adjective · neutral
nutritious
UK/njuˈtrɪʃəs/US/nuˈtrɪʃəs/nu·TRI·tious
Providing the substances needed for good health and growth.
Examples
“A bowl of soup with vegetables is nutritious and filling.”
“Children need nutritious meals to grow properly.”
“It's important to choose nutritious snacks, not just low-calorie ones.”
Band 8 sentence
“Governments should promote nutritious school meals because early diet has a long-term impact on public health.”
Collocations
- nutritious diet
- nutritious meal/snack
- highly nutritious
Word family
Common mistakes
This food is very nutritous.→This food is very nutritious.
Vegetables are nutritions.→Vegetables are nutritious.
Healthy food equals nutritious food.→Healthy food is often nutritious, but 'healthy' and 'nutritious' have different nhấn mạnh.
Say it for a higher band
5healthy→6wholesome→7+nutritious
Synonyms
nourishing
wholesome
Easily confused
healthy
“A food can be low-fat but not very nutritious; it may be 'healthy' in one way but not 'nutritious'.”
nutritional
“Nutritional information shows calories; nutritious describes the food itself.”
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