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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Look for butterfly pea flower powder (aka blue matcha) in tea shops, health food stores, or online. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025 What should consumers do before plunking down money at the health food store? Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 15 July 2025 Los Angeles tends to be at the vanguard of any health food fad, and the luxury grocery store chain Erewhon is the epicenter, the birthplace of dozens of dubious superfoods. Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2025 For years, cottage cheese was overlooked, relegated to the diet section of old-fashioned diner menus and health food recipes from the 1950s. Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

health food

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