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# nutritious

«nutritious» in Mova's school dictionary: **Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy (vitamins, protein, minerals): a nutritious meal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons about a balanced diet, nutritious foods include fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, eggs and fish. In everyday life parents want children to eat nutritious meals. Phrases: nutritious food, a nutritious breakfast, healthy and nutritious.

### examples

- Fruit and vegetables are nutritious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/#x1)
- A nutritious breakfast helps you concentrate at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/#x2)
- Beans are cheap and nutritious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/#x3)
- Sweets taste nice but are not very nutritious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/#x4)
- The school lunch is warm and nutritious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/#x5)
- Porridge is a nutritious start to the day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/#x6)
- Eggs are a nutritious food for growing children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/#x7)

### note

Related: nutrition (noun), nutrient (a useful substance in food), nutritional (adjective). Spelling: nutri-TIOUS. Similar: nourishing, healthy, wholesome.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nutritious» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.