as in nutritional
providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth
opted for a nutritious snack and bought an apple instead of a candy bar
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Recent Examples of nutritious
Meanwhile, the zoo's Browse Program seeks safe, nutritious plant materials to feed its animals.
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Researchers claim affordable, nutritious meat alternatives are needed to reduce reliance on industrial farming, lower carbon emissions and health risks, and help prevent future pandemics tied to livestock.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Before trying celery juice, consider checking with a healthcare provider and incorporating it into a nutritious diet rather than isolating it as part of a juice cleanse.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
But bread alone is not enough to survive without nutritious food.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Researchers claim affordable, nutritious meat alternatives are needed to reduce reliance on industrial farming, lower carbon emissions and health risks, and help prevent future pandemics tied to livestock.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Before trying celery juice, consider checking with a healthcare provider and incorporating it into a nutritious diet rather than isolating it as part of a juice cleanse.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
But bread alone is not enough to survive without nutritious food.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutritious
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Local public health officials have also shared concerns about funding drying up for WIC, which supports women, infants and children with nutritional assistance and other health services.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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These make the applesauce higher in calories, fat, and salt without increasing nutritional levels.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Thus, even if a farmer primarily relied on corn for sustenance and/or trade, planting beans and squash alongside the maize increased the nutritive value of the same area.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Super soy subtype was engineered by the researchers giving it a heart-friendly fat profile, trimming out non-nutritive sugars, and ditching the flavor-spiking enzyme lipoxygenase.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Nutritious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutritious. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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