clean food

[ kleen food ]

noun

1. natural food, neither processed nor refined, eaten to promote or sustain good health:

   Most of what I eat is clean food, but I do admit to the occasional bacon cheeseburger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clean food¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

“For Trump, obviously Kennedy is a potential way of reaching some anti-establishment groups that otherwise might think of themselves as on the left, because he also, unlike traditional Republicans, talks about environmentalism and clean food.”

From Salon

Friends always spew things like, “No more drinking in the new year, no more wasting money in the new year, I'm only eating clean food in the new year!” and my favorite, “I am cutting all of the toxic people out of my life, beginning January 1st!”

From Salon

While consumers taking weight-loss treatments consume fewer calories, "it's important the calories they do consume are coming from clean food. And that's what we provide... so we're still well-positioned even for those that decide to use the drug," Niccol said in an interview.

From Reuters

Ensuring that mink have clean food and water sources and that farm workers adhere to basic hygiene and sanitation practices can also help reduce the risks on mink farms, experts said.

From New York Times

Clean water and clean food are rights we fought for; we have regulatory bodies that ensure we aren’t exposed to pathogens via our water supply nor our food.

From Slate