natural food
noun
a food that has undergone little or no processing and does not contain artificial additives.
natural foods
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pluralof natural food.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
natural-foods
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a word derived from
natural food.
natural foodnouna food that has undergone little or no processing and does not contain artificial additives.
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Whole Foods helped kick-start the modern natural foods movement when it made its debut in 1980.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
“We have a community of care,” said Marci Hovanski, 48, who works at the natural foods store next door.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
The contract caps nearly a year of tension between the natural foods co-op, which has 15 locations in and around Seattle, and its 1,600 workers represented by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 3000.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Sugars are present in many natural foods, from bananas to beets.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 11, 2023
It has been found that animals, both wild herbivores and livestock, are sometimes strangely attracted to a plant that has been sprayed, even though it is not one of their natural foods.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Boone added a natural-foods division to the company about a decade ago to focus on healthy snacking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
It was founded in 1966 by Japanese immigrants Michio and Aveline Kushi — pioneers of the natural-foods macrobiotic movement — who began selling imported organic goods out of their Boston home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
Where to Buy: Freekeh can be found in some well-stocked grocery and natural-foods stores, and in Middle Eastern or Mediterranean markets.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission challenged the acquisition of Wild Oats, claiming that the deal would create a natural-foods monopoly.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2017
PCC, the nation’s largest natural-foods retail co-op, “certainly has tremendous credibility,” said Stern.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2016
