whole food
nounDefinition of whole food
: a natural food and especially an unprocessed one (such as a vegetable or fruit)
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Urban Harvest is partnering with Northeast Houston Redevelopment Council and Common Market to create and run the market, which is located in an area where fresh fruits, vegetables and other healthful whole foods are difficult to find. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Retail wrap: Power center headed to Aliana; Urban Harvest kicks off new Farmers Market," 16 Aug. 2019 On the other hand, fruits, vegetables, unsweetened milk or yogurt, and other whole foods that naturally contain sugar are all healthy additions to a child’s diet. — Time, "Is Sugar as Bad for Kids as It Is for Adults?," 1 Aug. 2019 Might different health problems emerge from a large-scale replacement of meat, which, for all its problems, is still a whole food? — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "The Promise and Problem of Fake Meat," 7 June 2019 Our whole food system needs to change, a sort of biotech awakening. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "We’re Eating This Planet to Death," 8 Aug. 2019 Overall, diets that are high in a variety of whole foods that are rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals, and phytochemicals promote healthy hormone levels. — Christy Brissette, Washington Post, "What are ‘hormone diets’ — and can they really help you lose weight quickly?," 5 Aug. 2019 Not only will your dessert be fresh and full of flavor, these treats feature whole food ingredients that bring extra nutrition to dessert time. — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, "Indulge your sweet tooth with these low-sugar desserts," 21 July 2019 Even when the whole foods are high-calorie, high-fat, or high-meat, Pollan shows, the people who eat them are still less obese and less disease-ridden than Americans. — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "The Promise and Problem of Fake Meat," 7 June 2019 The standards Bronze: A healthy restaurant must include at least 30 percent of menu items made from whole food ingredients, no preservatives, low-fat/low-sugar, rBGH-free milk and have at least one vegetarian option. — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, "Want to eat healthy? 13 Dearborn restaurants get kudos from Beaumont," 27 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'whole food.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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