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Synonyms & Antonyms for healthful
Synonyms
good, healthy, medicinal, restorative, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, sanative, tonic, wholesome
Antonyms
insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome
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Dembicki also recommends avocado, which has healthful monounsaturated fat and is high in vitamins. — Melissa Rayworth, Houston Chronicle, "Healthful breakfast on a busy school morning? It’s not so hard," 14 Aug. 2019 The salmon industry has long been riding the healthful eating trend. — Los Angeles Times, "Data rigging is latest Chile salmon farm scandal," 4 Aug. 2019 The council’s new law ensures the soda-tax revenue will be spent only to add and expand healthful-food, education and early-childhood programs, separate from whatever baseline money such programs may receive from the city’s general fund. — Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, "City Council passes law to guard Seattle soda-tax revenue after spat with Mayor Jenny Durkan," 22 July 2019 This recipe taps that same summertime thrill in a way that is fairly healthful, as desserts go, since it is made with low-fat milk (or plant milk), minimal added sugar and dark chocolate. — Ellie Krieger, The Denver Post, "These 100-calorie chocolate pudding pops will take you back to childhood," 8 July 2019 This recipe taps that same summertime thrill in a way that is fairly healthful, as desserts go, since it is made with low-fat milk (or plant milk), minimal added sugar and dark chocolate. — Author: Ellie Krieger, Anchorage Daily News, "These 100-calorie chocolate pudding pops will take you back to childhood," 7 July 2019 The foundation of the satiating diet consists of healthful foods that trigger satiety—or feelings of fullness and satisfaction. — Cynthia Sass, Rd, Health.com, "Can the Satiating Diet Help You Lose Weight? Here's What a Nutritionist Thinks," 10 June 2019 Using food as a catalyst for community involvement, community empowerment and healthful eating, Black South Side food activists and entrepreneurs are bringing change to neighborhoods commonly thought of as food deserts. — Natalie Wade, chicagotribune.com, "Activists and farmers tackle food deserts on Chicago’s South Side — 'Food is a tool of resistance’," 28 June 2019 But instead of a sugar-sweetened, mayonnaise-heavy dressing, Greek yogurt, mixed with mayonnaise and sweetened lightly with honey, provides a lusciously creamy base in a lighter, more healthful way. — Ellie Krieger, Twin Cities, "Lighter and brighter, this broccoli salad delivers on flavor," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'healthful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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