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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Anyone who has ventured into the luxe health food emporium — where sea moss goes to find a publicist — is all too aware of its nosebleed price points. Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025 Dried hibiscus flowers can be purchased at health food stores or online. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025 Rice cakes may be found in the health foods section of a grocery store, but they're considered UPFs since an industrial process is required to create the puffed rice. Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Customers who leave reviews on Target and Walmart’s websites, for instance, tend to rate its products lower than at, say, health food store GNC—which has almost exclusively glowing reviews. Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

health food

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