"sometimes food" meaning in English

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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Laura L. Borsdorf, Lois A. Boeyink, Physical Best Activity Guide: Elementary Level, Human Kinetics, page 182",
          "text": "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, ...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Hannah Sforcina, Adam Morris, Love Thy Food: An Intimate Traverse into Mindful Eating, BookBaby",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, April Peveteaux, The Gluten-Free Cheat Sheet: Go G-Free in 30 Days or Less, Penguin",
          "text": "So make it your goal to eat mostly whole foods and relegate anything in a package to a sometimes food.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Gary C. Dreibelbis, The Gospel According to Sesame Street: Learning, Life, Love, and Death, WestBow Press",
          "text": "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.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "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, page 39",
          "text": "As a “sometimes” food, sure, but for a cleaner, more everyday version that offers ...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Karen Fischer, Karen Fischer Dip Nut, Healthy Family, Happy Family: The Complete Healthy Guide to Feeding Your Family (Large Print 16pt), ReadHowYouWant.com, page 55",
          "text": "As you know, junk food is a 'sometimes' food.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Scott Hallsworth, Junk Food Japan: Addictive Food from Kurobuta, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 74",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "glosses": [
        "A food that should be eaten in moderation."
      ],
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        "(informal) A food that should be eaten in moderation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sometimes food"
}

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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011, Laura L. Borsdorf, Lois A. Boeyink, Physical Best Activity Guide: Elementary Level, Human Kinetics, page 182",
          "text": "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, ...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Hannah Sforcina, Adam Morris, Love Thy Food: An Intimate Traverse into Mindful Eating, BookBaby",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, April Peveteaux, The Gluten-Free Cheat Sheet: Go G-Free in 30 Days or Less, Penguin",
          "text": "So make it your goal to eat mostly whole foods and relegate anything in a package to a sometimes food.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Gary C. Dreibelbis, The Gospel According to Sesame Street: Learning, Life, Love, and Death, WestBow Press",
          "text": "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.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "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, page 39",
          "text": "As a “sometimes” food, sure, but for a cleaner, more everyday version that offers ...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Karen Fischer, Karen Fischer Dip Nut, Healthy Family, Happy Family: The Complete Healthy Guide to Feeding Your Family (Large Print 16pt), ReadHowYouWant.com, page 55",
          "text": "As you know, junk food is a 'sometimes' food.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Scott Hallsworth, Junk Food Japan: Addictive Food from Kurobuta, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 74",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A food that should be eaten in moderation."
      ],
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        "(informal) A food that should be eaten in moderation."
      ],
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        "informal"
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}