healthy food

collocation in English

meaningsofhealthyandfood

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healthy
adjective
uk
/ˈhel.θi/us
/ˈhel.θi/
strong ...
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food
noun[C or U]
uk
/fuːd/us
/fuːd/
something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep ...
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(Definition ofhealthyandfoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhealthy food

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For them,healthyfoodinvolved more preparation, while prepared or convenience foods were viewed as quick and tasty but not healthy.
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In agriculture, it favoured organic methods, which, it was believed, would both replenish the soil and producehealthyfoodto improve the racial diet.
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This was achieved: a small questionnaire focusing on health beliefs abouthealthyfoodwas rapidly developed.
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An example of such 'insurance' that a consumer may consider purchasing ishealthyfood.
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A sustainable agricultural and food system is characterized by two qualities: availability of high-quality,healthyfoodalong with the best possible preservation of natural resources.
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In addition, the programme aimed at helping the patient to establish and maintain a pattern of regular eating through meal planning, including buying and preparinghealthyfood.
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Hand milling gives women healthy exercise and produceshealthyfood.
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A particularly important part of the battle forhealthyfoodis to provide support for agricultural production in mountainous areas.
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Healthyfoodis what must be made the heart of the matter.
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We have heard about promoting the consumption of fish as ahealthyfoodto support the fishing industry.
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Certainly not the consumers, who are now increasingly looking to find 100%healthyfoodfor themselves and for their children.
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All citizens would like to continue to enjoyhealthyfoodand to live in a beautiful landscape and clean environment.
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We would like them not only to stop advertising unhealthy foods, but also to produce morehealthyfoodproducts.
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The issue of guaranteeinghealthyfoodis therefore of key significance.
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Planting and cultivating the latter is detrimental to biodiversity and takes the place ofhealthyfood.
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The programme does, however, deal withhealthyfoodand a healthy lifestyle.
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Consumers have a right to buy not onlyhealthyfood, but also food which has been produced healthily.
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Although the guidance is not aimed at them, those institutions will no doubt also wish to ensure thathealthyfoodoptions are available.
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The report goes on to urge governments to, "protect their populations through policies that makehealthyfoodchoices the easy choices".
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