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
Neither is clearly more nutritious overall, Vavrek says.
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Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation offers a Free Snack Program that provides nutritious meals for youths — newborns to 18-year-olds — at its public parks.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Granola cups with yogurt and fruit are quick, easy, and nutritious, and cinnamon rolls are sure to be a hit.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
And many contain an amazing assortment of super nutritious foods like quinoa, kale, beans and spinach.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation offers a Free Snack Program that provides nutritious meals for youths — newborns to 18-year-olds — at its public parks.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Granola cups with yogurt and fruit are quick, easy, and nutritious, and cinnamon rolls are sure to be a hit.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
And many contain an amazing assortment of super nutritious foods like quinoa, kale, beans and spinach.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutritious
Adjective
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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.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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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
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
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“Nutritious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutritious. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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