How to Use healthful in a Sentence

healthful

adjective
  • The meal was both healthful and satisfying.
  • Both weight gain and weight loss can be healthful or harmful.
    Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 26 May 2021
  • There's a lot of advice out there on how to live a healthful life.
    Colleen Murphy, Health, 25 Dec. 2025
  • But those and other game-day foods aren’t the most healthful.
    Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Big leaves of spinach served their healthful, crispy purpose.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 31 July 2019
  • High stress is also linked to the craving of less healthful foods.
    Suzie Glassman, Health.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • At every turn, there were plates of snacks, and none of them looked like healthful food to me.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2017
  • More healthful foods might stand a better chance a decade later.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022
  • The muffins are also made with healthful oil, rather than butter.
    Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Add nuts, seeds, or nut/seed butter for healthful fat and bonus plant protein.
    Cynthia Sass, Rd, Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • For most people, apples are a healthful choice.
    Health, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The honey whole wheat are a tad more healthful for the virtuous among us.
    Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
  • The honey whole wheat buns are a tad more healthful for the virtuous among us.
    Noelle Carter, charlotteobserver, 6 July 2018
  • It's packed with healthful veggies and wild rice for dinner that's good for both the soul and the body.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The book is written by a mother-daughter team of healthful food lovers.
    Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 8 May 2018
  • The result is a low-carb, no-cal dish that’s both colorful and healthful.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Meals reflected the wellness theme and had a healthful, clean-and-lean bent.
    Rosemary McClure, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • These days, potlucks can be a chance to impress guests with healthful eating options.
    Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • There are healthful ways to incorporate any of them.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The best way to guarantee there is something healthful is to bring it yourself.
    Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Another focus of the cafe is to offer healthful food and drink.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2021
  • That all adds up to a balanced skin tone, smoother texture and a general healthful glow.
    Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 9 June 2022
  • What’s not to love about a delicious and healthful version of chips and salsa?
    Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 5 July 2025
  • The Mediterranean Diet is said to be one of the most healthful in the world.
    Daniel Neman, sacbee.com, 2 May 2017
  • Overnight Oats is an easy and healthful dish whose flavors can be changed a variety of ways.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
  • This addition makes the cake extra-moist and a truly healthful treat.
    The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2018
  • There is a sleek kitchen with various healthful drinks lined up in the high-end fridge like battalions.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2022
  • In keeping with the healthful theme, many of the trucks will offer gluten free and other healthy food options.
    Tirion Morris, azcentral, 25 July 2019
  • The salmon industry has long been riding the healthful eating trend.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2019
  • For lunch, a salad bar and sides; at dinner, an entree, often seafood, and healthful sides.
    Rosemary McClure, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018

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