adjective · neutral
nutritious
UK/njuːˈtrɪʃəs/US/nuːˈtrɪʃəs/nu·TRI·tious
Band 6-7speakingtask2
containing nutrients that are good for your health
Examples
“A bowl of porridge with fruit is a nutritious breakfast.”
“Schools should offer nutritious meals to support children's learning.”
“Fresh vegetables are more nutritious than many processed snacks.”
Band 8 sentence
“For low-income families, access to affordable, nutritious food is essential for children’s development.”
Collocations
- nutritious food
- provide nutritious meals
- highly nutritious
Word family
nutrition nounnutritious adjectivenutritiously adverbnutritive adjective (formal/technical)
Common mistakes
nutrition food→nutritious food
delicious→nutritious
healthyful→healthy
Say it for a higher band
5good→6healthy→7+nutritious
Synonyms
wholesome
nutritive
Easily confused
healthy
“Eating vegetables is healthy.”
nutritive
“Milk is considered a nutritive source for infants.”
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