health food

noun

: a food promoted as highly conducive to health

Examples of health food in a Sentence

He eats only health food. She shops at the health-food store. The restaurant offers a variety of health foods.
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Hydrogen water has been a popular, though expensive, addition to the alternative health food market recently. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 Ginger shots are available premade or made to order at a juice shop or specialty health food store. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2024 And then came the rise of Erewhon, an upscale health food market that derives its name from the anagramic spelling of the word nowhere. Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 Founded in 1980, Whole Foods has blossomed from a local health food store into a global powerhouse of organic and natural products. Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for health food 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of health food was in 1882

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“Health food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20food. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

health food

noun
: a food that is said to be especially good for one's health
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