nutritious

Definitions

Providing substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.

Highly nourishing or rich in essential nutrients.

Examples

Eating a variety of colorful vegetables is a great way to ensure you have a nutritious diet.

My grandmother always insisted that a bowl of homemade soup was the most nutritious meal for a cold day.

Many people are surprised to learn that quinoa is a highly nutritious grain packed with protein.

Synonyms

nourishing wholesome healthy nutritive beneficial sustaining strengthening

Antonyms

unhealthy unwholesome junk nonnutritive harmful deleterious empty