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healthful

[helth-fuhl] / ˈhɛlθ fəl /
ADJECTIVE
good for health
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STRONGEST


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His rider contains only healthful snacks: granola bars, melon slices, grapes large as ping-pong balls.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

One of the best green juices in the city is made by a retired engineer committed to providing healthful options to her neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Besides, not cooking them will save you time — and raw vegetables are often more nutritious and healthful than cooked, too.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

In fact, neuroimaging studies show the brains of children who eat more processed snack foods are smaller in volume, particularly in the frontal cortices, than those of children who eat a more healthful diet.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

Dad thought that living a primitive life in the summer was healthful.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey