nutritious
adjective
[ njʊˈtrɪʃəs ]
• efficient as food; nourishing.
• "home-cooked burgers make a nutritious meal"
Similar:
nourishing,
good for one,
full of nourishment,
full of nutrients,
nutritive,
wholesome,
healthy,
health-giving,
healthful,
beneficial,
sustaining,
strengthening,
nutrimental,
nutrient,
alimentary,
alible,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin nutritius ‘that nourishes’ (from nutrex ‘a nurse’) + -ous.
