Meanings
nounhealth food (countable and uncountable, plural health foods)
plural health foods · alternative healthfood
- countableuncountableAny food that is considered to be especially beneficial to health.
Yes, I like piña coladas / And gettin' caught in the rain / I'm not much into health food / I am into champagne
1979, Rupert Holmes, “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”, in Partners in Crime
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 健康食品, 保健食品
- 健康食品 (jiànkāng shípǐn)food
- 保健食品 (bǎojiàn shípǐn)food
Finnish terveysruoka
- terveysruokafood
Polish zdrowa żywność
- zdrowa żywnośćfood
Spanish comida saludable
- comida saludablefood
Swedish hälsokost
- hälsokostfood
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APA
health food. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/health%20food
MLA
“health food.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/health%20food. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “health food,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/health%20food.
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