health food

noun

: a food promoted as good for health (as due to lack of artificial ingredients)

Examples of health food in a Sentence

He eats only health food. She shops at the health-food store. The restaurant offers a variety of health foods.
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In the 2000s and 2010s especially, mindfulness started appearing throughout American culture, largely shorn of most Buddhist roots, and was applied to a wide variety of self-help subjects in publications and emblazoned on health food products. Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026 Los Angeles The City of Angels is known for its health food, but also for its street tacos and diverse Asian cuisine. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 After weighing eighty-eight pounds for a year and a half, gained eighty pounds in two months eating health food. Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 The impossibly trendy SoCal health food retailer Erewhon is launching a cafe at Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries. Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for health food

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of health food was in 1882

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“Health food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/health%20food. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

health food

noun
: a food that is said to be especially good for one's health
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