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

But having fuelled a bad habit in China, it now wants to promote a health food there, hoping in the process to acquire the status of Africa's blueberry capital.

From BBC

The company got its start in the 1960s as a health foods store in Boston before relocating to the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times

He’d found a job at a health food store, but couldn’t keep it.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s been Will Bettelheim, a worker at a trendy Los Angeles health food market.

From Los Angeles Times

Once only found in health food stores, it is now easy to pick up at most grocery stores and it is delicious sprinkled on homemade popcorn!

From Salon