Definition of "health food" [health food]

• A food believed to be highly beneficial to health, especially a food grown organically and free of chemical additives. (noun)

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• "I could eat lousy-tasting organic food for twenty years and then get hit by a bus one day walking home from the health food store."
• "Visit your local health food store and ask for help in choosing the right formula also refer to the Resource Directory."