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.
Origin of health food
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby health food
Example sentences from the Web for health food
The health-food companies, too, arrayed their appetizing wares.
The Teacher |George Herbert PalmerThe cold sore had vanished permanently under a régime of health-food, dumb-bells, and icy plunges.
Gigolo |Edna Ferber
British Dictionary definitions for health food
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
Medical definitions for health food
health food
n.
A food believed to be highly beneficial to health, especially a food grown organically and free of chemical additives.