" foods "

[Noun]  | "food" | \ ˈfüd \

1: material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also : such food together with supplementary substances (such as minerals, vitamins, and condiments)

2: inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution

3: nutriment in solid form

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English fode, from Old English fōda; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed;

[Noun]  | "comfort food" 

1: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal

Origin: 1958 ;

[Noun]  | "finger food" 

1: a food that is meant to be picked up with the fingers and eaten

Origin: 1893 ;

[Noun]  | "functional food" 

1: nutraceutical

Origin: 1988 ;

[Noun]  | "health food" 

1: a food promoted as good for health (as due to lack of artificial ingredients)

Origin: 1882 ;

[Noun]  | "junk food" 

1: food that is high in calories but low in nutritional content

2: something that is appealing or enjoyable but of little or no real value

Origin: 1952 ;

[Noun]  | "natural food" 

1: food that has undergone minimal processing and contains no preservatives or artificial additives

Origin: 1917 ;

[Noun]  | "plant food" 

1: food

2: fertilizer

Origin: 1853 ;

[Noun]  | "soul food" 

1: food (such as chitterlings, ham hocks, and collard greens) traditionally eaten by Southern Black Americans

Origin: 1960 ;

[Noun]  | "street food" 

1: prepared food of a kind that is typically sold to customers on a street or sidewalk and that is often designed to be carried and eaten while walking

Origin: 1860 ;

[Noun]  | "food" 

[Noun]  | "natural foods" 

[Noun]  | "plant foods" 

[Noun]  | "finger foods" 

[Noun]  | "finger food"