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    nutritious

    adjectiveBand 6

    UKnjuˈtrɪʃəs
    USnuːˈtrɪʃəs

    Containing substances that are good for your health and help you grow.

    A colourful bowl of salmon, leafy greens, chickpeas, avocado, seeds and grains on a light table
    Food full of goodness: nutritious food gives your body what it needs.

    A nutritious breakfast sets you up for the day.

    Fresh vegetables are cheap and nutritious.

    Remember it

    Nutritious foods nourish you; both words relate to Latin nutrire, meaning “to feed or nourish.”

    Goes with

    Words that go with nutritious: nutritious food; nutritious meal; nutritious diet; a nutritious, balanced diet.

    Similar and opposite

    Similar
    nourishingwholesomehealthy
    Opposite
    unhealthyjunk

    Word family

    The nutritious family: nutritious (adjective), nutrition (noun), nutritionally (adverb).

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