healthful
adjective
health·ful
ˈhelth-fəl 
also ˈheltth-
1
: beneficial to health of body or mind
2
: healthy
he felt incapable of looking into the girl's pretty, healthful face—
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healthfully
adverb
healthfulness
noun
Examples of healthful in a Sentence
The meal was both healthful and satisfying.
one of the most healthful forms of exercise is a brisk walk
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Focus on your diet and exercise routine: Eating a healthful, balanced diet and regularly exercising can help support your eye and overall health.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Then, with the Heat moving toward a more healthful menu, with a full-time nutritionist now in place, the cookies were gone.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Most people can get enough magnesium through their diet by eating various healthful foods.
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Ideally, this would be a dietitian who can help create a healthful eating plan.2
A long-term calcium and vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone-thinning conditions such as osteopenia or the more advanced osteoporosis.2
Some people may be able to tolerate a certain amount of lactose without symptoms.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Then, with the Heat moving toward a more healthful menu, with a full-time nutritionist now in place, the cookies were gone.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Most people can get enough magnesium through their diet by eating various healthful foods.
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Ideally, this would be a dietitian who can help create a healthful eating plan.2
A long-term calcium and vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone-thinning conditions such as osteopenia or the more advanced osteoporosis.2
Some people may be able to tolerate a certain amount of lactose without symptoms.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for healthful
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“Healthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/healthful. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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healthful
adjective
health·ful
ˈhelth-fəl
1
: good for the health of the body or mind
healthful exercise
2
healthfully
adverb
-fə-lē
healthfulness
noun
Medical Definition
healthful
adjective
health·ful
ˈhelth-fəl
: beneficial to health of body or mind
healthfulness
noun
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