nutritive
Rich in nutrients
Nutritive means providing nourishment or relating to nutrition: the nutritive value of vegetables, nutritive substances in breast milk.
The word functions much like nutritious but appears more often in technical or scientific contexts, describing the capacity to nourish rather than simply being healthy to eat.
Primary nutritional building blocks
- micronutrientsVital substances needed minimally
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
carbohydrates · fats · fiber · amino acids · cholesterol · sodium · potassium · magnesium
Promoting physical wellbeing
- beneficialProducing good results
- salubriousPromoting physical wellbeing
- restorativePromoting return to health
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
fortified · enriched · organic · unprocessed · balanced · clean · pure · life-giving
Measures of food energy
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- ATPCell's energy molecule
fuel · stamina · vitality · energy · blood sugar · carbohydrates · electrolytes · cellular respiration
Providing food or nourishment
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationsControlled food portions
- sustainingMaintaining over time
- caloric intakeEnergy consumed through eating
subsistence · feeding · essential nutrients · survival · fuel · ingestion
macronutrients
Primary nutritional building blocks
- micronutrientsVital substances needed minimally
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
proteins · carbohydrates · fats · fiber · amino acids · cholesterol · sodium · potassium · magnesium · calcium
healthful
Promoting physical wellbeing
- beneficialProducing good results
- salubriousPromoting physical wellbeing
- restorativePromoting return to health
wholesome · fortified · enriched · organic · unprocessed · balanced · clean · pure · life-giving · natural
calories
Measures of food energy
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
ATP · fuel · stamina · vitality · energy · blood sugar · carbohydrates · electrolytes · cellular respiration · metabolic rate
alimentation
Providing food or nourishment
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationsControlled food portions
- sustainingMaintaining over time
caloric intake · subsistence · feeding · essential nutrients · survival · fuel · ingestion
nutritiveempty
Holding nothing inside
nutrient-poor · empty calories · junk · insubstantial · hollow
nutritiveunhealthy
Harmful to wellbeing
unwholesome · unhealthful · insalubrious · harmful · deleterious
- nutritional needsNutrients a body requires
- nutritional requirementsNecessary food components
- nutrition factsPackaged food's ingredient breakdown
- nutritional valueMeasure of healthfulness
- nutritional supplementAdded substance for health
- balanced nutritionAdequate intake across nutrients
nutrition, nutritious, nutritional, malnutrition, nutritionally, undernutrition