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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Following his stint in Hollywood, North served in the military and worked in the health food industry, before working as a correctional officer for the Florida Department of Corrections for 20 years. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 Once revered as a mystical symbol in ancient mythology, the pomegranate is now experiencing a major revival as a darling of the health food industry, the star of TikTok snack trends, and the heart of functional food innovation. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Read: Meat trimmings are a health food now There are a lot of different reasons for this meat renaissance: America has become obsessed with consuming more protein, a fad boosted by the growing numbers of people on GLP-1 drugs seeking out protein-rich diets. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025 Dates have rocketed to health food stardom in recent weeks. Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025 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 6 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

health food

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