not go to that house the following year.

When you get to a certain age, snack time means you can have anything you want. What is your current go-to junk food snack?

Bread and butter

Leftover pizza
An ice cream bar

Cereal

Is there another country you want to visit primarily for their variety of junk food?

Japan

Canada
England

Australia

Do you care about the calories in your junk food of choice?

No, because I don't eat it all the time

I don't care about calories at all.
I'm never going to be skinny, so why bother worrying about it?

I care, but not enough to not eat it

When you're sick, what junk food are you craving?

Sour cream and onion chips

Caramel
Salty anything

Soda

If you had to choose one junk food to eat for the rest of your life, and only one, what would it be?

Spicier Nacho Doritos

Skittles
Chex Mix

Chocolate-covered raisins

Would you say you are a positive person?

I'm primarily positive.

I have my moments.
Not really

Maybe not right now, but it's in me to be positive.

Of which junk food would you like a healthier version?

Snickers

Microwave popcorn
Burger King

Fried chicken

What is the best doughnut filling?

Jelly

Pastry cream
Chocolate ganache

Nutella

Nostalgia is strong with food. Is there a treat of years past that you want to make a comeback?

Dunkaroos

3D Doritos
Dr. Pepper gum

Oreo Os cereal

When it comes to ice cream, what flavor are you always going to choose?

Bubblegum

Chocolate chip cookie dough
Mint chocolate chip

Rocky Road

School lunches can be fun if you really try. How would you make a school lunch fun with junk food?

Chicken nuggets

Put cheesecake in it
Taco Tuesday

Chocolate milk

What is the unhealthiest junk food you can think of?

Anything from McDonald's

Probably gummy candies, they're all sugar
Processed meat

Ones with no expiration dates

Would you put M&Ms on pizza?

Who would do that?

I'd be down to try it.
I'm sure it's actually pretty good.

I wouldn't do it, but if someone else did it, I'd try it.

Do you have a favorite kind of cheese that you would melt on literally everything?

Sharp cheddar

Brie
The stinkier the better

Parmesan cheese goes with everything.

Are you hoping for fancy chocolate on Valentine's Day?

I actually prefer Hershey's Kisses.

Everyone knows Reese's hearts are the best.
Gourmet truffles for sure.

Local, artisan chocolate is all I'll accept.

Will you let your kids have junk food?

Not right away

I say no now, but I probably will
Junk food is what makes childhood fun.

I'll hold out as long as I can.

When, if ever, would you stop eating junk food?

Leading up to my wedding

Literally never
Maybe if I was at risk of health problems

When I die

On your wedding day, what junk food are you giving away as favors?

Caramel corn

An assortiment of pastries
Personalized giant cookies

A bag of colorful candy

Junk food is a staple at slumber parties. Which ones can your slumber party not go without?

Pizza rolls

Tubs of ice cream
Nachos

Cheese doodles

Am I hungry or am I bored? Common question. What kind of junk food do you reach for when you can't decide if you're hungry or bored?

Something carby

Something cheesy
Something sweet

Anything that doesn't take too much effort

When you finish a healthy meal, with what sweet junk food do you want to end?

Gooey caramel of any kind

I tend to go for things like cheesecake.
Just straight up chocolate

Brownies

Do you ever see a time in your life when junk food won't bring you joy?

Maybe when I'm pregnant and don't have a taste for it

Are you nuts?
Only if I really get into fitness

I really hope I never see that day.

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