nourishingnour‧ish‧ing /ˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ $ ˈnɜː-, ˈnʌ-/ adjective 
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Thesaurus- A simple chicken soup is both nourishing and delicious.
- Preparing good nourishing family meals was a challenge with eight mouths to feed.
- The Centre is open throughout the year, to ensure that homeless people can get at least one hot, nourishing meal a day.
- And you can use these more unusual varieties to cook up some tasty and nourishing dishes.
- Besides, he had chosen a tasty nourishing meal which would not lie too heavily on her achingly empty stomach.
- But now the quickest and most nourishing meal is the winner.
- For more information: Available from: Healthy Eating Eating regular nourishing meals is important to keep yourself fit and well.
- How can I feed her nourishing food when she will eat nothing?
- The pouch-lining then becomes soft and spongy and secretes a nourishing fluid which the babies absorb.
- This vitamin loss is a reason why those expensive ready-made and overcooked convenience foods are not as nourishing.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that makes or keeps you healthy► healthy
Collocations · Taking plenty of exercise can be both healthy and enjoyable.· I'm trying to eat a healthier diet now, with less fat and sugar.· a healthy outdoor life
► be good for you/be good for your health if something is good for you or is good for your health , it makes you more healthy or stops you getting ill: · Citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons are very good for you.· I can't see how gazing at a crystal is in any way good for your health.· I love junkfood but I know it's not good for me.
► do somebody good if something does you good , it makes you feel better physically or emotionally, especially when you have not been feeling well: · I thought that a vacation would do me good.· Let's ask Jean to come tonight.. It might do her good to meet some new people.do somebody the world of good (=make you feel a lot better): · What you need is a good night out - it'd do you the world of good!
► wholesome food that is wholesome helps you stay healthy because it has nothing unhealthy added to it and is usually prepared very simply: · 'Rosie's Pantry' is a small restaurant that serves good wholesome food.· Quality controllers ensure that all our products are safe, wholesome, and of good quality.
► nutritious food that is nutritious is full of natural substances that your body needs to stay healthy or to grow properly: · Brown bread is more nutritious than white.· I eat a lot of beans, lentils and vegetables, which are nutritious but cheap.· Milk is a very nutritious food, containing protein, vitamins and minerals.
► nourishing food that is nourishing helps your body to grow or to stay healthy and also gives you energy: · A simple chicken soup is both nourishing and delicious.· Preparing good nourishing family meals was a challenge with eight mouths to feed.· The Centre is open throughout the year, to ensure that homeless people can get at least one hot, nourishing meal a day.
► healthful American food or activities that are healthful help keep your body healthy: · The American breakfast is getting more healthful, with whole-grain breads and high-fiber cereals.· Our research group found that consumers want healthful food based on vegetables not meat products.
► beneficial formal something that is beneficial makes you more healthy or helps you to stay healthy: · The occasional glass of wine is both enjoyable and beneficial.beneficial to: · This treatment can be very beneficial, especially to young children.
WORD SETS► Nutritionantioxidant, nouncalorie, nouncalorific, adjectivecarbohydrate, nouncholesterol, nouncrash diet, noundextrose, noundiet, noundiet, verbdietary, adjectivedietetics, noundietician, noundigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveE, emulsifier, nounE number, nounfat, nounfat farm, nounfat-free, adjectivefatty, adjectivefatty acid, nounfibre, nounfructose, nounglucose, noungluten, nounlactic acid, nounlactose, nounlo-cal, adjectivelo-carb, adjectivelow-fat, adjectivemacrobiotic, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmineral, nounnourishing, adjectivenutrient, nounnutriment, nounnutrition, nounnutritious, adjectivenutritive, adjectiveovereat, verboverweight, adjectivepolyunsaturated, adjectiveprocess, verbprocessed, adjectiveprotein, nounRDA, nounreduce, verbriboflavin, nounroughage, nounsaturated fat, nounsell-by date, nounstarch, nounstarchy, adjectivestone-ground, adjectivesustenance, nounthiamin, nounvitamin, nounwell-balanced, adjectivewheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► nourishing/nutritious food
food that is nourishing makes you strong and healthy SYN nutritious (=making you strong and healthy)· The food was nourishing but not particularly tasty.