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whole food
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
whole food
(noun)
whole food
noun
plural
whole foods
whole food
noun
plural
whole foods
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHOLE FOOD
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a food that is considered healthy because it is grown naturally, has not been processed, and contains no artificial ingredients
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