eat right

idiom

: to eat healthy foods
It's important to eat right.

Examples of eat right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By Alice Park April 5, 2024 1:05 PM EDT The ongoing outbreak of bird flu has infected at least one person in the U.S. and has raised questions about how safe poultry meat and eggs are to eat right now. Alice Park, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024 Even with all this effort, Merlin doesn’t eat right away. John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 July 2023 Still, putting together a list of the best places to eat right now in New Orleans wasn’t easy. Terence McGinley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023 Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now Any meal is also enhanced by the wine service from general manager Danya Degen, also a sunny presence behind the bar, which seems to be a draw for the building’s residents, who wander in from the lobby. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023 Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now On paper, there’s promise at Salt & Vine, where day-to-day cooking falls to chef Eric Frisch, recruited from the Hamilton, part of the Clyde’s Restaurant Group. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023 In preparing for the movie, he was required to become more disciplined in his regimen, with the film’s crew teaching him how to eat right and exercise to have a fit physique, while still looking—realistically—like a recent college grad who suddenly gained otherworldly powers. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 16 Aug. 2023 To eat right away, claim some space at one of two sidewalk picnic tables or a small table abutting the restaurant’s exterior. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023 Sardines, anchovies, mackerel, trout, salmon, tuna and other treasures from the sea are easy to eat right out of the tin with a fork — perhaps alongside a few radishes or slice of buttered bread. G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 31 July 2023

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“Eat right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eat%20right. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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