health food

noun

1. 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.

health food

noun

1. 1. vegetarian food organically grown and with no additives, eaten for its dietary value and benefit to health
   2. ( as modifier )

      a health-food shop

Word History and Origins

Origin of health food¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

It’s currently available in Publix, GNC and local health food stores.

From Digiday

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.

From Eater

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.

From Washington Post

“Health Food Restaurant” is a perfect combination of physical humor, visual gags, and hilarious one-liners.

From The Daily Beast

Do you think of yourselves as rebels fighting against the current health food craze?

From The Daily Beast

Only in America would Chicken McNuggets and large fries look like health food.

From The Daily Beast

A certain breakfast food is said to have lost much of its popularity since advertised as a health food.

From Project Gutenberg

I thought that Mrs. Jameson, between the stove at her back and the hot water in her health food, would have her just deserts.

From Project Gutenberg

The cold sore had vanished permanently under a régime of health-food, dumb-bells, and icy plunges.

From Project Gutenberg

"And I also admit that sweet and sour fish ain't exactly a health food, Mawruss," Abe said.

From Project Gutenberg

Our Health Food Stores will supply everything you need for a perfect health diet.

From Project Gutenberg