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.
Recent Examples on the Web The health food retailer and Whole Foods rival Planet Organic has become the latest company to bemoan a rise in shoplifting at its stores. Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 22 July 2024 The store focuses on health and wellness, providing a variety of supplements, natural beauty products, and health foods. Sunset Story Lab, Sunset Magazine, 8 July 2024 She was inspired by childhood memories of experimenting together with ingredients from the health food store to create simple but effective beauty products (Twine’s mum was a chemist), which drove her to create a natural haircare brand that worked for everyone. Angela Law, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2024 Whole Foods’ long-time focus on health foods distinguishes it from some of its competitors, though Buechel laments that healthy food is not more accessible in the U.S. and that many products sold in the U.S. are of a lower quality than those in Canada or Europe. Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for health food 

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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

health food

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