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providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth
the doctor recommended nutritional supplements
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Recent Examples of nutritional
Walmart is also moving nutritional information to the upper right-hand corner of Great Value food packages, Dave Hartman, Walmart’s vice president of creative design, said.
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Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
With the additions of high-fiber Bran Flakes in 1915 and the hiring of dietician Mary Barber in 1923 — a first for the cereal industry — the Kellogg's reputation was anchored on its nutritional benefits.
—Heather Bushman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
With its low cost, ease of use and nutritional profile, cabbage is more than a food trend, but rather a gut-friendly ingredient that is here to stay.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
At a center for malnourished children in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, health staff weigh crying babies and give them nutritional supplements or feed them through a tube in their nose.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Complex Carbohydrates Children with PWS have the same nutritional needs as their peers.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 14 Apr. 2026
In my childhood home, a protein-rich nutritional plan was my mother’s north star.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Yoga practitioners dedicated to improving their routine and increasing flexibility are too busy to consider a fundamental nutritional fact.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
Fortified foods have vitamin D added to boost the nutritional content.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2026
Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
With the additions of high-fiber Bran Flakes in 1915 and the hiring of dietician Mary Barber in 1923 — a first for the cereal industry — the Kellogg's reputation was anchored on its nutritional benefits.
—Heather Bushman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
With its low cost, ease of use and nutritional profile, cabbage is more than a food trend, but rather a gut-friendly ingredient that is here to stay.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
At a center for malnourished children in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, health staff weigh crying babies and give them nutritional supplements or feed them through a tube in their nose.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Complex Carbohydrates Children with PWS have the same nutritional needs as their peers.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 14 Apr. 2026
In my childhood home, a protein-rich nutritional plan was my mother’s north star.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Yoga practitioners dedicated to improving their routine and increasing flexibility are too busy to consider a fundamental nutritional fact.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
Fortified foods have vitamin D added to boost the nutritional content.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutritional
Adjective
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Typically, sugar substitutes (including nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners) impact blood sugar to a lesser extent than table sugar.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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They’re typically sweetened with artificial or non-nutritive sweeteners, such as aspartame or sucralose, which don’t raise blood sugar levels.—
Caitlin Beale,
Health,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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According to the complaint, the striking members involved work as building services, grounds, and dietary employees.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The science part seems like a good Trojan Horse for the dietary aspect.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nutritional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutritional. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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