1. bland or simplistic writing, entertainment, or ideas that lack substance
Usage: formal
2. food or nourishment, especially for infants or invalids
Usage: formal; medical

Examples

• The magazine was filled with intellectual pabulum that offered no real insights.
• Critics dismissed the movie as mindless pabulum for the masses.
• The politician’s speech was nothing but empty pabulum designed to avoid controversy.
• The doctor recommended a liquid pabulum for the recovering patient.
• She refused to read such pabulum when there were serious books available.
• The infant required special pabulum due to digestive issues.