nutritiousnu‧tri‧tious /njuːˈtrɪʃəs $ nuː-/ adjective 
Wholemeal bread is more nutritious than white bread. Nuts and fruit make nutritious snacks. The cookbook contains many simple yet highly nutritious meals.
WORD ORIGINnutritious
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin nutricius, from nutrix ‘nurse’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Brown bread is more nutritious than white.
- I eat a lot of beans, lentils and vegetables, which are nutritious but cheap.
- Milk is a very nutritious food, containing protein, vitamins and minerals.
- Raw vegetable salads are very nutritious.
- And it's also one of the most nutritious fruits.
- Not only is colostrum known to be extremely nutritious but it too has special protective properties against illness.
- Other features: lightweight and nutritious.
- Potatoes are naturally nutritious and kind in calories, unless you add a high-fat topping such as cheese or sour cream.
- Termites, more nutritious than rump steak!
- They are wholesome and nutritious and I like to see them disappear into the dough, becoming part of the whole.
- To extend the metaphor, the fare is competently cooked and reasonably nutritious.
- We need good, nutritious food to stay healthy.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that makes or keeps you healthy
· Taking plenty of exercise can be both healthy and enjoyable.· I'm trying to eat a healthier diet now, with less fat and sugar.· a healthy outdoor life
if something is good for you or is good for your health , it makes you more healthy or stops you getting ill: · Citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons are very good for you.· I can't see how gazing at a crystal is in any way good for your health.· I love junkfood but I know it's not good for me.
if something does you good , it makes you feel better physically or emotionally, especially when you have not been feeling well: · I thought that a vacation would do me good.· Let's ask Jean to come tonight.. It might do her good to meet some new people.do somebody the world of good (=make you feel a lot better): · What you need is a good night out - it'd do you the world of good!
food that is wholesome helps you stay healthy because it has nothing unhealthy added to it and is usually prepared very simply: · 'Rosie's Pantry' is a small restaurant that serves good wholesome food.· Quality controllers ensure that all our products are safe, wholesome, and of good quality.
food that is nutritious is full of natural substances that your body needs to stay healthy or to grow properly: · Brown bread is more nutritious than white.· I eat a lot of beans, lentils and vegetables, which are nutritious but cheap.· Milk is a very nutritious food, containing protein, vitamins and minerals.
food that is nourishing helps your body to grow or to stay healthy and also gives you energy: · A simple chicken soup is both nourishing and delicious.· Preparing good nourishing family meals was a challenge with eight mouths to feed.· The Centre is open throughout the year, to ensure that homeless people can get at least one hot, nourishing meal a day.
American food or activities that are healthful help keep your body healthy: · The American breakfast is getting more healthful, with whole-grain breads and high-fiber cereals.· Our research group found that consumers want healthful food based on vegetables not meat products.
formal something that is beneficial makes you more healthy or helps you to stay healthy: · The occasional glass of wine is both enjoyable and beneficial.beneficial to: · This treatment can be very beneficial, especially to young children.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The cookbook contains many simple yet highly nutritious meals.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
food that is nutritious is full of the natural substances that your body needs to stay healthy or to grow properly: The cookbook contains many simple yet highly nutritious meals. (=making you strong and healthy)· The food was nourishing but not particularly tasty.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Here are some examples of simple yet highly nutritious meals.
· Termites, more nutritious than rump steak!· The sweeter, more nutritious, relatively new varieties of ruby grapefruit made for fine eating at home.· If you follow the recommendations we have made you can adapt your usual eating regime to make it more nutritious.
NOUN· Continue to eat nutritious food and enjoy it.· Eat nutritious food and see a change in your life.· We need good, nutritious food to stay healthy.· After that, say anti-dieters, they can begin experimenting with more nutritious food choices.· That is why we have based our menu on good nutritious foods.· Compared with other nutritious foods, they fared badly.
Wholemeal bread is more nutritious than white bread. Nuts and fruit make nutritious snacks. The cookbook contains many simple yet highly nutritious meals.