health food

noun

: a food promoted as good for health (as due to lack of artificial ingredients)

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Sacramento County Health Inspectors closed two Sacramento-area dining locations after discovering health food violations including a cockroach infestation and a clogged sink. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

The health food ad was one of many for dietary remedies in my news feed. — Blithe Holcomb Hogan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

In the past it was thought that drinking alcohol — specifically red wine — was a health food. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Granola One of the original ‘health foods,’ granola contains many nutritious ingredients, such as oats, nuts, and seeds. — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for health food

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude

Kids Definition

health food

noun

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