whole food

noun

: a natural food and especially an unprocessed one (such as a vegetable or fruit)

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Though these certainly aren’t a replacement for eating healthy and whole foods, getting daily exercise, and drinking water—please keep doing that—a daily multivitamin is an extra security for whatever our bad habits seem to keep us from getting. Nikki Brown, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026 Focus on whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 June 2026 For anyone figuring out how to improve gut health, that points right back to those same whole foods. Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 What also matters is getting fiber from a diversity of whole foods. Will Stone, NPR, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for whole food

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of whole food was in 1880

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“Whole food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20food. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

whole food

noun
: a natural food and especially an unprocessed one (as a vegetable or fruit)
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