health food

noun

: a food promoted as good for health (as due to lack of artificial ingredients)

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

In states that haven’t banned the substance, it’s sold at gas stations, smoke shops and convenience, grocery and health food stores in various forms, including powders, loose-leaf teas, capsules, tablets and concentrates. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Additionally, six facilities were cited for health food violations including old rodent droppings on the floor near chicken packaging and shelled eggs stored improperly. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The businesswoman then started another company with a similar name, Yoganics Maui, which offers its customers yoga classes and health foods. — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Kelly once co-owned a health food chain with Jessica, called The Healthy Scratch. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for health food

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude

Kids Definition

health food

noun

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