whole food

noun

: a natural food and especially an unprocessed one (such as a vegetable or fruit)

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Don't Drink Your Calories Choose to fill up on whole foods rather than drinking your calories. Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 9 May 2025 Packing his diet with this concoction—which looks not unlike animal feed—fuels his days with whole foods and little fuss, @myfoodisme2 claims. Sarah Garone, Health, 7 May 2025 The participants eating vegan had also received most of their protein as supplements, which is a poor comparison of diets focused on protein in whole foods. New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025 People’s lives today lack diets of healthful whole foods, clean water, regular exercise, and adequate sunlight. Kevin Reutenauer, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whole food

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of whole food was in 1880

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“Whole food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20food. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

whole food

noun
: a natural food and especially an unprocessed one (as a vegetable or fruit)
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