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Definitions for nutritious
nuˈtrɪʃ əs, nyu-nu·tri·tious

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritiveadjective

    of or providing nourishment

    "good nourishing stew"

Wiktionary

  1. nutritiousadjective

    (Of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Nutritiousadjective

    Having the quality of nourishing.

    Etymology: from natrio, Latin.

    O may’st thou often see
    Thy furrows whiten’d by the woolly rain
    Nutritious! secret nitre lurks within. Philips.

    The heat equal to incubation is only nutritious; and the nutritious juice itself resembles the white of an egg in all its qualities. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

Wikipedia

  1. nutritious

    Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient nutrients causes malnutrition. Nutritional science is the study of nutrition, though it typically emphasizes human nutrition. The type of organism determines what nutrients it needs and how it obtains them. Organisms obtain nutrients by consuming organic matter, consuming inorganic matter, absorbing light, or some combination of these. Some can produce nutrients internally by consuming basic elements, while some must consume other organisms to obtain pre-existing nutrients. All forms of life require carbon, energy, and water as well as various other molecules. Animals require complex nutrients such as carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins, obtaining them by consuming other organisms. Humans have developed agriculture and cooking to replace foraging and advance human nutrition. Plants acquire nutrients through soil and the atmosphere. Fungi absorb nutrients around them by breaking them down and absorbing them through the mycelium.

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  1. nutritious

    Nutritious refers to food or substances that provide necessary nourishment or essential nutrients that sustain life, promote growth, enhance health, and help in the functioning of the body's systems. These essential nutrients may include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nutritiousadjective

    nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental

  2. Etymology: [L. nutricius, nutritius, from nutrix, -icis, a nurse, nutrire to nourish. See Nurse, Nourish.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nutritious in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nutritious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of nutritious in a Sentence

  1. The School Nutrition Association:

    Overly prescriptive regulations have resulted in unintended consequences, including reduced student lunch participation, higher costs and food waste. Federal nutrition standards should be modified to help school menu planners manage these challenges and prepare nutritious meals that appeal to diverse student tastes.

  2. Kiara Chang:

    Our bodies may not react the same way to these ultra-processed ingredients and additives as they do to fresh and nutritious minimally processed foods.

  3. Jill Castle:

    Sweets have been so demonized that it's almost natural for children to highly regard them and overreact around them, as long as the majority of a child's diet consists of nutritious foods, there is limited room for candy, cookies, cake or soda -- or high-fat side foods like french fries.

  4. Read MoreUSDA:

    This unprecedented move will help ensure -- no matter what the situation is on-the-ground -- children have access to nutritious food as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  5. Sarah Larney:

    To me the most important message to take from this study is that we need to think beyond the drug. People using opioids are people first and foremost, and have complex health and social needs, making sure people have access to essential medicines to treat HIV and hepatitis C ; encouraging smoking cessation through access to nicotine replacement therapies ; and ensuring access to nutritious food and safe shelter would all go towards reducing the death toll in this population.

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