health food

noun

: a food promoted as highly conducive to health

Examples of health food in a Sentence

He eats only health food. She shops at the health-food store. The restaurant offers a variety of health foods.
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Take ginger capsules, which are available at most health food stores. Health, 4 July 2025 Functional beverages, once confined to niche health food stores, are now appearing in mainstream outlets like grocery stores and gas stations. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 In the years after the release of Pet Sounds, Wilson briefly owned and operated a health food store called the Radiant Radish. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 June 2025 The fast-casual health food restaurant in downtown Minneapolis shut down late last week after nine months in operation; owners did not give a reason for the closure in their Instagram announcement. Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for health food

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of health food was in 1882

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“Health food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20food. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

health food

noun
: a food that is said to be especially good for one's health
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