How to Use health food in a Sentence

health food

noun
  • She shops at the health-food store.
  • He eats only health food.
  • The restaurant offers a variety of health foods.
  • But this is sold as a health food.
    — Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This recipe is where comfort food meets health food.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Look for prepared kale chips at health food stores or make your own.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2025
  • It’s being sold in health food stores and sports shops under a cloud.
    — George Skelton, The Mercury News, 4 June 2019
  • Light buckwheat flour or sorghum flour can be found at health food stores or online.
    — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • That said, Mom was also into health food.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Kombucha is the beverage of choice for many health food lovers.
    — Elise Deming, Rdn, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • However, many versions are more of a treat than a health food.
    — Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The bigger concern is treating it like a health food.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
  • Or, check the health food section of your local grocery store.
    — Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2022
  • Be warned, like most delicious comfort food, this is not health food.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Take ginger capsules, which are available at most health food stores.
    — Health, 4 July 2025
  • Some health food stores sell acerola cherry juice or frozen cherries.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Check the baking aisle or the health food section of your grocery store to find it.
    — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 12 June 2026
  • What should consumers do before plunking down money at the health food store?
    — Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
  • Buy them right on Amazon or find them at your local grocery or health food store.
    — Stephanie Eckelkamp, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2017
  • It is currently sold in health food stores to treat depression.
    — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2022
  • Here’s where the illusion of parm as a game-changing health food begins to fade.
    — Michele Ross, SELF, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Emu oil can be purchased online, at a health food store, or directly from a farmer.
    — Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2024
  • After weighing eighty-eight pounds for a year and a half, gained eighty pounds in two months eating health food.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • If there was once a wall between health food and serious cooking, it’s been kicked in.
    — Mari Uyehara, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The main drag is filled with Rasta murals, herbalists, and health food shops.
    — Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The best thing to do is take your monthly prescription into a health food store and ask for it there.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But a new lawsuit claims Pop-Tarts are masquerading as a health food.
    — Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 26 Oct. 2021
  • With a new year on the horizon, there are a bunch of incoming health food trends to get excited about.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Dried hibiscus flowers can be purchased at health food stores or online.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tofu, soymilk, miso, and the like have long had reputations as ultra crunchy health foods.
    — Marygrace Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2018

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