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Definition of health food noun
any natural food popularly believed to promote or sustain good health, as by containing vital nutrients, being grown without the use of pesticides, or having a low sodium or fat content.
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Origin of health food First recorded in 1880–85
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How to use health food in a sentence It’s currently available in Publix, GNC and local health food stores.
Also sold in health food stores, these cheesecakes were often made from soy milk soured naturally with the same kind of airborne cultures used to sour dairy milk.
Corn flour, the superfine relative of cornmeal, is available at specialty markets, health food stores and online from retailers such as Bob’s Red Mill.
Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.
His life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
Each individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.
And there is definitely something to finding solace in food, familiarity, and memory.
And I have not had the first morsel of food prepared from this grain offered me since I reached the shores of Europe.
The general commanded a halt, and ordered the men to refresh and strengthen themselves by food and drink.
It was he who first said, If thine enemy hunger give him food, if he thirst give him drink.
But men, through neglecting the rules of health, pass quickly to old age, and die before reaching that term.
But I suppose, as he is my nearest relative, it is but natural he should be anxious about my health.
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British Dictionary definitions for health food
noun
vegetarian food organically grown and with no additives, eaten for its dietary value and benefit to health (as modifier ) a health-food shop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for health food
n.
A food believed to be highly beneficial to health, especially a food grown organically and free of chemical additives.
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