natural food
noun
: food that has undergone minimal processing and contains no preservatives or artificial additives
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Bears will often ignore seasonally available natural foods, like acorns, and nuts, in favor of an easy meal at a backyard bird feeder.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Prioritize natural foods like nuts, fresh fruit, or plain yogurt, which can satisfy your hunger with less urge to overeat.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Rejecting the promises of chemotherapy technologies then in their infancy, Gerson instead focused on metabolic therapy, believing that cancer stemmed from a patient’s diet and lifestyle choices and could be excised with a focus on natural foods, juices and expunging toxins from the body.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
Creating a Bird-Friendly Environment One of the best ways to attract a renter for your birdhouse is to create a bird-friendly environment with plenty of native plants that attract insects for natural food sources.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Prioritize natural foods like nuts, fresh fruit, or plain yogurt, which can satisfy your hunger with less urge to overeat.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Rejecting the promises of chemotherapy technologies then in their infancy, Gerson instead focused on metabolic therapy, believing that cancer stemmed from a patient’s diet and lifestyle choices and could be excised with a focus on natural foods, juices and expunging toxins from the body.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
Creating a Bird-Friendly Environment One of the best ways to attract a renter for your birdhouse is to create a bird-friendly environment with plenty of native plants that attract insects for natural food sources.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Natural food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20food. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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