whole food

American  

[hohl food] / ˈhoʊl ˌfud /

noun

1. food with little or no refining or processing and containing no artificial additives or preservatives; natural or organic food

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Etymology

Origin of whole food

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Amazon said five of the stores earmarked for closure would be converted in to Whole Foods stores, a fresh and whole food brand which Amazon owns.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

The FDA agreed that there is “some credible evidence” of benefit of eating yogurt as a whole food, but not because of any particular nutrient in it.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

However, Professor Conner says limited research has assessed how quickly mood improvements occur after introducing vitamin C supplements or whole food sources.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

In a meta-analysis of dietary surveys Buettner conducted, about 90% of blue zone resident diets were composed of whole food and plant-based, usually heavily reliant on things like whole grains, greens, beans and nuts.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023

There is no other instance on record of the whole food of a people becoming rotten before it was ripe.

From The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines by O'Rourke, John