The food was both nutritious and delicious.
opted for a nutritious snack and bought an apple instead of a candy bar
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And the food bank could not have purchased the nearly $24 million of nutritious foods without private and public donor support.—Carmen Del Guercio, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025 But within the planet’s deep recesses — thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface off the US West Coast — the gas can be transformed into a nutritious meal.—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 June 2025 It’s often said that Japanese people eat with their eyes, and a traditional meal will often include five colors; it’s believed this magic number guarantees the body a nutritious meal.—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 12 June 2025 Eat mindfully: Take advantage of your home base to prepare nutritious meals.—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nutritious
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Etymology
Latin nutricius, from nutric-, nutrix nurse, from nutrire to nourish — more at nourish
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